Asked if Kishida should continue to carry on the policies of Suga and Abe, an overwhelming 68.9% said he should not, while 26.7% said their policies should remain in place.

If the Russian movie project stays on track, it will beat a Hollywood project announced last year by "Mission Impossible" star Tom Cruise together with NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX.

The LDP has also been promoting the idea of building small modular reactors, saying they are safer than Japan’s existing atomic plants.

Asia-Pacific countries take their firmest steps yet toward reopening to international travel.

Kishida, who became prime minister Oct. 4, does not plan to visit the shrine during the two-day autumn festival that runs through Monday, according to people close to him.

Among the glaciers and turquoise fjords of Greenland, a mining company is betting rock similar to the one the Apollo missions brought back from the moon can address Earth's climate problems.

Ruling and opposition party heavyweights took to streets across the country to appeal to voters Saturday, the first weekend since the House of Representatives was dissolved Thursday.

As the downtrend continues, the government is now considering lifting all the restrictions on bars and restaurants next month, economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa said.

Like the demise of Enron Corp. and the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the debacle at China Evergrande Group was inevitable to some only in retrospect.

On Saturday evening, hundreds of mourners attended a candle-lit vigil at a sports field near the scene of the crime, holding a minute's silence in the MP's memory.

The Defense Ministry is considering building a vessel to monitor other countries' activities in space and repair Japanese satellites in operation.

The robust figure underscores the windfall that one megahit can generate in the streaming era.

The fund is expected to help Japanese firms and universities develop AI, quantum and robot technologies, biotechnology and other important tech, and put them into practical use.

Princess Mako on Sunday visited the Imperial Palace to attend an annual ritual ceremony, her last as a member of the imperial family.

In its campaign platform, the ruling party said it will speed up efforts to rebuild the northeastern region.

North Korea may resume long-range ballistic missile tests over the next year, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency said in a report analyzing the country's military capabilities.

Sources said the hypersonic glide vehicle was carried by a Long March rocket, launches of which it usually announces, though the August test was kept under wraps.

Police were on Saturday questioning the ex-husband of a 28-year-old woman who was stabbed to death a day earlier at her apartment complex in the city of Amagasaki.

Born in the mid-17th century, during the earlier days of the Edo Period, novelist Ihara Saikaku explored love in "Five Women Who Loved Love."

One of the big mistakes Washington has made during this chip shortage is to act like the U.S is the only victim and its needs usurp everyone else’s.

Will these supply shocks prove merely a temporary disruption to the global economy or are we witnessing a meltdown of the world-wide production system?

The puzzling part of Alphabet’s expansion of Google Pay is why Citigroup is a willing participant in Silicon Valley’s invasion of Wall Street’s turf.

Only three Russians made the ICIJ’s list of 50 "power players,” deemed by the investigators to be the Pandora Papers’ most prominent persons in the eyes of the international audience.

Since the start of the pandemic, community gardens have become more popular than ever. And surprisingly, spring isn’t the only time to get your garden growing.

Ahead of its opening on Oct. 22, “On: Design” has picked a few standout events from this massive design showcase to help you make the most of the festival.

For some, the allure of this remote region is its bracing snowscape or outdoor activities. For others, it’s knowing they will dine very well at Chimikepp Hotel.

The streaming giant finds itself trapped at the center of arguably its most intense controversy yet.

Kristina Cho dedicates her book to the staples and sweet treats of Chinese bakeries, but many of the foolproof recipes will be familiar to readers in Japan.

Hideki Kuriyama won two PL pennants and a Japan Series in Sapporo, but his greatest accomplishment may have been his contribution to the Angels two-way star's development.

Entering after the break with Union trailing 2-0, Mitoma quickly helped the home side shift the momentum at Brussels' Stade Joseph Marien.

The two-day competition, featuring 45 countries and 281 judoka, is the first international event for Japan's judo team since the Tokyo Games.

A British historian believes the sport was first played in Yokohama in 1871 — a year before American teacher Horace Wilson began teaching its rules to his students.

The IOC raised concerns over the impact a World Cup every two years could have on other sports, players' welfare and an increase of men's events impacting gender equality.

The increase in reports to the website run by the Japanese Olympic Committee is believed to be a result of increased awareness of the issue due to the Tokyo Games and a series of arrests.

The win at Tokyo Dome kept the Carp's hopes of seizing a playoff berth alive as they moved to within three games of the Giants with eight games left to play.

The win took Vissel to 60 points as it seeks automatic qualification for next season's Asian Champions League, while other results ensured Avispa would finish above the relegation zone.