Major opposition party leaders on Wednesday expected a continuation of the status quo after Kishida's win in the LDP leadership race.

Semiconductor companies are urging EV-makers to ditch traditional silicon chips and embrace materials that will make cars more efficient.

In a potential pause in the escalating tensions between the two, SBI acquiesced to Shinsei.

The LDP veteran defeated Taro Kono, the vaccine czar and No. 1 choice for prime minister in public opinion polls, in a runoff thanks to strong backing from lawmakers.

A good result in the upcoming House of Representatives for the ruling party may eliminate any lingering sense of political uncertainty and boost shares further at the end of the year.

For Nissan, which itself is also a defendant in the trial, prosecutors sought a penalty of ¥200 million. The automaker has pleaded guilty.

The government decided Tuesday to fully end its COVID-19 state of emergency and pre-emergency measures on Thursday as scheduled.

The sale was expected in 2019 but became difficult after the value of Japan Post shares fell sharply following a scandal over improper sales practice at its insurance unit.

More than a thousand courier robots are set to join the delivery personnel ranks over the next year as the pandemic fuels demand for contactless services.

Criticized as bland and indecisive following his loss in the September 2020 LDP presidential race, Kishida is seen as having grown tougher and more passionate this time round.

Traveling nearly two kilometers, around 56,000 cubic meters of soil destroyed 131 homes and left 26 people dead and one missing.

The agency and health ministry asked prefectural governments to create and share the lists in August, after the death of a newborn whose mother was refused hospital admission.

Supply chain issues related to textiles, coffee and cars have forced some manufacturers to consider shifting production elsewhere.

The world's top-selling automaker has trimmed its output outlook for fiscal 2021 through next March to 9 million units.

Hypersonic missiles are far faster and more maneuverable than ballistic ones, making them potentially difficult targets for missile defenses.

Achieving the target set out last year in Nissan's turnaround plan would be a positive sign the carmaker is holding up despite the shortages plaguing the industry.

Many of the male perpetrators refused to use a condom and 29 of the more than 50 women abused became pregnant and some were forced to later abort by their abusers.

China's annual average spending on overseas development projects showed "a dramatic expansion" to $85 billion in the five-year period from 2013.

The bank stake transaction underscores the mounting pressure on billionaire Hui Ka Yan to spin off and sell assets to pay down a mountain of debt.

As Chinese debt is being added to the FTSE Russell global bond index, the Japanese fund will instead use a version of the World Government Bond Index that excludes Chinese government bonds.

"The Taliban said they will not punish anyone who had worked with the previous regime but they did the exact opposite in our case."

Kabul has changed dramatically since the Taliban's return to power, but some artists are hopeful that their art will continue to provide a means for resistance.

An original concept born in Denmark, designed to challenge prejudice, has spread around the world.

The poll also found that 42.2% of respondents believe the U.S. military should defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China.

While many have expressed optimism about the move, some have called for vigilance against a resurgence of infections.

Huawei would likely say what she admitted was the result of extortion, or even a fabrication.

Pharmacists are required to explain the test procedures to people buying the kits and advise them that they must see a doctor if they test positive for the virus.

On the Nicoya Peninsula, 1,010 people age 90 or older live in a so-called Blue Zone — an area of long life expectancy.

In a drastic shake-up to adapt to a post-pandemic society, the group also plans to begin decentralizing its management departments from the capital to core cities in regional areas.

The dirtiest fossil fuel, which was struggling against cleaner energy sources, is now seeing its biggest comeback ever, complicating climate talks just weeks away.

Humans can probably live to at least 130, and possibly well beyond, though the chances of reaching such advanced ages remain vanishingly small, according to new research. The outer limit of the human lifespan has long been hotly debated, with recent studies making the case ...

A Pfizer spokesperson said the company expects to start and complete its application very soon.

While Angela Merkel pushed the SPD to the left, she vacated so much space on the right that the far-right AfD emerged to take important votes away from the CDU.

Tokyo has witnessed several significant political, economic and military developments over the past month following the full withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.

The threat of climate change is especially acute in the Asia-Pacific, which lies at the heart of the global biodiversity crisis and is home to two-thirds of the world’s population.

The bulls reckon the latest attempt by Beijing to crack down on crypto — the seventh — will fail to throttle an asset that bypasses borders and banking systems.

Who will get the booster shots? Sadly, the answer is too many of the wrong people and too few of the right ones, adding more messiness to the rollout process.

A dangerous possibility is that the fall of Kabul will make China even more confident of the U.S.’ accelerating decline, and will thus step up its efforts to forcefully reunite with Taiwan.

Saito, who died on Friday, was best known for the series, which follows the exploits of a highly skilled assassin.

The postcard-sized images were created by Hokusai in the 1820s to the 1840s and were intended to become woodblock prints for a visual encyclopedia.

The 35-year-old Darvish struck out six, while allowing five hits and four walks before making an early exit from the series opener at Dodger Stadium with the Padres trailing 2-0.

Unvaccinated players will have to undergo daily testing prior to entering a team facility, participating in team-organized activities, or interacting with other players and coaches.

The league will use several games next month, potentially including the Oct. 30 Levain Cup final at Saitama Stadium, to trial new policies allowing for more vaccinated fans to attend games.

A former world champion across eight divisions, the 42-year-old will now focus on the 2022 race after spending the last decade splitting his time as a fighter and politician.

The 37-year-old Curacao-born slugger, who holds NPB's single-season home run record, has expressed a desire to continue his career in Japan.

The Samurai Blue head coach is looking for a strong performance in next month's World Cup qualifiers after the team struggled against Oman and China to open the final group stage.

The 40-year-old, who received a three-game suspension from his club in June after knocking a player to the ground in training, has been accused of further cases of power harassment.

The 45-time champion is expected to coach his fellow wrestlers at Miyagino stable after retirement, but has plans to run his own stable in Tokyo in the future.