Voters expressed hope for positive change and a better future Tuesday as official campaigning for the Oct. 31 House of Representatives election kicked off across Japan.

Facebook said the network comprised more than 100 accounts and pages and had more than 1.8 million followers.

Eddie Bauer Japan, which announced the move on its website recently, is holding clearance sales at its stores.

The vending machine dispenses two free drinks when two employees scan their ID cards on the machine at the same time.

The economy and fight against COVID-19 remain the top issues for voters, but they are increasingly concerned about threats from China and North Korea.

With the addition of Komeito's seats, the ruling coalition will be able to pass bills smoothly but will lack the number needed to push forward with constitutional revision, a pollster says.

The sailing through the narrow strait separating Japan’s main island and Hokkaido follows drills between the two nations in the Sea of Japan.

The weapons test came as campaigning for a crucial Oct. 31 Lower House election kicked off and as nuclear envoys from the U.S., South Korea and Japan held talks in Washington.

The London-based group said such measures were part of an "onslaught on human rights" across the world in recent years.

When Beijing's national security law was passed, senior Chinese and Hong Kong officials repeatedly stressed that it would not be retroactively applied.

The industry produces more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire European Union, with 20% of it coming from manufacturing.

If botched, the reopening could also prove costly for new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who faces an election in under two weeks.

Southeast Asian ministers were divided between sticking to a tradition of non-interference and the need to retain credibility by sanctioning coup leader Min Aung Hlaing.

The weapon missed its mark, but could later become capable of sending warheads around American anti-missile systems.

The firm will be required to report by Nov. 13 the cause of the failure, which left some 2 million customers without services at one point, and measures to prevent a recurrence.

According to the report, the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, a secretive body of the Chinese Communist Party, is taking a hands-on approach to directing policing efforts in Xinjiang.

The princess will lose her royal status after marrying Kei Komuro, a commoner, and will move out of the residence the same day as the marriage is registered.

Scientists have already voiced fears that the high underlying number of cases could overload the National Health Service, which is often under pressure in autumn and winter.

After former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell died Monday from COVID-19 complications, vaccine skeptics immediately seized on news that he had been vaccinated to stoke doubts.

The 50-year-old Bolivian-American sees himself as a "unicorn hunter,” often pushing for more authority and money.

Xi took a gamble shaking up key industries ahead of a political gathering that could decide whether he rules the country indefinitely. Now he’s starting to hit the brakes.

If industrial production becomes sluggish amid the power shortfall, Japanese firms will struggle to buy the components they need and have to trim planned output, eroding their profits.

The major electronics show involving more than 300 companies opened Tuesday, with the spotlight on cutting-edge technologies designed to achieve carbon neutrality.

Production would start in 2025 and at first focus on batteries for hybrid electric vehicles, creating 1,750 new jobs, the company said in a statement.

Economists argue the most important feature in the new art investment environment is low inflation: It means that there is more expected value in future returns.

Humility, so much at the core of Gen. Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants and graduate of a City College of New York, was job one.

The injury setback has delayed Kihira's bid for selection to the Japanese team for February's 2022 Beijing Games, where she will aim to win her first Olympic medal.

The decision by the four-time Olympic champion and several of her fellow Team USA gymnasts to skip the world championships has given some of the sport's up-and-comers a chance to shine.

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The right-handed reliever took the mound in the ninth and sealed the win with a 1-2-3 inning, moving past an unhappy outing in Friday's Game 1 loss in Houston.

Victoria's premier suggested that the state's vaccine mandate covers international athletes, who would be required to complete their inoculations ahead of the tournament in January.

The 30-year-old, who had reportedly been under investigation for submitting a falsified COVID-19 vaccination card, will miss more than a quarter of the regular season.

The Masters champion will be the focus of intense home interest when the 78-man field tees off at Narashino Country Club on Thursday.

The reigning world champion said he now realizes that every competition is an opportunity to show the work he has been putting into his craft.

Issues around vaccine hesitancy have loomed over the build-up to the 2021-2022 season, most notably with Nets star Kyrie Irving effectively sidelined over his refusal to get vaccinated.

Licensed mental health officers will be made available to U.S. athletes competing in Beijing along with therapists and psychiatrists at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The 25-year-old, who became the first Japanese female gymnast to medal in an individual event at the Olympics, has said the event will be her final career appearance.

Ito struck out five without issuing a walk in a 90-pitch effort at Koshien Stadium as the Tigers edged closer to the CL-leading Yakult Swallows.