Social media worsened a migrant crisis and helped smugglers profit off desperate people trying to reach Europe.

The program will send helpers to households with signs of child abuse to do housework and support child-rearing.

The Russian president may not want to start a war, but he must show he’s ready to fight to stop what he sees as an existential security threat.

Discontent has simmered for decades, but the archipelago's shifting affiliations with Taiwan and China may have helped turn up the heat.

Initially planning a six-day quarantine, the government will now pivot to a 10-day isolation period as a precaution.

The megabank didn't carry out anti-money laundering procedures during the wake of its eighth system glitch on Sept. 30.

Now approved, a wide array of policies will begin, including wage hikes, family support, decarbonization efforts and preparation for future waves of COVID-19.

No new deaths from COVID-19 were confirmed in the capital and the number of severely ill patients under the metropolitan government's criteria declined by one to seven.

The ministry ordered Japan's largest mobile carrier to prevent a recurrence after many users nationwide were left without voice and data services at one point on Oct. 14.

Honda's AI-powered driver assistance technology — unveiled Thursday in what the firm says is a world first — checks a driver's movements and health using a monitoring camera and sensors.

The 225-issue Nikkei stock average ended down 747.66 points, or 2.53%, from Thursday at 28,751.62, its lowest close since Oct. 25.

Prices in the capital, excluding those for fresh food, increased 0.3% in November from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.

Higher energy costs have helped Japan’s key gauge of consumer prices edge up over the last two months for the first time in more than a year.

Public recognition of the retail bonanza has soared in recent years, with major franchises rolling out discount campaigns.

"I believe my role is to shed light on people who have not been talked about across the world and depict them on the world stage," Kawase said upon her appointment.

Lee Jae-myung said that, if elected, he would seek a "path that would help" both countries, because South Korea and Japan are "geographically close and in an interdependent relationship."

Divisions over the Pacific nation’s diplomatic recognition of China over Taiwan in 2019 was "the only issue” behind the conflict, leader says.

The country’s tech watchdog wants management to take the company off the New York Stock Exchange because of concerns about leakage of sensitive data, sources say.

To succeed, Takayuki Kobayashi says, Japan must seek a balance between allowing companies and research institutions to work together across borders while mitigating any potential risk to national security.

The number dropped 5.9% from the previous year, with a significant drop marked in May 2020, when the country was under its first coronavirus state of emergency.

Women account for eight of the 14 fresh bureaucrats planning to join the Financial Services Agency in April.

Some have expressed outrage at the glitzy promotion of the plan to push the cryptocurrency in a nation beleaguered by inequality, violence and poor public services.

The condition of terrain could create a window of diplomacy to steer President Vladimir Putin away from a war, analysts say.

However, to prepare for a possible sixth wave of infections, the capital will strengthen its medical system for the year-end and New Year's holiday period.

Some capitals are weighing tighter restrictions as surging cases and the encroaching winter threaten to undo hard-won summer gains.

Riot police in Istanbul fired tear gas to break up a demonstration by hundreds of protesters urging the government to rejoin an international treaty designed to protect women.

Singapore says no to electronic cash not because it may flop, but because it’ll most likely be a hit and could have consequences for the island’s financial stability and monetary policy.

It has long been clear that Biden's spending bill would leave a $1.5 trillion to $3 trillion hole to be filled with debt even after tax hikes.

It's suggested that Britain’s home-grown jab may be the reason the country is faring better with the latest COVID-19 wave than Europe. Still, is there evidence for that?

The news media and oil industry are questioning the decision to tap into the national stockpile, which was considered to be a “last resort” move.

Unfortunately for Japan, the release of government oil reserves is a veritable drop in the barrel when compared to demand for this vital commodity.

Loanwords can prove tricky in Japanese. Once a word is imported, it can take on a whole other meaning to that of the language it originated in.

Norman England's new book, "Behind the Kaiju Curtain," gives an insider's take on Japan's kaijū craftsmanship and monster movie-making.

In his first top division battle since a 2020 suspension for breaking COVID-19 protocol, Abi continued to impress.

Orix manager Satoshi Nakajima praised Jones as a player who can change the mood of a dugout with one swing after Game 5.

Juggling being a mother and a jockey isn't easy, but at 44 years old, Miyashita soldiers on.

A silky playmaker with an eye for the goal, Daichi Kamada will be 26 when the 2022 World Cup in Qatar comes around in 12 months' time and he knows it is a stage he cannot miss out on.

The survey found that 23 athletes received targeted abuse through social media, with 16 of those being women.