It is possible that the baby was infected with the virus during pregnancy, and similar transmission cases have been reported overseas.

The government is considering releasing the water used to cool reactors, which is stored at the Fukushima No. 1 complex, into the sea, but has not yet made a final decision.

Land prices across all categories in the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya metropolitan areas, the three largest, slipped 0.7% from the previous year.

Scores of politicians, officials and activists are taking part in an unprecedented struggle for control of Myanmar playing out across the country and overseas.

As well as being a momentum building exercise for the Olympics, the relay also serves as a much-needed PR opportunity for traditional sports in Japan.

Even as Daiichi Sankyo and KM Biologics begin work to prove their shots' efficacy and safety, the public is unlikely to have access to them until fiscal 2022 at the earliest.

A Tokyo-based restaurant chain operator filed a damages suit Monday against the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for ordering that business hours be reduced as a public safety measure during the coronavirus pandemic. Global-Dining Inc. claims the order "is illegal and unconstitutional as it infringes the right ...

A decision to strip a unit of Tohokushinsha of its license came after a number of senior officials connected to the ministry were punished for violating the ethics code.

Japan was the sole Group of Seven nation not to join the coordinated measures targeting China over accusations of abuses and forced labor in Xinjiang.

Katsuyuki Kawai allegedly violated the election law by handing out cash to politicians and supporters to reward them for voting for his wife.

Among Tuesday’s new cases in the capital, 86 were detected in people in their 20s, while just 46 were in their 30s and 43 were in their 50s.

For many, the incident is a haunting reminder of harassment and attacks that many Asian Americans have been facing across the U.S. during the pandemic.

The ordinance aimed at eliminating the discrimination of LGBTQ people will come into force on April 1, but it does not stipulate penalties for breaches.

Shares in Yoshio Tsuchiya’s Workman Co. have more than quadrupled since the start of 2018.

The judge said "lazy" investigators “illegally confiscated” the DNA evidence without a search warrant, but ruled that the evidence was still admissible.

The number of registered divorces in China reached a record 8.6 million in 2020 — almost double the 2019 total.

The researchers are tasked with catching thousands of bats to develop a simulation model they hope will help the world avoid a pandemic similar to COVID-19

The New York-based lender has dispatched Darren Spencer, former chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, to Tokyo to train staff.

China is looking to boost ties with North Korea and Russia following a contentious meeting with U.S. officials in Alaska last week. "We are willing to work hand in hand with North Korean comrades to maintain, consolidate and develop China-North Korean relations,” verbal messages delivered ...

Confidence in both the Sinovac shot and the government’s vaccine drive has plummeted.

The European Union imposed on Monday sanctions against individuals involved in the coup and the repression of the demonstrators.

The funding includes ¥1.54 trillion for local authorities to aid restaurants and bars that comply with requests to close early as part of anti-COVID-19 measures.

Allegations have been aired claiming that a group of male government staffers had shared images and videos of lewd acts over two years.

They will start by releasing a Pikmin app in 2021, based on the puzzle-solving series created by Nintendo’s creative fellow Shigeru Miyamoto in 2001.

People whose roles cannot easily be performed by somebody living in Japan, such as experts in certain languages, may be selected from a pool of roughly 2,000 volunteers living overseas.

Involving think tanks and holding 10-year evaluations, the country will be better equipped to face disasters and pandemics in the future.

Even with four vaccines approved by EU regulators, governments are fumbling the logistics of getting needles in arms.

National governments and the European Union itself have recognized the need for more systematic and strategic engagement with Indo-Pacific partners.

"Reconnect: Art with Rinkan Sauna" promises visitors an otherworldly visual experience

The komusubi, who has not lost since the opening day of the Spring Basho, maintained his two-win lead as he hunts for his first Emperor's Cup.

Mahe Drysdale's hopes of winning a third successive single sculls gold medal at the delayed Tokyo Olympics have been all but extinguished after he failed to make the New Zealand rowing team for the 2021 season on Tuesday. The 42-year-old had put his retirement on ...

Commissioner Roger Goodell eschewed bro hugs and a podium during the NFL draft last April, when he was forced to announce teams’ picks from his wood-paneled basement as the league conducted the event virtually while the coronavirus raged. For part of the night, when New ...

World No. 2 Justin Thomas is "ecstatic" about the possibility of competing in the Tokyo Olympics, as he looks to keep his momentum rolling at WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play this week in Austin, Texas. Fresh off his first Players Championship win at TPC Sawgrass a ...

The Pyeongchang 2018 medalists called for more support of marginalized communities following a recent rise in violent incidents.

Tight end Rob Gronkowski is ready to run it back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Super Bowl champions confirmed Monday that they re-signed Gronkowski to a contract. The team did not divulge the terms of the deal, however agent Drew Rosenhaus told NFL Network and ...

The landmark agreement will see over 60 Women's Super League games per season broadcast on Sky Sports and the BBC.

Nippon Professional Baseball said Monday that games will end in nine innings and no extra innings will be played this season to accommodate early closing hours at restaurants and bars in the Tokyo Metropolitan region amid the coronavirus pandemic. The government's state of emergency for ...