A formal decision on ending the emergency in Osaka, Kyoto Hyogo, Aichi, Gifu and Fukuoka prefectures could be reached by Friday.

Questions have been raised over the app being developed to track visitors' whereabouts during the games due to its hefty cost and the amount of work left to do.

The nonbinding declaration from lawmakers represents a clear signal that they want Trudeau to maintain pressure on Beijing over human rights.

The devices, which measure earthquakes, were installed at the nuclear plant last March at the NRA's request, but broke in July and October the same year.

The automaker describes the city as a "living laboratory" where it will test autonomous vehicles, robots and artificial intelligence in a real-world environment.

Growing concern over access to up-to-date, accurate official information highlights the government’s larger struggle to convey pandemic-related policies and support.

The rollout will be delayed by about two weeks as ramping up inoculations is unlikely to be possible before May at the earliest, an official said.

In a birthday message, the emperor also spoke of his wish to visit the Tohoku region to mark 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake.

A similar incident in Japan had already drawn scrutiny from U.S. regulators, but they had not yet reached a conclusion on the matter when the Denver engine failure occurred.

The system failure also stopped all trading of equities listed on stock exchanges in Sapporo, Nagoya and Fukuoka.

The nation shows that an emerging new normal that may not look much like the pre-pandemic world for some time to come.

Revelations that Seigo Suga wined and dined officials have again raised questions about influence peddling at the highest levels of government.

However, challenges remain to be cleared for the full recovery of industry, including import restrictions imposed by South Korea and other countries.

Facebook said Tuesday it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news pages after the government agreed to amend a world-first law requiring tech giants to pay media companies.

The European Union said it is considering sanctions while Washington penalized two more generals for links to the military coup.

Taro Kono, minister overseeing the inoculation program, said he was not considering prioritizing vaccine distribution based on numbers of infections in different regions.

The remarks follow a number of articles and comments in Chinese state media and are the latest sign that China is contemplating further curbs to Hong Kong’s already-limited democracy.

The smaller total may be linked to a sharp fall in seasonal influenza infections as people took strict infection prevention measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government hopes to establish a market for the fuel with more flexible pricing, while reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.

When the Japanese expert, Ken Maeda, visited Wuhan market — the center of the initial outbreak — in February, local officials said no live mammals had been sold there.

The Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Wakashio ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius on July 25, spilling more than 1,000 tons of oil into the environment.

The Japanese firm has set a goal to expand its renewable energy business to ¥650 billion in fiscal 2030 from ¥190 billion in fiscal 2019.

Environmentalists say the project will wreck the lives of residents and damage the coast.

The United Nations on Monday harshly criticized countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent and suppressing criticism. Speaking at the opening of the U.N. Human Rights Council's main annual session, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres charged that authorities in a number of ...

NASA scientists on Monday unveiled first-of-a-kind home movies from last week's daredevil Mars rover landing, vividly showing its supersonic parachute inflation over the red planet and a rocket-powered hovercraft lowering the science lab on wheels to the surface.

The incident is the latest in a string of failures that has raised alarm among regulators about debris evading shielding that’s supposed to keep broken parts from hitting aircraft.

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on two members of Myanmar's military junta over the country's Feb. 1 coup. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said the move took aim at Lieutenant General Moe Myint Tun and General Maung Maung Kyaw. "The military ...

EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed to impose sanctions on Russian officials for the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and to target Myanmar's military over its seizure of power, the bloc's top envoy said. Russia called the move "disappointing" and "unlawful," while the United ...

Data from two separate studies published in the U.K. on Monday, one in England and another in Scotland, have shown that vaccines against COVID-19 are effective in cutting disease transmission and hospitalizations from the first dose. Analysis from Public Health England has shown the vaccine ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the release of Donald Trump's tax records to criminal prosecutors, rejecting a last-ditch bid by the former president's lawyers to keep them secret. Trump, 74, has been waging a protracted legal battle to prevent his tax records from ...

About 19% of total global coronavirus deaths have occurred in the United States, an outsize figure given that the nation accounts for just 4% of the world's population.

Japan and Australia have leading roles to play in helping digitalize the region through the use of undersea cables.

The COVID-19 relief effort has finally helped Americans to realize that the government can just send them cash, and that this makes their life better.

As his administration clarifies its economic agenda, it’s becoming clear that Biden’s true legacy lies not in rolling back Trump’s policies but in refining them.

Maintaining that Beijing has no role or responsibility for troubles in U.S.-China relations will guarantee that those problems get worse.

Japan's women's soccer team will play its third and final group-stage match of the postponed Tokyo Olympics at Miyagi Stadium, in the northeastern Japan region hit hard by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters, FIFA confirmed Tuesday. The choice of venue will be an ...

The 2023 Rugby World Cup in France will have increased rest periods for all teams as part of a new player welfare package announced on Monday by the Rugby World Cup Board, the World Rugby executive committee and tournament organizers. As part of the package, ...

A Melbourne coroner has called on Australian Rules players to pledge to donate their brains to science after death to aid research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), local media reported on Tuesday. Paresa Spanos made the appeal after giving her findings in the death of ...

British Athletics head coach Christian Malcolm is confident heptathlon world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be fit for the Tokyo Olympics despite missing next week's European Indoor Championships due to an Achilles tendon injury. Johnson-Thompson, who sustained the injury in training at the end of last ...

Nine players over the age of 40, including ageless Miura and other former national team stars, will be plying their trade for J. League clubs this season.

Shun Yamaguchi said Monday he is determined to make his mark in the majors after inking a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. Speaking in an online press conference from spring training in Arizona, the 33-year-old right hander said he was happy the ...

Two days after claiming her fourth Grand Slam, the 23-year-old offered support to those still recovering from the March 11 disaster as well as those struggling amid the ongoing pandemic.

The 44-time Emperor's Cup winner is back in training after a positive coronavirus test forced him to miss last month's New Year Basho.

Minority owner Kevin Mather stepped down just days after comments belittling the English ability of Iwakuma and other players were made public.