During the trip, Motegi would look to build a relationship with the Israeli government under new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and offer assistance to reconstruct Gaza.

Russia is facing a surge in new cases that authorities blame on the highly infectious delta variant and slow progress on vaccinating people.

The Nikkei daily, citing organizers, said some of the volunteers have already been vaccinated.

The emperor touched on the importance of passing on the records and stories of the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami to future generations.

Aquino, president from 2010 to 2016, died at age 61 in a Manila hospital on Thursday of kidney failure as a result of diabetes.

Concerns are growing about the variant, prompting new restrictions in countries that had previously managed to control their epidemics.

It was the 22nd intrusion into Japanese waters around the island chain by Chinese government ships this year.

With the latest agreement, Seven & I Holdings is expected to obtain the U.S. antitrust watchdog's approval for its deal to acquire convenience store chain Speedway.

Recent concerns about a new law meant to restrict the sale of property near sensitive sites to non-Japanese entities focus more on the trouble the law may cause Japanese individuals.

Edano had indicated his eagerness to lower the consumption tax rate temporarily to 5% from the current 10% in a bid to shore up the domestic economy.

The lawmakers worry that if Suga dissolves the all-important lower chamber of the Diet he may be accused of giving priority to politics over the fight against the coronavirus crisis.

What does Japan look like after the COVID-19 pandemic? An economic recovery? A downturn for all-night industries? The tabloids are getting into predictions.

Japan topped the list of countries in the region seen as reliable for the United States with 36% of the respondents naming the country, followed by Australia at 30%.

The shareholder revolt, led by foreign activist investors, against the approval of Nagayama as chairman has added to the tumult at Toshiba over the past few months.

A skull preserved almost perfectly for more than 140,000 years in northeastern China represents a new species of ancient people more closely related to us than even Neanderthals.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s rallying call to the richest nations to counter China’s growing global influence may end up drawing investors to the markets of America’s rival.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is not planning to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting in Italy next week, a senior State Department official said Friday. "I can say there is ...

Some of Japan's more vaccine-hesitant residents might find comfort in the experiences of parents and grandparents on social media getting the jab.

The verdict was widely seen as a landmark rebuke of the disproportionate use of police force against Black Americans.

The Director of National Intelligence said in the findings released Friday that pilots will be encouraged to report "unexplained aerial phenomena.”

Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine will be available to returning expats at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

The government's electoral reform panel will soon begin reviewing the allocation of Lower House seats in some of the country's 47 prefectures based on the census released Friday.

The accord came after security talks in June to deepen defense cooperation in a veiled counter to China's growing military presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

The confirmation comes amid lingering tensions with neighboring countries including South Korea and China over wartime history.

Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat, topped the list, up from second, while Hong Kong slid to second after being last year's costliest city, Mercer's Cost of Living Survey showed.

The sweep of the security law encompasses far more than the media. Businesses that once flocked to Hong Kong because of its energy and proximity to China are now rethinking those choices.

Japan's big cities are not reflective of national level politics, so even if the LDP and Komeito suffer a poor outcome in a few weeks, it will not portend some sweeping movement.

An endless variety of udon can be found anywhere from convenience stores to specialist shops. The perfect quick meal, it’s cheap, tasty and often comes with fresh tempura on the side.

Japanese kitchen traditions — using food fully while being mindful of balancing color, flavor and method — will help you put together a meal that’s healthy, colorful and delicious.

This sauce combines sour (su, vinegar), salty (miso) and spicy (karashi mustard) elements for a versatile, flavor-packed dressing.

Jeffrey J. Hall’s "Japan’s Nationalist Right in the Internet Age" brings academic rigor to exploring how neo-nationalist groups use the internet to bypass the mainstream media.

Yanni Gourde scored a shorthanded goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his fourth shutout of the postseason as the Lightning booked their spot in the Stanley Cup finals with a 1-0 victory.

The homer left Ohtani's bat at 116.1 miles (187 kilometers) per hour and traveled a projected 453 feet (138 meters).

When Wimbledon's favorite son walks out on the manicured lawns next week, he will be hoping his surgically repaired knees can deal with the rigors of winning seven best-of-five-set matches.

Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle is understood to have stressed to government officials that the circuit would go bust if fans were not permitted.

"If athletes want to boycott that's their prerogative and their right," Vonn said.