Effective Sunday, department stores, shopping centers, movie theaters and other large commercial facilities will be asked to close in four prefectures until May 11.

In the city of Osaka, the board of education plans to introduce online classes, with some students coming to school for part of the day.

Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide is part of the four-person crew set to arrive at the space station after a 24-hour journey.

Climate Action Tracker analysis shows that Japan needs to reduce emissions by 62% by 2030 from 2013 levels to meet Paris Agreement targets.

Beijing is pouring money into digital infrastructure, with the goal of positioning China as a leader in transforming the world economy within decades.

"As a state party to the U.N. Convention Against Torture, Indonesia has a legal obligation to prosecute or extradite," Amnesty said in a statement.

New digital bank accounts with the internet conglomerate better known for its online shopping services expanded by 20% last year, and recently topped 10 million.

Rescue teams from several countries were battling against time on Friday to find a missing Indonesian Navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea with 53 crew members, which would be rapidly running out of oxygen if not already crushed by water pressure. Search helicopters and ...

The variant, confirmed in India, is believed to be highly infectious and have an impact on the effect of COVID-19 vaccines.

Yasufumi Tanahashi met with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to turn in the proposal, aimed at preventing people who have committed such crimes from becoming teachers or cram school tutors.

The figure comes as the government is set to put the capital and Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures under a fresh state of emergency.

Ministry data showed the nationwide core consumer price index was down for the eighth month as energy prices fell, although the pace of decline eased.

The first large-scale exercise in Japan involving ground troops from the three countries comes as Tokyo seeks to deepen defense cooperation beyond the United States.

With three months left until the games, the country has fully vaccinated less than 1% of its population.

Analysts have been left to wonder if heads will now roll over the Archegos losses or if the bank will quit certain businesses.

Participants were briefed on their role as a leader, which includes holding meetings prior to shifts, checking on volunteers and confirming the roster for the next day.

For Fiel Pareja, social media has offered a chance to pray, dance and lip-sync Christian pop music for the benefit of his 1.6 million followers.

Toshiba sold many successful units during a business crisis caused by massive accounting fraud and the collapse of a U.S. nuclear power subsidiary.

There is stiff opposition to the plan from small and midsize firms worried about their survival, and from ruling party lawmakers fearing a political backlash.

South Korea's relative abundance of low dead space syringes has helped it give 3.4% of its population at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, compared with 1.1% in Japan.

A polite disagreement between Australia and New Zealand showed a fissure among U.S. allies, underscoring the difficulties Joe Biden faces in forging a common front.

The figures from Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures are hoping to implement the move as a measure against the spread of the coronavirus.

Hospitals are unable to guarantee basic services and thousands of lives hang in the balance — a stark warning of how India's health care system is buckling.

Many of the 40 heads of state who participated had their own message: America needs to do more to convince everyone else that it’s both up to the task and reliable over the long haul.

Bars and restaurants in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures are likely to be told to turn off the taps until the state of emergency is lifted, sources say.

The U.S. president told a virtual Earth Day summit that the world's largest economy will cut emissions blamed for climate change by 50 to 52% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels.

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum’s exhibition showcases the ways in which Japanese culture influenced Isamu Noguchi’s career as an artist who created works to be “lived,” not merely “seen.”

With huge global fan bases, commercial appeal and sizeable brands, their attempt to launch a breakaway showed they view the rest of their domestic rivals as inferior.

"If an athlete wants to take the knee, they will take the knee."

Thursday’s event focused mostly on logistics and measures to cope with COVID-19.

Takahiro Okada and Yutaro Sugimoto delivered big hits to propel the Orix Buffaloes to a four-run ninth inning and a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Seibu Lions in the Pacific League on Thursday. Trailing 6-3 after the Lions' Aito Takeda cleared the bases with a ...

Nishikori fought hard against world No. 3 and top seed Rafael Nadal but was eventually defeated 6-0, 2-6, 6-2.