Hirofumi Yoshimura has previously said that the treated water should be allowed to be released into the sea if it meets environmental standards backed by scientific evidence.

Amid some of the poorest saury catches in history, Japan will step up its efforts to conserve fish stocks for a future recovery.

CVC had expected to submit a detailed proposal but Toshiba said it received the letter on Monday that contained "no specific and detailed information capable of detailed evaluation."

The nurses will work at a temporary facility set up in the city of Osaka last December to treat COVID-19 patients in a serious condition.

Reports have emerged that some leftover doses have been discarded since vaccinations for older people began a week ago.

From free bath salt giveaways to discounted taxi rides, municipalities are coming up with an array of programs, but the central government remains wary.

The social media giant's incursion into the audio market comes as the sudden explosion of interest in Clubhouse could be waning.

A plan for digital salary payments is being pushed by the government to help people avoid touching cash amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Ex-Finance Minister Jun Azumi highlighted that recent polls showed 70% of the public are against holding the Tokyo Games.

Mondale’s time in Japan was marked by tough negotiations over bilateral trade issues, especially those related to semiconductors and insurance.

The "corpse hotel" business has emerged in Japan as a consequence of the aging of its population, but also reflects the weakening of family and community ties.

The country has been criticized by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for accepting only around 1% of applications it receives.

Japan fell one spot from last year, to No. 67 on the list by Reporters Without Borders, which cited "a climate of mistrust towards journalists that is encouraged by the nationalist right."

The mercurial leader's remarks come after hundreds of Chinese vessels were detected at a disputed reef in the waterway last month.

A hacker group linked to the PLA conducted attacks on nearly 200 companies and research institutes in Japan, including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

It was unclear what prompted the act of censorship against a senior member of the ruling Communist Party.

Yuki Kitazumi, 45, was taken from his home in Myanmar's largest city Yangon on Sunday.

More than 100,000 Russian troops have massed on Ukraine's border and in annexed Crimea, the office of the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said after EU foreign ministers were briefed by Ukraine's foreign minister. In a news conference on Monday, Borrell had originally spoken of ...

The figure for the 2020 fiscal year was boosted partly by robust demand for air cleaners as people stayed at home.

By 2050, more than a billion people will be living in coastal regions that are particularly vulnerable to floods or extreme weather events.

The meeting is due to take place in Jakarta on Saturday under strict health and security protocols.

"What we need in today’s world is justice, not hegemony,” the Chinese president said at the conference, attended by global leaders via video link.

The Asian giant's investment model in the Nordics suggests a cheap workforce isn’t the competitive parameter it once was.

Every year the waters are a little less icy — warming as much as 2.6 times more than the world average — changing the undersea habitat and casting doubt on the future of the 'sea women.'

Sales of life insurance products related to the coronavirus are surging amid concerns over the financial damage that people may suffer if they get infected with the virus.

The system is believed to be almost as accurate as current polymerase chain reaction tests, which take at least an hour to produce results.

India on Monday registered a record 273,810 new daily infections and 1,619 deaths. Its total number of cases now stands at more than 15 million, second only to the United States.

The challenge of both confronting and keeping up with China will be a central element of U.S. climate policy.

The new variants of the virus are more contagious and appear to hit young people harder than the original strain that emerged more than a year ago.

The island's deputy representative to Japan hailed a joint statement issued after a U.S.-Japan summit that mentioned Taiwan for the first time in 52 years.

Weeks after new cases among laborers dropped to almost zero and thousands have received vaccinations, some wonder how long it will take for restrictions to end.

Human Rights Watch is calling for a U.N. investigation into "widespread" abuses and for businesses to shun goods made in the region.

Russia's prison service insisted the anti-corruption campaigner's condition was "satisfactory," and said he was taking vitamin supplements as part of medical treatment.

Like the first flight of an airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright, the flight did not go far or last long, but it showed what could be done.

The takeover, which was announced in September, would put vital supplies to several chipmakers under the control of a single player.

Most importantly, for the first time, the two governments explicitly identified China as the preeminent challenge facing their alliance.

By eliminating a distraction for U.S. decision-makers and ending the drain on their resources, it allows the U.S. to better address real dangers it faces. For many, that is China.

In general, transparency is the friend of honesty, accountability and good governance. As in the political realm, Hong Kong is marching in the opposite direction

A collection of 104 items from the country's 47 prefectures has gone on show ahead of the games.

Texas Rangers rookie Kohei Arihara held former teammate Shohei Ohtani hitless in two at-bats Monday on the way to his second major league win in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Arihara and Ohtani played together for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of ...

The guard/forward's efforts this season have been rewarded after the Raptors signed him to a general NBA contract.

Sunday's announcement of a breakaway competition featuring as many as 20 elite clubs has resulted in international uproar.

The United States Golf Association said Monday that a limited number of spectators will be allowed at the men's and women's U.S. Open championships taking place in California in June. USGA official John Bodenhamer said tickets would be available at the U.S. Women's Open at ...

Veteran quarterback Alex Smith announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday, bringing the curtain down on a 16-year career that saw him battle back from a life-threatening leg injury. The 36-year-old former No. 1 draft pick, who was released from the Washington Football Team ...

Around 225 Belgian athletes wanting to participate in this summer's Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be given COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days, health authorities in Belgium announced Monday. The athletes concerned are primarily those who have not yet qualified to take part in ...

Broadcasters who have spent billions of dollars to screen Champions League soccer have condemned the plan by top European clubs to form a breakaway Super League as a threat to the future of the game that will not succeed. News that 12 clubs including Real ...

Toronto Raptors forward Yuta Watanabe has signed a standard NBA contract, the club said Monday, enabling the Japanese player to make an unlimited number of appearances for the top team this season after he joined on a two-way contract in December. The 26-year-old Watanabe spent ...

The ozeki cited the Olympic-bound swimmer and Masters-winning golfer as examples he wishes to follow as he attempts to cap off his dramatic comeback story with sumo's highest honor.