The current system is difficult to maintain, she said, when only men in the paternal bloodline of the imperial lineage can become emperor.

There are indeed inherent biases built into the very structure of the economics — confusing precision with "rationality” might be among the most pernicious.

Those stating it was necessary accounted for 56.5 % of the survey's respondents, while 26 % stated the opposite.

Allies of jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny made an app for the Russian election — Google and Apple removed it from their stores.

The bottles — which contained messages in English, Japanese and Portuguese — have washed up in the Philippines, Canada and Alaska.

A panel of experts that advises the health ministry will start the discussions in early October

The candidates will hold policy debates, outline their platforms and seek further support among LDP lawmakers and rank-and-file members up until the Sept. 29 election.

Fumio Kishida, Sanae Takaichi, Taro Kono and Seiko Noda are each vying to lead the ruling party in a race that lacks a true front-runner.

The figure was down by 460 from a week earlier, but 25 new deaths were also reported in the capital.

Star Flyer aims to launch the service next year, hoping to meet potential demand in a tough business environment amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Improving conservation and management of natural areas, such as parks, oceans, forests and wildernesses, is seen as crucial to safeguarding the ecosystems on which humans depend.

Japan could soon start giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people who are at least eight months removed from their second doses.

Women can get the pads by placing a smartphone app over a device installed in stalls in two bathrooms in the departure area.

Speculation persists as to whether China can adhere to the trade pact's rules on state-owned enterprises.

Over two years after the deaths of a mother and daughter in Ikebukuro, the 90-year-old driver responsible has accepted a five-year sentence.

Of 379 family members who had been inoculated twice, only 51 people, or 13.5%, tested positive for COVID-19.

The next leader will be tasked with attending to Japan's fiscal health, which is the worst among major developed countries.

Global brands are cutting out the traditional financial middleman and plugging in software from tech startups to offer customers everything from banking and credit to insurance.

CEO Yoshitaka Kitao sees the acquisition of the bank as key to expanding his sprawling businesses.

The move has been buoyed by investor demand, after central banks made bonds and some other traditional investments less profitable and pushed the price of stocks and real estate higher.

The French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, was blunt, saying his nation, whose friendship with the U.S. dates to the American Revolutionary War, felt "stabbed in the back.”

A quick barrage of missile tests and bumper defense deals in the Pacific have highlighted a regional arms race that is intensifying as the China-U.S. rivalry grows.

Global warming threatens to exceed key thresholds as mistrust persists between developed and developing countries and the goals of some emerging economies fall short.

The timing is particularly tricky as China juggles an economic slowdown, a sweeping crackdown on the private sector and rising tensions with Washington.

China’s position in the 2018 report, released in October 2017, should have been seven places lower — at No. 85 rather than remaining at No. 78.

Japan will begin treating COVID-19 patients recovering at home with an antibody cocktail as soon as possible, health minister Norihisa Tamura said Thursday.

The application is the result of months of behind-the-scenes discussions after President Xi Jinping said in 2020 the nation was interested in joining.

According to the amendment outline, abridged copies of documents of indictment with no information about the names or home addresses of sex crime victims would be sent to the accused.

While Google generates massive search advertising revenue, newspaper publishers have struggled due to declines in print circulation and ad revenues in both their print and online offerings.

The move by the former prime minister is aimed at allowing LDP heavyweights to maintain control of an increasingly fluid political situation.

Dealing with North Korea is complicated, and Pyongyang’s decision to close its borders to prevent COVID-19 infection has made intelligence collection even more difficult.

The Chinese have not forgotten Japan's 14-year occupation of Manchuria. In fact, official Chinese doctrine establishes the 1931 Manchurian Incident as the beginning of WWII.

The value of an independent commission to examine the U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal is that it would offer some insulation from the daily pressures of Washington politics.

Short and sweet, the soundbites Japanese athletes gave to the press are sure to help you in expressing both happiness and disappointment.

The Marvel superhero originated in comics filled with racist tropes. The creators of the new film made a list of the preconceptions they were up against and set out to conquer them.

Winning a fifth championship, and his first as yokozuna, would add to an already remarkable career for the Mongolian-born Terunofuji

"The outcome decides the headlines ... rarely is the game fantastic or bad, it is somewhere in between."

CEO Kathy Carter said the "no build" Games will utilize the city's wide array of existing sports facilities and will cost about $6.9 billion.

It will be the first Japan-Australia test since November 2017, when Australia romped to a 63-30 win in Yokohama.

Manager Joe Maddon said the Angels weren't shutting down Ohtani yet, and hope he's only experiencing late-season fatigue.