The bodies of elementary school sixth-grader Yuki Matsuo, 12, and his 7-year-old brother, Masaki, a first-grader, were discovered in the ruins.

The remarks came after Moscow and Beijing sent a flotilla of naval vessels around Japan and conducted a joint bomber patrol over nearby waters in recent weeks.

The central government is expected to take immediate countermeasures, with a court fight likely to ensue.

An ASEM summit was supposed to be held in Cambodia in November last year, but was postponed to this year and held in videoconference format due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The total number of individual income tax investigations grew 16.4% from the previous year to 502,000.

Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd., a small maker of newspaper printing presses, said Thursday that Asia Development Capital Co. had decided not to pursue control of the firm.

The prime minister, meanwhile, is strengthening ties with Taro Aso and Toshimitsu Motegi, party vice president and secretary-general, respectively.

The Cabinet Office upgraded its view for private consumption for the first time in 13 months, but downgraded its views for exports and industrial production.

Up and down India, the small stores that account for four-fifths of a near-$900 billion retail market are increasingly turning to JioMart, an app created by Reliance Industries.

The decision adds a new risk to the landscape for oil traders tracking market-moving government policy decisions and the drilling industry, with potential to impact energy investment.

Shinsei Bank canceled a shareholder vote on a poison pill defense against a takeover bid from Yoshitaka Kitao’s SBI Holdings that was scheduled for Thursday.

The alleged attacker, whose name has been withheld as he is a minor, also told investigators he bought a 20-centimeter-long kitchen knife online in advance of the stabbing.

To comply with the measure, owners and managers have had to reroute ships, delaying shipments and crew changes.

The post had been vacant since Wataru Takeshita, former chairman of the LDP General Council, died in September.

It was the first time such high-level talks between Japan and the Taliban in Kabul have come to light since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Minh Chinh, agreed in a meeting on the importance of upholding an international order that is based on law.

Thursday's figure was up by seven from a week earlier, but it remained below 50 for the 40th consecutive day.

The proportion of people sleeping less than the recommended eight hours is rising globally, and costs Japan as much as $138 billion in economic losses each year, according to Rand Corp.

The railway hopes to stimulate demand for business trips and "workations," which combine travel with working online.

Eighty years after the war’s outbreak, surviving family of Bunji Asakura reveal the captain’s fear of a grim outcome.

Jamie Dimon knew right away Beijing wouldn’t like his joke about the Communist Party’s downfall, noting immediately afterward: "I can’t say that in China.”

Most of the protesters in Honiara are reportedly from the neighboring island of Malaita, where people have long complained of neglect by central government.

The other big aim is to signal to the West that it should stop helping Ukraine upgrade its military, sources say.

The envisaged supplementary budget of ¥31.6 trillion will be used mainly for coronavirus measures and also securing a stable supply of semiconductors, sources say.

The money will be for preparing for any possible reputational damage to Japanese products, a government official said.

The invention by two Panasonic Corp. engineers is designed to help people with swallowing difficulties.

Research suggests projects don’t always deliver, despite the eye-popping numbers in pitch decks and the politicians racing around to take credit for delivering jobs.

The dead, including five women and a little girl, were part of a group whose inflatable boat was found completely deflated by rescuers

Temporary closures have translated into lost wages for tens of thousands of the country's auto workers due to furloughs and layoffs.

The data comes as a sign inflationary pressure is building due to higher global commodity costs

Researchers at an artificial intelligence lab in Seattle called the Allen Institute for AI unveiled new technology last month that was designed to make moral judgments. They called it Delphi, after the religious oracle consulted by the ancient Greeks. Anyone could visit the Delphi ...

Iran might once have needed a year to produce enough weapons-grade material for a bomb. That breakout time may have shrunk to as little as a month.

The urge to abandon caution when COVID-19 cases are low, which is essentially what some European nations did this summer, is part of the problem.

China is increasingly growing confident and capable in propagating terminology and vocabulary that carry normative impact. Simply put, Beijing’s discourse power shows signs of growth.

Takeshi Murayama’s stylish first feature about somewhat intertwining lives in Tokyo looks like a slick music video, but its characters are mostly two-dimensional.

John Cho turns out to be one of the best things in Netflix’s good-looking but painfully square adaptation of the 1990s anime series about intergalactic bounty hunters.

How five fashion friends got a starring role fighting discrimination and hate in a new comic book series.

The Buffaloes won an exciting battle in Game 5 to avoid elimination.

Yokozuna Terunofuji overpowered sekiwake Meisei at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, holding onto the outright lead with a spotless 12-0 record.

Skibbe, who most recently had a short-lived spell with Saudi Arabian club Al-Ain, has also managed Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund and Galatasaray.

As the saying goes, “you’re only as old as you feel.” On Wednesday night, the Swallows' long-time starter proved that to be true.

Diego Maradona's rags-to-riches story, stellar sporting achievements, complicated life and dramatic death entrenched his place in the Argentine psyche.

The deal involving the 29-year-old first baseman and outfielder is said to be worth $4 million and is pending a physical.

A report published late Wednesday found that despite the wealth in the Premier League, teams across the English game have fallen into administration 62 times since 1992.

Monday’s long-telegraphed announcement that digital media giant Mixi will assume ownership of FC Tokyo signaled the start of a new era for the capital club.

The rewards for international sports leagues doing business in China are plain: lucrative broadcast deals and millions of new consumers. But the risks are also clear.