Stricter policies resulted in sharp drops in false and misleading videos on Facebook and Twitter, underscoring YouTube’s power across social media.

Change is underway in the Islamic kingdom, which is easing some strict social strictures while simultaneously cracking down on dissent.

Since the princess will lose her imperial family status after registering their marriage, she and her boyfriend have decided not to use the agency's facility to hold a news conference.

Around 62% of the South Korean population is fully vaccinated, while Thailand and Vietnam sit at 33% and 17% respectively.

A new system now protects more intangible cultural assets, as the previous system only covered traditional performing arts and craft techniques.

Long lauded for its successful just-in-time supply chain, the world’s No. 1 automaker was hit hard by pandemic-related delays.

The support figure for Kishida's Cabinet was the third lowest among the Cabinets of new prime ministers who took office in or after 2000.

Komeito is more moderate on security than the LDP but a disagreement on the increase in defense spending is unlikely to derail the partners' goal.

These potentially disastrous errors all took place in the U.S. in recent months as pilots returned to work.

With the Tokyo governor seemingly performing a U-turn on running for the Lower House, the campaign of fledgling "conservative centrist" party First no Kai never got off the ground.

The nationwide NTT Docomo service disruption occurred Thursday afternoon, with the carrier's 4G and 5G cellular networks fully restored by 5:05 a.m. Friday.

The latest seven-day average of new cases stood at 65.6, down from 145.4 from a week before.

The Immigration Services Agency hopes the centers will help foreign residents who have run up against language barriers get inoculated.

Compared with men, women are around 60% more likely to have taste disorders and about 90% more likely to have issues smelling.

In its virus countermeasures outline, the government said it will prepare the health system so it can endure a wave of infections worse than the fifth one that recently ended.

In a shift from neoliberalism, Kishida is seeking to rebuild the country's middle class through income redistribution.

The company will close the current version later this year, but will launch a standalone jobs app in its place.

In the 12 months since the Better Cotton Initiative published a statement on alleged forced labor in cotton-growing Xinjiang, several brands have suffered major setbacks in the country.

Clinton went to the hospital after feeling fatigued and was diagnosed with an infection of the bloodstream.

The agency will seek to serve as a role model for the government's administrative reform efforts, digital transformation minister Karen Makishima said in a recent interview.

News of the success comes as Beijing seeks to play a more prominent role in international conservation.

The prime minister had been advised that a sudden election would be of advantage to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a source said.

Biden named the commission as liberals demanded reforms after Trump filled three vacancies during his four years in office.

Maezawa and his assistant are set to blast off from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in December, accompanied by Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin.

If the FDA signs off on Moderna's booster, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make specific recommendations on who should get the shots.

President Michel Aoun vowed that those responsible for Thursday's gunfire would be held accountable.

Some companies are experiencing a surge in business as politicians prepare to take to the campaign trail.

The economic policy package's trickle-down approach of getting companies to share the benefits of growth was insufficient, according to Daishiro Yamagiwa.

A government official said the impact of supply chain disruptions due to surging COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia has weighed on Japan's industrial output.

Economists predict a slowdown in gross domestic product growth to 5% in the third quarter from 7.9% in the previous three months.

Western governments believe Khan was instrumental in advancing Pyongyang’s nuclear program, trading his enrichment technology for North Korea's ballistic missiles.

Japan’s security, and hence its future, is directly related to Taiwan’s security and future existence. A vote for Taiwan is a vote for Japan.

Defense cooperation between Tokyo and London will be an indispensable pillar to support the next moves taken by Washington in the region.

Learning Japanese may seem daunting for those diagnosed with dyslexia, but it turns out that fundamentals of the language actually make it easier to learn than its Western counterparts.

A director known for flouting convention, Sion Sono makes his Hollywood debut with “Prisoners of the Ghostland,” starring Nicolas Cage.

Police say they now have the "main suspect" in custody.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will come into sharp focus with the ceremonial torch-lighting ceremony on Monday, but opposition to the Games continues to grow more vocal.

In the final contest between the teams who won the most games in MLB this year, the Dodgers rode Mookie Betts' 4-for-4 performance and a combined six-hitter from their pitchers.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday he hoped the 2024 Paris Olympics would give a huge boost to participation in sports in France. "The aim is not simply to get medals, it will be to put sport at the heart of the nation," Macron said, ...

Nassib, who became the first openly gay active NFL player when he made the announcement in June, was given the day off Wednesday.

Japan's 18-year-old world silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama landed two quad jumps as he took the lead after the men's short program at the Asian Open Trophy on Thursday as compatriot Kaori Sakamoto led the women's event. Kagiyama nailed a quad salchow and quad toe loop ...

The win at Orix's Kyocera Dome Osaka moved second-place Lotte to within a half-game of the Buffaloes.