U.S.-China tensions loom over COP26, as does the inequality between rich and poor countries in both COVID-19 response and climate finance.

Applications by neighbors has created urgency for Seoul to decide if they want to be involved in the 11-country trade deal.

Facing high prices and power shortages, authorities see power rationing, lagging industrial output and threats to economic growth.

Environmental and ethical concerns around the meat industry have driven interest in vegetable alternatives and the potential for lab-grown products.

The LDP platform will also include the enactment of legislation on economic security, an issue Kishida is focusing on amid fierce competition over tech between the U.S. and China.

The Meteorological Agency was quick to dispel speculation that the tremor — a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that shook Tokyo late Thursday night — could be a foreshock for a larger quake.

The pair were selected "for their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia," the Nobel committee said.

Kishida on Friday vowed to transform the Japanese economy by implementing a “new model of capitalism," identifying growth and the distribution of wealth as “mutually necessary.”

The country decided in September to start administering third shots of coronavirus vaccines by the end of this year to increase protection.

The last time a quake measuring upper 5 or more was registered in Tokyo's 23 wards was on March 11, 2011, when a magnitude 9.0 quake devastated northeastern Japan.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government lowered its COVID-19 alert level for the capital's medical system on Thursday, reflecting a decrease in hospitalizations.

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki will be forced to balance Kishida's spending plans with the nation's poor fiscal health.

The births on June 23 of the male panda Xiao Xiao and female panda Lei Lei marked the first time for Japan's oldest zoo to witness the birth of twin pandas.

The surplus marked the first year-on-year fall in six months, though Japan remained in the black for the 86th month, helped by rising primary income.

Eleven sailors suffered minor to moderate injuries when the submarine hit an unknown underwater object.

The Food and Drug Administration has set a date of Oct. 26 for its panel of outside advisers to meet and discuss the application.

Kishida told reporters he expressed his desire to develop Japan-Russia relations in a mutually beneficial manner.

Nations have pivoted to vaccinations to protect people from serious illness and death while easing off on attempts to control the number of infections.

Green groups say the importance of carbon-storing forests in curbing global warming is being overlooked by many nations — especially in their climate funding.

Several companies have already experienced downtime at their Chinese facilities to comply with local restrictions.

The latest data bodes ill for new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's efforts to revitalize the pandemic-hit economy and distribute more wealth to households through higher wages.

Competition to snag a piece of the COVID pill market is fierce, as the world adjusts to the virus being endemic.

The EUV process unlocks today’s smallest-scale designs, enabling more powerful and efficient microprocessors, referred to as logic chips in the industry.

The breakthrough defers the credit default crisis until Dec. 3 by adding another $480 billion to the allowable debt total.

The new China Mission Center has been compared the agency's tight focus on Russia during the Cold War and its concentration on counter-terrorism following the 9/11 attacks

The revelation could further aggravate U.S.-China relations at a time when Beijing is carrying out muscular military exercises near the self-ruled island.

More than 20 injured as magnitude 5.9 quake disrupts train services and causes power outages at about 250 households in the capital’s Shinjuku Ward.

The prime minister's success will be complicated by massive national debt and whether he can put the country’s public finances in order.

For all the revelations about the shadow global financial system for the wealthy since the ICIJ’s first revelations in 2013, it’s striking how little has changed.

Retailers find themselves in an unusual situation of having to struggle to keep up with demand as vaccinated people socialize more and begin to splash their cash.

A lot of people have had to spend more time at home during the pandemic and that has led to some getting stir-crazy.

Over the years, critics have cited a number of possible reasons, with the most prominent being the lack of political statements in his work.

The Asian film capital has cracked down on documentaries and independent productions that it fears could glamorize the pro-democracy movement.

"You’ll leave the theater with a smile on your face and joy in your heart," says theater titan Cameron Mackintosh of his latest production.

Japan's captain exchanged angry words with a section of the home fans after the qualifying defeat in Jeddah on Thursday, after they were seen taunting him during a post-match interview.

Arozarena, who was 1-for-2 with two walks and three runs scored, became the first player in postseason history to record a home run and a steal of home in the same game.

Ohtani was chosen as the Baseball Digest Rookie of the Year in 2018. Baseball Digest is America's longest-running baseball publication.

Andy Murray was "back in the good books" with his wife after his wedding ring and stinky shoes were returned to him on Thursday. Murray said on Twitter that his shoes reeked so badly in his car that he decided to leave them under the ...

Despite the celebrations in Newcastle, Amnesty International warned the deal is part of Saudi Arabia's efforts to "sportswash" its human rights record.

It was Japan's second defeat in three matches and a loss that put a dent in its hopes of direct qualification.