The ASDF aerobatics team gave similar performances at the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.

A new shift to the left in Latin America could impact the balance of diplomacy with the United States and China.

Tokyo's Meguro and Ota wards have refused to recognize a woman's gender transition due to the legal status of same-sex marriages in Japan.

The government had received applications from 3,479 sites to function as vaccination venues as of Friday, with nearly 14 million people estimated to be immunized under the framework.

The seven-day average of daily new cases in the capital came to 391.9, up from 380.4 a week before, the metropolitan government said.

The company will meet again on Friday to decide on the date to stop publishing the flagship newspaper of media tycoon Jimmy Lai, reports said.

If an emergency is declared in the capital or anywhere venues are located after July 12, organizers said restrictions will be brought in line with whatever measures are put in place.

As demand for traditional components is likely to decline, manufacturers are making pots, outdoor goods and construction materials to weather market change.

Normally, if a spouse's income rises above ¥1.3 million a year, they lose access to their partner's pension and health care benefits, which has put some people off extra hours.

The research facility will analyze witness reports, plan events to lure UFOs to Fukushima Prefecture and create a network of researchers at home and abroad.

The figures came as hawkish comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve crushed the reflation trade that had driven the market earlier this year.

It was the first time Japanese police have applied the charge of defamation to the sharing online of sexualized photos and videos taken of athletes nonconsensually.

A hit TV series is based on the story of French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who is suspected of involvement in at least a dozen murders around Asia in the 1970s.

Isshu Sugawara was given a summary indictment on June 8 on charges of giving ¥530,000 in cash and 20 floral arrangements worth some ¥270,000.

Malaysian durians have topped fruit and vegetable presales at a big Chinese retail festival, showing the pulling power of the pungent delicacy. The top-selling variety at JD.com’s 618 festival — China’s second-largest shopping event after Alibaba’s Singles’ Day — was the Sultan durian from Pahang ...

Refugee applications have numbered more than 10,000 nearly every year since 2016, but Japan granted the status for only 0.4% of all applications processed in 2020.

Their meeting was the first among the envoys since Biden took office and came just days after Kim Jong Un said his country is ready for "both dialogue and confrontation."

The survey found "super-emitter" landfills accounted for 43% the measured emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane.

Around 18,000 athletes and officials are set to live together in 21 residential buildings inside the 44-hectare village in the Harumi waterfront district of Tokyo.

Heita Kawakatsu's re-election will likely increase uncertainty over plans to run a high-speed maglev railway through his prefecture.

With rich countries vaccinating growing proportions of their vulnerable populations, the link between infection numbers and deaths appears to be diminishing.

South Korea’s trade figures offer a timely assessment on the health of global commerce as its manufacturers are positioned widely across supply chains.

Amid a widening crackdown, many independent bookstores have strengthened their resolve to connect with their readers and crystallized their roles as vibrant community hubs.

Anecdotal reports suggest a mismatch between jobs and skills in the economy, which could prevent the jobless rate from falling much further.

Mediocre results show that Wall Street firms still need more time, talent, and even bigger investments, to post meaningful earnings in the world’s second-biggest economy.

Latest figures show that women earn on average 44% less than men while also spending five times more time on housework and child care.

The current law’s silence about how brain death is diagnosed means that someone could be found legally dead in Nevada even if ruled alive in Kansas.

For medical personnel, eliminating spectators could mean the difference between controlling the pandemic at the doorstep or being overrun by a fresh outbreak.

Unlike fossil fuels, which can be transported over long distances in chemical form, renewable energy is static — meaning it will have to be transported in electric form.

The medical problems associated with gluten are not as common in Japan, though some think this may not be the case a few years down the road.

Kevin Huerter scored a playoff career-high 27 points as the upstart Atlanta Hawks punched their ticket to their first Eastern Conference finals in six years on Sunday, with a 103-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their semifinal series. All-star Trae Young ...

Family was the dominant theme in NPB last week. The Japanese baseball world received some stunning news on Thursday, when it was revealed Yomiuri Giants infielder Justin Smoak was leaving the team, and Japan, in order to be with his family. Justin Smoak left the Giants ...

The 29-year-old's challenge will unfold over 15 days at Nagoya's Dolphins Arena starting from July 4.

The Spaniard shot 4-under-par 67 in the final round of the U.S. Open to cap a remarkable turnaround from two weeks ago to capture his first major championship.

Yuki Ishikawa of Italian top-flight side Allianz Powervolley Milano was named captain of the men's Olympic volleyball team Monday by the Japan Volleyball Association as part of a 12-man roster for the Tokyo Games. Panasonic Panthers opposite Kunihiro Shimizu, JTEKT Stings opposite Yuji Nishida, and ...

Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Rikuya Hoshino have qualified to play for Japan at this summer's Tokyo Games following the announcement of the latest men's world golf rankings on Sunday. World No. 16 Matsuyama and No. 76 Hoshino receive automatic entry to the July 29 ...

Japan's professional baseball and soccer leagues are aiming to complete COVID-19 vaccinations of all willing players and officials by the end of their Tokyo Olympic hiatus, their joint COVID-19 task force said Monday. According to NPB Commissioner Atsushi Saito, some baseball teams will conduct vaccination ...

Shohei Ohtani hit his 23rd home run of the season Sunday and is now tied with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the MLB lead.

The Indian Olympic Association sent a letter to the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee complaining stricter coronavirus restrictions against its athletes and those from other countries aimed at stemming the spread of highly contagious variants are "unfair and discriminatory," according to local media. The Indian Olympic ...

"I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders,” Hubbard said in a statement Monday.