"We'll take into consideration a series of requests that were made in the run-up to the emergency declaration," labor minister Norihisa Tamura said.

Peter Daszak, a zoologist assisting the World Health Organization-sponsored mission, said he anticipates the main findings will be released before his planned Feb. 10 departure.

The government of Wales has approached Japan's Hitachi Ltd about acquiring the Horizon nuclear power project in Anglesey and its staff, The Sunday Times reported. Hitachi announced in September that it was scrapping plans to build a nuclear power plant in Britain, after its U.K. ...

The growing trend of remote work brought on by the pandemic coupled with high real estate prices has also encouraged firms to downsize offices.

There's little chance Donald Trump will be convicted by the U.S. Senate of inciting an insurgency but his legal troubles won't end with the conclusion of his second impeachment trial.

Over the last 25 years, the Amazon founder led the company through perhaps the most fertile period of any American business ever.

The email begins by stating "President Mori made inappropriate remarks that go against the spirit of the Olympics and Paralympics."

When it was learned that Mori was prepared to resign, a rushed meeting was held between him and top Tokyo Olympic officials, who tearfully urged him not to quit.

The protests were the biggest demonstrations in the country since the 2007 Buddhist monk-led Saffron Revolution.

Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura is likely to decide as early as Tuesday whether to ask the central government to cancel the state of emergency for the prefecture.

Economic insecurity, social isolation and the lingering dread that those you love can suddenly fall victim to the pathogen have stirred a toxic mix of stress and anxiety.

An occupancy rate of 50% or higher indicates that the coronavirus situation has reached Stage 4, the worst level on the country's scale of alert.

For longtime critics of the country's generals, last week's events were all too familiar.

Eiko Harada, 72, allegedly kicked his wife in her leg at their home in Tokyo on Friday.

A survey found that in some cases, people continued to experience difficulty breathing, malaise, and a loss of smell four months after they started showing COVID-19 symptoms.

Jihyun Park shares the civic concerns of any other would-be town councilor in Britain, from local education to potholes in the roads. But she is unique in one regard: no other candidate has fled North Korea. Park is believed to be the first defector from ...

The incursions come after a new law took effect in China explicitly allowing its coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships that Beijing sees as illegally entering its waters.

In the trial, set to begin Tuesday, senators will be tasked with deciding whether Trump incited the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Fifty years ago, Japan began to gear up for the 1972 Sapporo Olympics with some pre-game events to test the facilities.

The Russian president may reap diplomatic dividends as the nation basks in arguably its biggest scientific breakthrough since the Soviet era.

British drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Saturday its vaccine developed with Oxford University appeared to offer only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of COVID-19, based on early data from a trial. The study from South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand ...

The United States has already proposed to other countries the idea of holding an online meeting of the grouping's leaders, according to one source.

To make the global matrix even more complex, there are seven other nuclear powers to consider. Of these North Korea appears most unhinged. But China is the most ambitious.

Chinese officials are clearly disappointed that he doesn’t seem to be thinking of China and did not mention China during his inaugural address.

An expansion of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investment and a sustainable finance market is essential for Japan’s economy.

As Japan struggles to find a way to resume normal life and international travel, a lesson could be learned from Taiwan's approach.

A useful new study of exercise timing and metabolic health suggests that, at least for some people, the answer is a qualified yes.

The Switch gets a Mario makeover, while Super Mario 3D World and Nioh get remastered for new consoles.

He may look adorably goofy, with huge ears and a terribly skinny frame, but there has been nothing to smile about in Cumin's life until recently. At the tender age of 2 he has already had a rough time in life, but he's at ...

Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson and Calvin Johnson were among the eight players selected Saturday night for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as headliners of the Class of 2021. They are joined by John Lynch, Alan Faneca, Drew Pearson, Tom Flores and Bill ...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was the runaway winner for NFL MVP in the end-of-year Associated Press awards, handed out Saturday night in Tampa at the NFL Honors ceremony. Rodgers received 44 votes to earn his third career MVP award (2011, 2014). Rodgers led ...

Novak Djokovic has not endeared himself to fans over the past year, but the Australian Open's undisputed king will take some stopping as he targets a record-extending ninth title at Melbourne Park. Djokovic claimed his 17th Grand Slam crown in last year's gripping final, when ...

Yuko Inazawa, who became the first female board member of the Japan Rugby Football Union in 2013, thought the remarks widely viewed as sexist made by the Tokyo Olympic chief Yoshiro Mori were directed at her and he has a "subconscious bias" on the ...

The Japan winger impressed for his new club just days after arriving on loan from Liverpool.

The Houston Astros agreed to a one-year deal with All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa to avoid arbitration. The team announced the deal on Saturday but did not disclose financial terms. Multiple reports pegged the contract at $11.7 million. Correa was the only remaining unsigned, arbitration-eligible player on ...

NBA stars Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kawhi Leonard and James Harden have joined LeBron James in saying they would rather have a week off than play in next month's All-Star Game. Multiple reports say the league plans to stage the contest on March 7 in Atlanta, with ...

The St. Louis native, who rose to prominence with a gold-medal performance at the Montreal Games, outlasted Ali in their famous 1978 bout before his career began to decline.