The guidance was issued because it was judged that the app operator had failed to provide a sufficient monitoring system to protect the "secrets of communications" as required by law.

Opposition victory in Hiroshima could fuel further questions about a vote-buying scandal there, with any revelations having a knock-on effect on September's LDP presidential race.

The grim figure came as three of the four prefectures under the latest coronavirus state of emergency posted record COVID-19 case totals for a Monday.

A senior government official acknowledged that it would be "difficult" to completely stifle the variant in the country if it began to spread more widely.

Many workers are still traveling to offices due to the nature of their work, meetings or a lack of instructions from employers to do otherwise.

The investment firm said it was disappointed Toshiba’s chairman didn’t respond to a previous request to run a review.

From its start as an unrealistic concept, encouragement from Toyota bosses got the LC sports coupe off the ground and into showrooms.

Visitors to Chugoku's 109 courses topped 370,000 in March, an eight-year high for that month

GDP data for January to March is scheduled to be released next month, but economists are already pessimistic enough to forecast a contraction in the world's No. 3 economy.

Their involvement will be contingent upon municipalities not being able to secure enough doctors and nurses to go ahead with mass vaccinations at public facilities.

The move is part of efforts by the auto giant to supercharge its development of autonomous and other next-generation vehicles, according to the firm.

A patchwork of approvals across the world is laying the groundwork for a global vaccine bifurcation, where the shot you get could determine which countries you can enter and work in.

Preparations for the travel corridor have been stop-start since an initial plan to open it last November was shelved after coronavirus cases picked up in Hong Kong.

"Big data is wealth. Whoever owns data thrives," said a banking official tasked with promoting the digital yuan.

"Japan would end up suffering a loss if it turns its back on China and South Korea," said Hisashi Michigami, secretary-general of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat.

Flush with cash and a record number of air miles after a year on the ground, leisure travelers are splurging on premium seats for their first trips back.

The political fallout of Modi's handling of the pandemic may become clear on May 2, when election results are due to be announced for the five states voting over the past month.

JAL, which currently has about a 5% stake in Spring Airlines Japan Co., will invest an additional several billion yen possibly in June to increase its stake to 51% or more, sources said.

Language on freeing political prisoners was unexpectedly watered down and did not contain a firm call for their release.

Defeats in the first national contests since Suga took office are sure to raise questions about the PM's leadership.

Takashi Kawamura backed a failed bid to oust Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura using a petition with apparently forged signatures.

America’s founding fathers were well aware of the Saxon theory — Thomas Jefferson studied the subject — but they didn’t emphasize it publicly.

The more people infected in emerging countries, the more opportunities COVID-19 will have to develop into fresh strains and prolong this death and misery.

The World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index 2021 indicates that only 10% of the 115 countries analyzed maintained a steady upward trajectory toward energy transition.

Careful countermeasures must be considered as Beijing integrates its ocean organizations and steps up its territorial goals.

A scholar, negotiator and Afghanistan veteran reflects on what the end of the 20-year conflict means.

Over more than 50 years, Youn has often played provocative and atypical characters who do not conform to the rules of socially conservative Korean society.

Produced by Aniplex, a subsidiary of Japanese giant Sony, "Demon Slayer" took in $19.5 million in the United States and Canada, according to Exhibitor Relations.

Zhao, who is Chinese, became only the second woman, and the first woman of color, to win the best director award.

Rafael Nadal saved a championship point to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 7-5 on Sunday to claim his 12th Barcelona Open title in the ATP's longest match of 2021. The Spaniard secured his first title of the year and 87th of his career, denying ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said winning felt much better with fans in attendance after beating Tottenham 1-0 in front of 8,000 supporters.

Last week began with a crowd of 17,712 at Tokyo Dome for a showdown between the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants, the top two teams in the Central League. There were 15,345 fans present at the Big Egg on Sunday, when the Kyojin faced the ...

The Japan Sumo Association announced Monday it will hold the first three days of the May 9 to 23 Summer Grand Sumo Tournament behind closed doors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan as part of emergency measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. A state of ...

Shohei Ohtani delivered a clutch eighth-inning home run on Sunday to spur the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros. The two-way star led off the eighth against right-hander Luis Garcia (0-2) with a shot that flew 440 feet (134 meters) ...

The 29-year-old Mongolian secured his promotion by winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March with a 12-3 record.

Sands walked, reached on an error and scored twice in four plate appearances as the league-leading Tigers overcame a tough fight from the last-place BayStars.