The attack occurred Saturday afternoon in the streets of Anqing, Anhui province, 430 kilometers west of Shanghai, state television CCTV said.

Japan's Justice Ministry wants to ensure inmates who are at high risk of exposure to COVID-19 because of a crowded living conditions get vaccinated, according to officials. Ministry officials are considering having municipalities send medical workers to prisons to perform the vaccinations. "We want to ...

Even a modest goal of labeling discrimination "unacceptable” has proved too much for conservative lawmakers, who have blocked consideration of a bill by the Diet.

The ministers from 21 economies that form the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation met virtually amid the pandemic, with New Zealand, the current APEC host, serving as chair.

Of workers eligible to take the leave, 92.3% in fiscal 2019 made use of it — up from just 28.7% in fiscal 2017.

With demand rising in the United States and China, where the national economies are picking up, lumber prices have skyrocketed and Japanese firms are struggling to procure material.

Johnson will host the first in-person summit in almost two years of G7 leaders and said he would seek a pledge to hit the global vaccination goal.

In recent months, China has ramped up its military activities near the island as the threat of conflict in a dispute with a long and complicated history grows.

Jun Azumi, from the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said more time is needed to debate COVID-19 vaccination programs and whether to hold the Tokyo Olympics.

The deal aims to end what U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has called a "30-year race to the bottom on corporate tax rates" as countries compete to lure multinationals.

Protesters have slammed the closure of the country's land border — ostensibly because of the pandemic — comparing life there to "living in a cage."

The United States will donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country's plan to share shots globally, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Sunday, offering a much-needed boost to the island's fight against the pandemic. Taiwan is dealing with a spike in ...

The ¥1.4 billion museum in the city of Ishinomaki is part of the Ishinomaki Minamihama Tsunami Memorial Park, which opened on March 28 on a site devastated by the tsunami.

Donald Trump began his public re-emergence with a rambling speech in which he aired longstanding grievances and highlighted his actions as U.S. president.

Consumption is showing signs of recovering thanks to education targeted at young people and demand among people staying at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japan and its G7 peers reached a landmark deal to squeeze more money out of multinational companies and reduce their incentive to shift profits to low-tax offshore havens.

Suspected jihadis have massacred at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso's volatile north in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015, officials said Saturday. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore denounced an attack near the borders with Mali and ...

As witnesses took to the stand at the 1946 Tokyo trials, they addressed the propaganda campaign that led the Japanese to think they were superior. Attitudes hadn't changed 25 years later.

In one year in Africa, the pandemic has halted a quarter century of steady economic growth, disrupted value chains and caused an unprecedented increase in inequality and poverty.

Most countries are lagging far behind and new, concerted and more generous efforts by the richest nations are needed to control the pandemic at a global level.

The development of homegrown vaccines must be treated as a national security issue, to help fight future pandemics.

Albion "Ash" Hudson's Conart streetwear brand defined the fashion of many rappers in the 1990s. His designs are now popping up on new acts such as Travis Scott and BTS.

Already on a downward trend, COVID-19-mandated closures are slashing profits and forcing closures of many of the country’s iconic locations.

There are few single measures in health care that seem to carry as much weight as body mass index, or BMI. We encounter it not just at doctor’s offices, but with online calculators and smart scales, at gyms and even when determining eligibility for ...

Author John Gripentrog looks at the events and attitudes that paved the way to the Second World War in “Prelude to Pearl Harbor: Ideology and Culture in US-Japan Relations 1914-1941.”

The 28-year-old became the fourth Japanese sprinter to run the 100 below 10 seconds.

The Mariners starter took a lead into the fifth inning but had to be helped off the field after being hit in the leg by a grounder.

Tokyo hosted the IBSA-sanctioned event in a bubble environment, enacting strict protocols to ensure the safety for the participating teams amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Paris-born, Japan-raised Doi says he initially thought about rejecting the inoculation and urging his teammates to do similar, but eventually decided to receive the Pfizer jab.

Team USA will join reigning champion South Korea, Japan and underdogs Israel and Mexico at the Summer Games, with a final competitor to be determined later this month.

The world No. 3 was on track to become the event's second back-to-back winner after Tiger Woods before he was informed about his positive test following Saturday's third round.

The four-time Grand Slam champion has received an outpouring of support following her decision to pull out of Roland Garros early last week.

The sudden decision to move the Copa America from Argentina to Brazil has sparked safety concerns as the country continues to struggle with COVID-19 infections.

Takeya Nakamura, Hotaka Yamakawa and Wu Nien-ting went deep in the ninth inning to help the PL side to an interleague victory.

Goals from Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan were among the highlights at Fukuoka's Best Denki Stadium as the team shook off Thursday's defeat to their Samurai Blue seniors with a resounding win.