With 34 homicides already this year, Rochester is on pace for a record-high 70 murders in 2021 — a per-capita rate that exceeds Chicago, one of America’s most violent large cities.

Seiko Hashimoto's comment came after a Ugandan team member was found to be infected with the highly contagious delta variant first detected in India.

Japan may achieve herd immunity earlier than expected thanks to a recent acceleration in the country's inoculation drive, Nomura Securities Co. said in a research report.

The pact will be Japan's first trade deal involving both China and South Korea — its largest and third-largest trade partners.

Separately, the government Friday appointed Naomi Unemoto to be a superintending prosecutor, making her the first woman to head a high prosecutor's office

The move, a victory for activist investors, comes after corporate governance issues at the industrial conglomerate were brought to the fore by a government collusion scandal.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government slashed funding costs thanks to rampant global demand for the first social bond offered by a local government in Japan.

The figure has continued to slide since the 2015 survey, which showed the country's first population decrease since the census began in 1920.

Remarks from Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi came a week after China sent 28 warplanes near Taiwan, in the latest ratcheting up of military pressure around the democratically ruled island.

Analysts are suggesting Koike may be tempted to get closer to the LDP and Komeito as speculation swirls about her possible return to national politics

Taiwan and Vietnam will each get 2 million AstraZeneca doses, while Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines will each receive 1 million.

The coronavirus infection rate is plunging for front-line workers and older people — the demographics inoculated first.

New coronavirus variants emerging in different corners of the world have caused Japan to make numerous changes to its border control measures in recent months.

The capital’s daily infection tally averaged 455.1 in the week to Friday, compared with 389 the previous week.

A document shows that the WHO considers annual boosters for high-risk individuals as its "indicative" baseline scenario, and boosters every two years for the general population.

DeepGreen Metals has successfully sold itself to investors as a game-changing source of minerals to make electric car batteries that can be obtained in abundance-and at great profit.

The case adds to concern that the games — less than a month away — may trigger a new wave of infections.

Campfire's Kazuma Ieiri is one of a growing number of CEOs in Japan who have followed an atypical path to success.

EU leaders holding a summit Thursday attacked Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban over a new law in his country banning LGBTQ content in schools, which they view as homophobic and contrary to EU values. Orban was virtually isolated as most of his 26 counterparts rounded ...

Major issues for the nine-day race include parties' responses to the coronavirus pandemic and how to stage the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Japan's second-largest nonlife insurer, MS&AD, foresees the potential rise in claim payments in 2050 from current levels to be anywhere between 5% and 50%.

As the ruling body celebrates its 100th birthday on July 1, current members describe an increasingly cult-like atmosphere under leader Xi Jinping.

The product is essential to Musk’s vision for the company to become a one-stop shop for a household’s clean energy needs.

Authorities have struggled to contain a spike in the highly contagious delta COVID-19 virus variant in the city.

Prices in the capital excluding fresh food were unchanged from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.

The intersection of the solar supply chain with alleged human rights abuses creates a conflict between the president’s environmental and human rights agendas.

The organization said 177,000 people were displaced in Karen state bordering Thailand, 103,000 in the past month.

What’s at stake, essentially, is something even more valuable than profitability: The last unclaimed corner of consumers’ attention during their waking hours.

To many, Apple Daily was a symbol of the civil liberties that have been lost as Beijing has tightened its grip over the city.

Rescue crews picked through tons of rubble on Thursday looking for survivors after the collapse of part of an oceanfront apartment tower.

The nation's office workers express themselves on COVID-19 and pop culture for the 34th Senryu for Salaried Workers Contest.

Frequent Japanese words popping up in the media have more to do with vaccinations, but could an Olympic shift be ahead?

The team’s use of social media and other digital platforms has helped the Brave Thunders stand out among the B. League’s other teams.

Many athletes remain torn between wanting to live out their Olympic dreams and potentially playing a role in an unfolding public health disaster.

Montreal won the best-of-seven semifinal series in six games, becoming the first Canadian team to reach the final since the Vancouver Canucks in 2011.

Taiwan's Wang Po-jung drove in two runs, and rookie right-hander Hiromi Ito allowed two runs over six innings as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Orix Buffaloes 5-2 on Thursday, snapping the Pacific League leaders' streak of 11 straight winning decisions. Kensuke Kondo doubled ...

Hiroaki Okuno and Brazilian defender Tiago headed in corner kicks in each half as J. League side Cerezo Osaka beat China's Guangzhou FC 2-0 in their Asian Champions League Group J opener in Buriram, Thailand on Thursday. In a game Cerezo dominated from start to ...

The Indiana Pacers have reached a deal to bring back Rick Carlisle for a second stint as head coach, announcing the agreement on Tuesday. Carlisle, 61, guided the Pacers to a 181-147 record over four seasons from 2003 to 2007. In the 2003 to 2004 ...

Lizette Salas shot a 5-under-par 67 to take sole possession of the lead after the opening round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, on Thursday. England's Charley Hull was one shot back at 4 under, while ...