A growing number of “long haulers” in Japan and abroad are experiencing health issues lasting months as a result of COVID-19.

Kishida has so far remained reluctant to order a reinvestigation into the document tampering scandal related to the dubious land transaction with Moritomo Gakuen.

Inoguchi has denied his involvement in the case, telling the special investigation squad that he does not know anything about it.

The seven-day average of daily new positive cases in Tokyo stood at 154.3, down from 257.6 for the previous week.

The news followed high-level talks in Zurich aimed at improving communication between the two countries.

With the inauguration of Fumio Kishida as Prime Minister and the departure of Toshihiro Nikai as secretary-general, the LDP power balance has shifted dramatically.

Tohoku, Tokai, Kinki, Chugoku, Kyushu and Okinawa are the five regions that saw their assessments cut.

Some university professors have reportedly struggled to teach, for example, art-related courses online, and students are also said to be losing interest in attending classes.

The Oct. 24 by-elections in Shizuoka and Yamaguchi prefectures will allow voters to make their feelings known about the new administration launched by the prime minister this week.

Costs for users can often be low because monthly vehicle subscription fees include taxes, auto insurance and maintenance.

The Japanese and U.S. governments seek to deepen cooperation to strengthen supply chains for critical products such as computer chips and batteries.

Robredo has been under pressure from supporters and opposition groups to join the 2022 presidential race, but she has been well behind the front-runners in opinion polls.

The pledge sets the party clearly apart from the governing Liberal Democratic Party, which has proposed an emergency action clause in a draft constitutional amendment.

Satellite imagery shows that previously reported construction in an area at the Yongbyon uranium enrichment plant has been covered to hide details of the building’s layout.

From vast numbers of CCTV cameras to trials of lampposts kitted out with facial recognition tech, Singapore is seeing an explosion of tools to track its inhabitants.

The jeans-loving, patent-wielding executive co-founded Google’s robotics division and helped develop the tech company’s self-driving car project.

The ruling means medical professionals can once again offer abortions in the state after about six weeks of pregnancy without fear of being sued by members of the public, at least for now.

The two men were detained at an immigration facility in December 2014 after their applications for refugee status were turned down.

Recipients were sent other people's personal information, including their pension numbers, payment amounts and the names of linked financial institutions.

In the initial reopening stage, non-essential retail stores, pubs and gyms will be allowed to reopen to fully vaccinated patrons, with capacity limits.

European politicians, under pressure from consumers facing a huge jump in winter heating bills, say Russia could supply more of the fuel.

Quillay trees, technically known as Quillaja saponaria, are rare evergreens native to Chile that have long been used by the indigenous Mapuche people to make soap and medicine.

The WHO says 94% of malaria cases and deaths occur in Africa, a continent of 1.3 billion people.

Kishida has toed a cautious line on almost everything, raising questions about how he will actually deliver on his policies.

Kishida’s approval ratings seem to reflect the current mood of the nation’s pandemic-frustrated public.

Kishida may follow a common Japanese approach to the Koreas: seek apology and clarity from Pyongyang on the abduction issue while refusing to offer additional apologies to Seoul.

The undertaking, involving four Japanese studying in South Korea and three South Koreans who can speak Japanese, took place over two months.

Bread and confectionery made using dried crickets are in high demand in Japan due to their novelty and also because consumers are becoming increasingly interested in insect-based foods, which have a smaller environmental footprint compared, for example, with beef and other livestock products and ...

Yuko Yoshikawa of Photohoku believes that photos have the power to heal. This makes the group's latest charitable effort, in support of TELL Japan, all the more special.

Gurnah was recognized for “his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”

French director Arthur Harari’s biopic delves deep into the inner life of the Japanese soldier who refused to surrender for decades after the war.

Sugiyama, who composed music for the hit video game franchise since its release in 1986, is considered to have played a key role in its boom and establishing the genre of game music.

Having crowned mainly Westerners in its 120-year existence, the Swedish Academy could select a writer from Asia or Africa.

Arthur Harari’s war film about Hiroo Onoda, who resisted surrender for decades after the end of World War II, focuses on key moments from the soldier’s time in the Philippines.

Takahisa Zeze’s murder drama focuses on the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the survivors who have been neglected by the social welfare system.

Airing his sweaty tennis shoes outside a hotel room in California has landed Andy Murray in trouble at home after the shoes were stolen — along with his wedding ring, which was tied to one of the laces. Murray married Kim Sears in 2015 and ...

There have been few routes for top female sailors to progress beyond events such as the Olympics and SailGP has implemented a pathway in an effort to address this gap.

Gauff, who shot to fame at age 15 when she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2019, urged the 18-year-old Raducanu to take time away from her phone.

The Dodgers will travel to San Francisco to open the NLDS against the Giants on Friday. It will be the first-ever playoff series between the longtime rivals.

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder were prevented from a faceoff as insults and expletives filled the air.

Banners and signs declaring, "PROTECT THE PLAYERS" and "NO MORE SILENCE" were displayed around National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) pitches on Wednesday, as teams took the field for the first time since the league was rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct. The matches were the ...

Nagoya Grampus took a big step toward the Levain Cup final on Wednesday, beating FC Tokyo 3-1 in the first leg of their semifinal after Yoichiro Kakitani, Yasuki Kimoto and Mateus found the net. Urawa Reds and Cerezo Osaka, meanwhile, finished their first-leg clash deadlocked ...

Remina Yoshimoto and Akari Fujinami won two of the four available women's gold medals for Japan on Wednesday