The fruit, priced at around ¥10,000 ($90) each, are generally bought to be used as ornaments in places such as department stores and fruit shops.

Some athletes had complained that they were being forced to choose between the games and their young children.

Hirobumi Komatsu, then 33, stabbed his family members with a kitchen knife at their apartment in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture.

The capital’s daily infection tally averaged 508.4 in the week to Wednesday, compared with 422.7 the previous week.

Accelerating the use of clean energy in offices and factories, India's largest power-consuming segment, will be key to achieving the country's emissions goals.

Slow vaccinations and a new wave of coronavirus infections have delayed economic recoveries in countries like Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and India.

"We will conduct thorough inspections of school routes so that such a tragic accident will never happen again," Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said.

The chief Cabinet secretary reiterated that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without preconditions.

An extension of current COVID-19 measures would wreak havoc on organizers' plans, since it would require them to further whittle down the number of spectators.

India is growing more assertive in its efforts to control online communications, challenging Twitter and Facebook’s practices and threatening to set a precedent that could extend worldwide.

Disco is one of a number of little-known Japanese companies that are indispensable to semiconductor production.

Kim accused senior officials of failing to carry out strict anti-virus measures, leaving the isolated country vulnerable to "grave consequences," state media reported Wednesday.

Tiny sensors incorporated into wearable fabrics like masks and jackets could provide instant information on exposure to disease-causing pathogens such as the coronavirus.

Five Asian countries are responsible for 80% of new coal power stations planned worldwide, with the projects threatening goals to fight the climate crisis, a report warned Wednesday. China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam are planning to build more than 600 coal plants, think tank ...

Party membership grew by a record 2.43 million in 2020, and as is typical, about 80% of new joiners were 35 or under.

The question has become a hotly debated issue that's taking center stage as governments around the world push for greener transport to meet climate targets.

If the service is successful, it could vastly expand the reach of broadband internet around the world and even provide a new platform for traders and others with exotic internet needs.

Since Myanmar's junta ousted the country's civilian government, more than 800 people have been killed in clashes between protestors and the military.

The gradual rollout of vaccines globally has fueled a debate over how to entice workers back to the office.

The new rule will cover passenger cars that can accommodate up to nine people and trucks with a total weight of up to 3.5 tons.

Since the weekend, more than 12 million Australians have been ordered to stay home in cities across the country, including the state capitals of Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies placed Japan in the third tier of its ranking, together with India, Indonesia, Iran and North Korea.

The highest Diet earner, LDP Upper House member Taichiro Motoe, received ¥1.91 billion and topped the list for the second year after boosting his income by ¥845.02 million from 2019.

Globally, the five hottest years on record have all occurred within the last five years.

The drop in industrial production was several percentage points worse than even the most pessimistic forecast, as car production remained stunted by semiconductor shortages.

Koike will work remotely for the time being following doctors' advice, she said in a statement.

China is the first country in the WHO's Western Pacific region to be awarded a malaria-free certification in more than three decades.

The law China imposed on Hong Kong a year ago was much more than a piece of legislation: It showed Beijing was now running the show.

Inspection failures are believed to have started around 1985 or earlier, sources said.

Tokyo vows to assist African nations in building their health and medical systems.

If realized, it will be the first time that the Japan Olympic Committee has created such a unit for national Olympians.

Partition of Ireland was the solution in the last century, but now it persists as the impossible problem in this one.

Fifty years of failure is enough. Now is the time for the U.S. to lead the world toward humane, people-centered and evidence-based drug policy for the twenty-first century.

Without paid leave, mothers often return to work before they are healthy enough to do so, resulting in a ripple effect of postpartum health complications.

It seemed for a time that the pandemic could mark a moment of ascendancy in the “psychological balance of power” as China moved to supplant America's leadership role.

Many in the West disapprove of China’s single-party governance structure, just as vocal elements in China disparage Western liberal democracy, which they argue is in terminal decline.

The Morioka Municipal High School ace is among a growing number of players without an international school background who are developing through an elite basketball program.

The omission of the Spurs star will let him avoid a potential club-versus-country dilemma and focus on the upcoming Premier League season.

Tuesday's effort at Yankee Stadium marked the third time this season that Ohtani homered in three straight games.

Antetokounmpo had 14 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes before exiting with 7:14 left in the third quarter.

The Angels' two-way star has leapt into this year's MVP conversation, but in order to prove himself a winner he will have to balance his workload on the mound and in the batter's box.

The Japanese superstar will look to hone his short and free skate programs ahead of the Winter Olympics when he opens the Grand Prix season at the Nov. 12-14 NHK Trophy in Tokyo.

"I think when I first started rowing, I didn't even know what rowing was," said Abujbara, who burst onto the scene in 2018 then finished 26th at the following year's world championships.

Sweden looked resigned to taking the game to penalties — but Dovbyk had other ideas, scoring in the 12st minute to send Ukraine into uncharted territory.

"It didn't really need me to say it but when we got in the dressing room, we were talking about Saturday already," Southgate said after his side's historic win over Germany on Tuesday.

Dreams of winning an eighth Wimbledon singles title and equaling Margaret Court's Grand Slam record of 24 ends as further doubt is cast on her future in the sport.