“Zero-risk worship” in Japan has made experts concerned about the impact that a fringe community of outspoken vaccine opponents could have on the public.

"The government won't resume accepting applications," a senior official said. "There isn't anywhere near enough doses" to meet the level of demand.

By pleading guilty and showing remorse, the Taylors appear to be seeking a speedy sentencing and reduced sentence.

By cutting off access to China's power grid, with its plentiful supply of affordable renewable energy, the new restrictions could push miners toward dirtier sources of electricity.

The state minister of defense has suggested that Japan, the U.S. and other countries re-examine their decisions to follow the “One China” policy that recognizes Beijing instead of Taipei.

The so-called shareholder climate resolution was the fourth since 2020 to have been defeated after being brought before a Japanese listed company.

Kakehi's lawyers had earlier this month demanded another psychiatric evaluation for her, claiming her dementia has gotten progressively worse.

Police said it appeared Hiroshi Umezawa had not applied his brakes at the scene of the accident, where his truck hit a line of pupils as they walked home from school.

Athletes and staff will be required to be tested every day for a week before coming to Japan, during which time they are to self-isolate.

The figure came as concern grows over a recent jump in infections in the capital.

Every time a Japanese athlete wins a gold medal, an ordinary red mailbox will be replaced by a golden one, government and postal service officials have said.

A six-day quarantine at a government-designated facility has been stipulated after a rise in new cases of the more transmissible delta variant.

People who want a democratic future are regrouping behind an invisible front line: The memory of what happened in 2019.

The ¥198,000 robot was a project Masayoshi Son once personally championed as a symbol of his conglomerate’s ambitions in AI and technology.

The latest data showed that the number of people in work fell 130,000 from the previous month, to 66.45 million, down for the third consecutive month.

The success story of the village of Huaxi has soured, sunk by a pernicious brew of nepotism and political patronage.

Pledges will fall short of their goal unless biodiversity-rich Southeast Asian nations get behind the ambitious proposal, environmentalists have warned.

Judges have declared that jury trials are not a constitutional right, and the presumption of bail is not guaranteed in national security cases.

Eiji Hirano says the Government Pension Investment Fund needs to "think about how to analyze if ESG is really profitable, as well as how to evaluate and standardize ESG."

President Xi Jinping has spearheaded a campaign against "historical nihilism," defined as any attempt to use the past to question the party's leading role.

A series of reports in recent days seem to indicate that closed-door investigations into the business practices of the former New York real estate mogul are about to bear fruit.

Tokyo judged that the SPY-7 radar is better in terms of performance and costs based on explanations by the U.S side. But costs may balloon as the ships will now have to be built bigger.

Experts are looking at possible pre-existing critical flaws in the structure of the apartment tower in Surfside, near Miami Beach, which pancaked into a pile of smoking rubble.

The amount of compensation ranged from ¥4,000 to ¥20,000 a month depending on the noise level on the index.

The moves are being driven by surging share prices of startups that went public in recent years, along with renewed government efforts to promote digitalization and entrepreneurship.

The firm may announce an agreement with Envision Group to upgrade a battery factory in Sunderland, England, as soon as this week, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s balancing act of keeping Australians safe and the economy open is becoming increasingly precarious as the outbreak worsens.

The first reference to Taiwan in a joint statement in half a century shows that Tokyo is under pressure to play an active role in diplomacy.

If the goal is net-zero globally by 2050, then mineral inputs would be six times greater in 2040 than they are today.

China’s rapid militarization, its assertive behavior in the East and South China Seas and disregard for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific have not won friends in the region.

In twelve countries tracked by the U.N., the number of cases of violence against women and girls increased 83% from 2019 to 2020, and cases reported to the police grew by 64%.

"The best team deserves to go to the next round and tonight that is the Swiss," said former France midfielder Patrick Vieira after a night to forget for Les Bleus.

Barty's announcement comes just a day after four-time gold medalist Serena Williams revealed she would be skipping the games, which will also be without Spanish great Rafael Nadal.

The Angels two-way star, who had previously gone 0-for-9 at the park, hammered a curveball into the right-field stands to tie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the league lead.

"We showed courage, heart, we left everything out there. When you come back from two goals down against the world champions it is just unbelievable," said Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer.

"If I'm asked whether it's important to achieve 30 (gold medals), I want to clearly say 'no,'" Yasuhiro Yamashita said on Monday.

The NHL hopes to settle the matter of whether or not its players will participate in the Olympics before the league's 2021-22 schedule is finalized and announced prior to next month's draft.

The 24-year-old guard was heavily criticized for his wayward shooting during the team's seven-game playoff series defeat against the Atlanta Hawks earlier this month.

The Seibu reliever pitched his 38th game without giving up a run during Monday's outing against the Hawks.

The Nets forward was Team USA's leading scorer at both the 2016 Rio Games and 2012 London Games.

Djokovic, the defending champion and current world No. 1, defeated Britain's Jack Draper to begin his quest for a 20th Grand Slam title.

Table tennis star Kasumi Ishikawa is likely to be named vice captain of the nearly 600-member squad.