In the wake of two massive cyberattacks that exposed glaring deficiencies in U.S. defenses, cybersecurity practitioners are saying zero trust may be the way to stop the cyber mayhem.

Following the revelation of problems at the plant, Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has decided to ban Tepco from moving nuclear fuel at the facility.

The aim of the CiRA Foundation's iPS cell initiative is to help researchers identify why some people develop severe symptoms of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

Katsuyuki Kawai's offer to resign addressed to Lower House speaker Tadamori Oshima is expected to be formally approved by the House of Representatives on April 1.

Japan and South Korea have long been at odds over the name of the body of water between Japan and the Korean Peninsula.

More than 1,000 people fleeing violence in Myanmar have crossed into neighboring India's Mizoram state since late February, according to Indian lawmaker K. Vanlalvena.

Reverberations from a quickly reversed Easter lockdown decision could have significant consequences for the future of Europe’s largest economy.

From state-of-the-art venues and unprecedented ticket sales to coveted broadcast rights, years of commercialization have raised the stakes for the global sporting event to new heights.

Discussions are set to focus on whether the country should allow female members of the emperor's family to ascend the throne.

Many Japanese who have received vaccination in Britain do not expect to see the same in Japan, however, believing prevention of missteps will take precedence over a speedy rollout.

Hundreds of people from the community were evicted after authorities designated the park as a tiger reserve in 1999 and dismissed their claims for land rights

Uncertainty surrounding the U.K.'s 2020 exit from the European Union has reduced the number of Japanese firms operating in the country.

DDR5 memory will be twice as fast as the current DDR4 while reducing leakage and using about 13% less power, the company wrote in its announcement.

The health ministry had planned to launch an online insurance eligibility confirmation system nationwide in late March, but has run into problems.

The launch fuels tensions in the region ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ramps up pressure on the new administration of U.S. President Joe Biden.

A similar statement from Nike was also attracting criticism on Wednesday, a sign that Western clothing manufacturers could face growing hostility in China.

The governors of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures agreed in an online meeting to continue asking establishments such as restaurants to close by 9 p.m. until April 21.

The social media company said the hackers targeted activists, journalists and dissidents who were predominantly Uyghurs, a largely Muslim ethnic group facing persecution in China.

The situation has gotten so desperate that an elite salvage squad is due to arrive Thursday to work on prising the Ever Given from the bank of the canal.

The episode is the latest example of how geopolitics is infecting the global race for vaccines, with major powers dominating production and hoarding supplies.

While some are keen to show off the progress the Tohoku region has made in the past 10 years, others feel the government has used the 2011 disasters to promote the Olympics.

The move will also involve Hino, with Toyota holding an 80% stake in the joint venture, and Isuzu and Hino each set to hold a 10% stake.

The top American diplomat said that the U.S. and its allies need to come together to develop technologies when the benefits of trading with China must be weighed against the risks.

The relay will be a crucial opportunity for organizers to convince people that it is capable of safely staging the games amid the pandemic.

Climate change has disrupted ocean mixing, a process that helps store away most of the world's excess heat and a significant proportion of carbon dioxide.

The moves follow the lead of protesters in Hong Kong, Belarus and elsewhere who have found creative ways around government internet restrictions.

The northeastern prefecture of Miyagi logged 171 new coronavirus cases, a record high and 50 more than Tuesday's total.

In many ways, North Korea is quite predictable. The government in Pyongyang was expected to try to provoke the Biden administration, and this week it did just that with a series of missile launches. International reaction has been muted — as it should be. ...

Biden, like every other U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s, realizes that Saudi Arabia is vital to maintaining American strategic interests.

SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), protean and elusive as it is, may become our permanent enemy, like the flu but worse.

With background checks unobtainable and information about lawbreakers kept under wraps, dealing with a person's past can be tricky.

Asian artists and curators examine the present through the lens of the past.

Warring editors of middling magazines go to battle over writers and readership in Daihachi Yoshida’s intriguing drama about the publishing world.

Akira Ikeda’s absurdist drama about two towns locked in an interminable war finds humor in tragedy and boredom.

The Samurai Blue defeated the visitors 3-0, with Miki Yamane, Daichi Kamada and Wataru Endo scoring in Japan’s first home game since November 2019.

Takayasu was determined to avoid joining sekiwake Takanosho, and two ozeki, Takakeisho and Shodai, in losing to No. 2 maegashira Hokutofuji.

Japanese baseball is back on Friday, which makes this a great time to single out a few players in the Central League who fans should keep an eye on this season. Shosei Togo, Yomiuri Giants, pitcher Togo is the Giants' future. If Tomoyuki Sugano had signed with ...

The following is the second of a two-part NPB preview ending with the 2021 Pacific League.

FIFA banned its former president Sepp Blatter until 2028 on Wednesday after handing him a new suspension of six years and eight months for receiving huge bonuses. Former FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke also had his existing suspension extended by the same amount. The new bans will ...

Kihira earned 79.08 points while fellow Japanese Kaori Sakamoto was penalized for a triple lutz edge violation and is in sixth place.

Kakuryu’s nature never allowed him to play the black hat role, and his style of sumo, and gradual ascent to the top, also meant that he flew under the radar for many.