"It's necessary to some extent to restart nuclear plants that are confirmed to be safe, as we aim for carbon neutrality," Taro Kono, currently regulatory reform minister, told reporters.

In August alone, the number of coronavirus-linked business failures totaled 121.

A total of 323 coronavirus infections were recorded during the Tokyo Paralympics.

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Wednesday pledged Tokyo's full support for Erywan Yusof, ASEAN's special envoy to Myanmar.

The U.S. Navy vessel passed near a Chinese-held island for the first time since Beijing began implementing a law requiring foreign vessels to give notice before entering waters it claims.

The government plans to relax curbs on travel, large-scale events and the serving of alcohol, provided that people are mostly vaccinated.

The case, involving a boy at higher risk of severe symptoms for reasons including underlying disease, is thought to be Japan's first coronavirus-linked death among people under 20.

The hawkish conservative backs increased nuclear power over renewables, similar economic policies to her mentor and laws to protect Japanese research.

Family members of the air force chief have enjoyed a lifestyle that is out of reach for the vast majority of Myanmar's people.

The LDP presidential candidate has highlighted the need for wealth redistribution, a challenge to the deregulation and market-oriented policies Japan has adopted for two decades.

China’s top agency in Hong Kong praised the arrests as authorities continued a broader push against local pro-democracy activists.

Daily infections in the capital were down by 1,334 from a week earlier, marking a week-on-week downward trend for the 17th consecutive day.

The nation's vaccine czar revealed that Pfizer trials included over 100 Japanese residents in the U.S., but said the health ministry needed domestic tests due to "food and diet" differences.

Kazusada Sumiyama, 84, spent around 10 years working on the translation of the 567-page final report after his eldest son perished in the incident.

As Arctic ice cover recedes with climate change, Russia is pinning its hopes for supremacy in the warming region on a fleet of giant nuclear-powered icebreakers.

The dispute over Poland's attempt to impose a new disciplinary system on judges is just one of a series of bitter disputes between the EU and the right-wing government in Warsaw.

Naver, which runs the messaging platform Line as well as a host of apps, slid 8% Wednesday, its biggest intraday loss in over a year.

Special forces seized power in the impoverished West African state on Sunday and arrested the president, sparking international condemnation.

The failure occurred around 9:20 a.m. due to a "hardware problem," but affected services have been restored, the bank said.

A record-breaking surge in infections saw 21 of the deaths occur during August.

More ruling party lawmakers are voicing concerns over the impact of corruption scandals on the upcoming Lower House election.

The figure was boosted by increased exports to China and the United States as demand continued to recover from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Finance Ministry said.

Alcoholic drinks were sold at the venue despite the prefecture's request not to sell such beverages and social media videos showed audience members not practicing social distancing.

Baradar will have to convince world leaders that this is a different Taliban, a more moderate version of a group

Compared with 2019, the number of people reached with HIV prevention and treatment dropped by 11% last year, while HIV testing dropped by 22%, holding back new treatment in most countries.

More people are believed to have died from illnesses related to 9/11 than were killed on the actual day of the al-Qaida attacks on New York and Washington.

Residents in Mexico City hurdled together in the rain holding young children and pets, too worried to return to their homes in the dark.

With their critics out, President Xi Jinping’s chosen representatives in Hong Kong are building a system that will make it much riskier for the opposition.

PayPal is looking to deepen its push into buy-now-pay-later products, with Paidy a standout provider in a country where nearly three-quarters of purchases are paid for with cash.

"Zero-emission vehicles are important in regions where renewable energy is widely adopted,” the firm's Chief Technology Officer Masahiko Maeda said Tuesday.

Gross domestic product grew at an annualized pace of 1.9% in the three months to June.

Competing viewpoints in China’s tightly controlled media space point to internal confusion over just how far Xi plans to go in reining in "disorderly capital expansion.”

This year about $3.4 billion has been raised through Japanese IPOs, a huge increase from the $804 million garnered in the same period in 2020, data shows.

The United States said it was concerned by the track records of some of the Cabinet members and noted that no women had been included.

Retired Adm. Harry Harris said Washington should reassess its policy of "strategic ambiguity" on whether it would intervene militarily to protect Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack.

Routinely derided by his critics, the former foreign minister may prove to have more moxie than some would expect in the party leadership race.

The prime minister's announcement that he would step down as leader of the LDP has set in motion a fierce race to the top.

The list does not bind individual EU nations, but Germany has already added Japan to its list of "high-risk areas" subject to tighter entry restrictions.

ASEAN is of tremendous strategic importance to the U.S. and Japan and should not be downplayed.

There is much speculation that China could become Afghanistan’s primary economic supporter and help it stay part of the global system. But that analysis is unrealistic.

Gaming is profoundly transforming two central aspects of the modern world: culture and regulation. There will be no turning back.

China's V-shaped recovery is showing less vigor. Authorities have gone from worrying about too strong a resurgence to scrambling to put a floor under a new slowdown.

There’s emerging evidence that getting sick provides better protection than at least one brand of shot. But people still need to get the jab.

The star fell seriously ill after returning to Japan from overseas, and doctors have confirmed that it will be "impossible" for him to pursue work using his voice, his agency has said.

Lonely Planet’s helpful new guidebook covers 60 accessible walks throughout Japan, with accompanying maps and photographs showing off Japan’s wilder side in full color.

Williams and his colleagues on the show once spoke about how the role evolved for an oral history of the series.

China's biggest domestic sporting event since the pandemic began could showcase some of the coronavirus countermeasures participants can expect at Beijing 2022.

The system rewards strong performances in top amateur tournaments, allowing wrestlers to get a head start on the salaried rank of sekitori.

Japan's two-time reigning national champion hopes the coach behind star skater Yuzuru Hanyu's pair of Olympic golds will help improve her chances of success in Beijing.

The proposed new 12-on-12 tournament, backed by a U.K.-based financial consortium, will have to win over officials concerned about its impact on the international rugby calendar.

The risk of increasing infections and difficulty in turning a profit due to a likely cap on spectators swayed the decision, denying Japan its first Club World Cup since 2016.

The 21-year-old Tsunoda has impressed in his rookie season, winning 18 points with a best finish of sixth at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Emergency call-up Seiichiro Oshita came to the rescue as the Orix Buffaloes rallied from a late deficit to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 4-3 on Tuesday and supplant them as Pacific League leaders. Two days after surrendering first place to the Marines, Orix was without ...

Japan earned three points against China on Tuesday to revive its campaign after losing to Oman in the first match of the final round of qualifying.