"Automakers will definitely recover in the latter half” of the fiscal year, Jatco's CEO said in an interview.

Two generations of American women have grown up with access to abortions, but the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized the procedure is now under threat.

A fierce debate is expected around whether most Americans should get another shot rather than just those at high risk of severe illness.

With tension simmering between China and the United States, automakers are trying to reduce their reliance on a key driver of the EV revolution.

"Looking at the situation with Hong Kong and the Uyghurs, I have a strong feeling that the Taiwan Strait will be the next big problem,” Kishida said Friday.

Opposition party leaders lashed out at Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday after he abruptly announced his intention to step down as Japan battles a wave of coronavirus cases.

The report comes after the exchange formed a working group earlier this year to discuss extending trading hours past the current 3 p.m. close.

Tokyo's broad Topix stock index ended at a 30-year high and the Nikkei surged over 2% Friday after Suga expressed his intention to resign.

The prime minister has said that he wants to spend his remaining time in office focusing on the government's COVID-19 response.

Prior to Shinzo Abe's second period as leader between 2012 and 2020, Japan's prime ministers were often known for their short tenures.

Attempts to discourage even vaccinated people from traveling, dining out or attending large-scale events could end as early as October.

The daily tally in the capital is on a downward trend, but experts urge extreme caution as students return to class.

The attacker, who was not identified, had been a "person of interest" for about five years, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.

The number of cases in minors is believed to be growing in line with a surge in overall cases amid the spread of the highly infectious delta variant.

The representatives agreed on the need for their "mutual understanding and trust-building to address challenges for regional security."

With the health crisis making it difficult to envision a business future, many are turning to outsiders to take over operations.

A blog post by Yoko Ishikura published last displayed a low-resolution image with a "Pixta" watermark, a breach of the stock photo platform's terms of service.

The United States has taken great interest in several plans in recent years to lay optic fiber cables across the Pacific.

The two companies see the new services as playing a useful role in supporting local health care provision and disaster preparedness.

The number of people who voluntarily give up their driver's licenses has continued to surge in Japan since an older driver struck and killed a mother and her daughter in 2019.

China’s punitive trade actions have targeted commodities such as coal, barley and lobsters, but left iron ore untouched — for now.

Mature tech such as Toshiba’s power chips is cheaper than cutting-edge memory and sensors but no less important for any electronic device.

In such classes, lessons conducted in classrooms are streamed live so that online participants can view the blackboard and classroom activities on their tablet devices.

The congressional inquiry adds to pressure on the U.S. agency charged with regulating products that account for one-fifth of consumer spending.

The growing trend is undermining the inoculation strategies of nations struggling with the highly infectious delta variant, and putting everyone at greater risk.

Beijing's latest moves come in the wake of celebrity scandals, but also targets entertainment portraying "effeminate" behavior and other content deemed "warped."

Estimates now place the storm fifth on the list of the most costly hurricanes to hit the U.S., as climate change continues to make extreme weather more frequent and severe.

Some legal scholars now question whether the court will explicitly overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.

The bank's unveiling of a new ¥10,000 bill got mixed reactions from the Japanese public.

Although the number of beds has increased, the capital is still short of achieving its goal of securing places for 7,000 patients.

Was the war worth it? The speed with which the Afghan government collapsed certainly suggests that the project to build a durable government failed.

The most eye-opening development of the past three months has not been the COVID-19 pandemic, but the dramatic increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather.

The average layperson cannot easily tell the difference between good and bad economics, owing not least to the discipline’s broad range of content and methodologies.

Taiwan believes its effective response to the global pandemic at home and abroad shows there is no compelling reason for it not to play a constructive role in the U.N. system.

Whether you have received a vaccine or not, you may be finding that conversations about Pfizer and Moderna are becoming more common than chats about the weather.

Ms. Machine’s debut features Nordic-inspired lyrics and a sludgy sound that recalls witch house, industrial and metal, making it one of the best Japanese albums released this year.

Nana Komatsu’s performance as a woman mourning a lost love anchors Edmund Yeo’s seductive adaptation of a Banana Yoshimoto short story.

After six dominant performances, it was hard to imagine Turkey's Sevda Altunoluk finding a way to top herself. Playing for a gold medal, however, tends to bring out the best in people — even the greats. Altunoluk scored the first time she touched the ball and ...

Kimura broke through for his long-awaited maiden Paralympic gold medal Friday at the Tokyo Games.

Japan built a five-goal lead in the first half and held on to complete a run to the bronze medal at Makuhari Messe on Friday afternoon.

According to Japan Sports Agency data, the percentage of able-bodied adults who exercise at least once a week is 59.9%, compared to 24.9% for adults with physical impairments.

A complex mix of cultural factors — especially cricket's central place in Indian culture — means many Brits with Indian heritage support the country of their forebears.

"I came out on court with the right intensity, the right focus," said Djokovic after his 77th career win at the tournament.

The 50-year-old added the road race gold to the one she won in the time trial at the same venue on Tuesday.

The October race will be limited to 20,000 participants in order to allow for physical distancing between runners.

The 21-year-old Honda-backed rookie has scored in five of the 12 races so far and is 13th in the championship but 36 points behind ninth-placed French teammate Pierre Gasly.

In a first for professional sports in Japan, the Hawks were allowed to admit fans who presented proof of a completed COVID-19 vaccination or a negative PCR test.

Captain Maya Yoshida lamented the Blue Samurai's poor combinations and an inability to dictate the match tempo.

Japanese swimmers Miyuki Yamada and Takayuki Suzuki streak to silver in the pool at the Tokyo Games.