The new variant, which features the so-called E484K mutation that may undermine vaccine effectiveness, has been identified in 93 cases in the nation.

Seven months after blast-off, NASA's Mars 2020 mission will have to negotiate its shortest and most intense phase on Thursday: the "seven minutes of terror" it takes to slam on the brakes and land the Perseverance rover on a narrow target on the planet's ...

Taro Kono said at a news conference the shipment of up to 452,790 doses is set to arrive after the European Union gave approval under its new vaccine export controls.

Many passengers were businesspeople ordered to return home due to safety fears, amid rising tensions in the Southeast Asian country.

The communications ministry said it has replaced two bureaucrats and is considering reprimands following reports that its officials were treated to dinners by a son of the prime minister.

The former athlete and minister will lead some 3,500 committee members as they grapples with low public support for the games, a health crisis and the aftermath of a sexism scandal.

Some will be released under the proposed law if they pay up to ¥3 million, while forced medical treatment will be permitted in detention to prevent deaths through hunger strikes.

Vehicles made by the U.S. firm were less reliable than others, while Mazda outshone Porsche and Toyota was praised for its "slow, methodical” design approach.

Fast Retailing has risen about 80% in the past 12 months and the price per share broke the ¥100,000 level on Tuesday, making it the only listed company in Japan to trade at such a value.

In less than two weeks, Momoko Nojo's petition campaign gathered more than 150,000 signatures, galvanizing global outrage over sexist remarks by Yoshiro Mori.

Last spring saw a decrease in demand for fresh produce as eateries closed during the state of emergency, and wholesale prices of some vegetables dropped by half.

The Go To Travel subsidy campaign run by the government, hailed by some as helping revive the tourism industry, didn’t do much to benefit some cheaply priced inns.

Many who seek asylum in Japan, and are released from detention on condition that they do not work, now find they can't afford medical care or food.

The number of severely ill coronavirus patients under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's criteria remained unchanged from Thursday at 84.

The Upper House member previously held the portfolio for the games from 2016 to 2017, having also served as environment minister and the LDP's head of public relations.

Invitation-only app offers exclusivity while also making conversations available for a limited time.

Until this week, Japanese whisky could be sourced from anywhere on the planet as long as it was bottled inside the country.

In December, Cybozu announced it was soliciting applications internally for directors in an attempt to diversify its board.

The offer is a politically risky effort by Biden’s administration to move past the standoff that developed during Trump’s term.

"This is a very stark reminder of the power of Facebook," said Kjerstin Thorson, a Michigan State University professor specializing in social media.

Ahead of a policy review, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said this week his 2% goal won't be reached before 2024, amid concern price and pay cuts could dent sentiment.

The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, Australia and India confirmed their consensus Thursday in the first such meeting since the change in the U.S. administration.

Washington rejected claims by Texas officials that power outages had been caused by "green energy," while angry residents point to the state's failure to winterize infrastructure.

Mission managers at NASA burst into applause, cheers and fist-bumps as radio beacons signaled that the six-wheeled rover had survived its perilous descent.

The March 11, 2011, earthquake’s impact on the people and government of Japan has been both physical and philosophical.

In contrast to the rest of the auto industry, Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. said it wasn’t expecting a shortfall of semiconductors to affect its production.

Smell, as much of the world is discovering in the pandemic, has long been our most underrated sense.

One Australian Open finalist spoke about how intimidating it was to serve against Serena Williams and also volunteered that she was guilty of mindless eating during her mandatory 14-day quarantine. That would be Naomi Osaka, who is 3 for 3 in Grand Slam finals. The ...

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur built hefty leads with emphatic away wins in their Europa League last 32 first-leg matches but AC Milan were held to a 2-2 draw at Red Star Belgrade as the competition resumed on Thursday. On night of high-scoring matches, United ...

Beginning next year, the top 25 teams in the nation — 16 from the Top League and nine Top Challenge League sides — will play in a new three-tier competition.