The U.N. agency estimates the equivalent of around 52 million fewer jobs in 2022 versus pre-coronavirus levels, which amounts to about double its previous estimate from June 2021.

The 17-year-old told police that he planned to kill himself after committing a murder and that he attempted to ensnare other passengers in an arson attack on a subway train.

Beijing scrapped its decades-old one-child policy in 2016, replacing it with a two-child limit to try to avoid the economic risks from a rapidly aging population.

The eruption and resulting tsunami cut off phone and internet lines for the entire island, as well as damage to an undersea cable, which could take more than a week to restore.

Covering topics ranging from COVID-19 to climate change and diplomacy, the prime minister offered a comprehensive wrap-up of his policy agenda at the start of the parliamentary session.

Unconvinced of her guilt, the son of 60-year-old death row inmate Masumi Hayashi continues to talk about his mother and push for a retrial.

As more people turn to addictive medications readily available at drugstores to ease their mental suffering, experts are sounding the alarm.

Yoshimasa Hayashi said that Japan will also need to strengthen its own defense capabilities fundamentally.

Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa have asked the central government to put them under a quasi-emergency after their governors held a meeting to discuss the infection situation.

The move comes as academic and economic circles have continued to voice concerns after a growing number of foreign students gave up on studying in Japan.

China's economy could slow ahead of the ruling Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress this fall as President Xi Jinping's coronavirus policies and socialist ambitions take their toll.

China has detected locally-transmitted omicron infections in the capital Beijing, the financial center Shanghai, and Guangdong, which together account for one-fifth of the country’s GDP.

Dispatched officials have engaged in such support services as supplying water, managing evacuation centers, risk assessment of affected buildings and issuing disaster certificates.

One aim is to have solar geoengineering discussed for the first time by the U.N. General Assembly in a session starting in September 2023.

Kobe on Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed 6,434 people in the area.

Surveyed economists say that in the unlikely scenario the BOJ responds to price pressures or yen weakness, the most likely step would be to adjust its messaging rather than policy.

According to the health ministry, 84% of new positive cases confirmed in the week through Jan. 9 were believed to be of the omicron variant.

Logistics companies in Japan are finding an unlikely white knight in Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers, whose vans make last-mile deliveries not only cheaper, but cleaner as well.

Tensions are at an all-time high between the West and Russia, which Ukraine accuses of having massed troops on its border ahead of a possible invasion.

Japan's core machinery orders rose for a second straight month, government data showed Monday.

As reports of the volcano’s effect trickled in from far-flung countries Sunday there was little word from Tonga, the island nation just 40 miles from the site of the extraordinary explosion.

The scandal has generated calls for the prime minister to quit — including from within his own party — and seen the Conservatives fall far behind the opposition Labor Party in opinion polls.

Mizuho Financial Group is tapping a relatively young career insider to turn around the bank that’s been plagued by a series of technical disruptions.

India, where urban unemployment climbed as high as 15% last May and food insecurity worsened, now counts more billionaires than France, Sweden and Switzerland combined.

A nature revival project, carried out in the early 2000s, has lowered traffic, flooding and temperatures, stimulated nearly $2 billion in urban redevelopment.

China became the biggest importer of liquefied natural gas in December, overtaking Japan for the first time since it pioneered the industry in the 1970s.

Kishida's push to promote "summit diplomacy" takes a hit as COVID-19 caseloads grow in both countries.

The Lewis turning point is being reached in developing countries as their expanding export sectors are absorbing the surplus labor in traditional sectors like agriculture.

The U.K. prime minister is accused of whooping it up in a garden party at his No. 10 Downing St. office while the rest of the country was locked down.

Despite its technological advances, the country lags in global cybersecurity rankings, having failed to follow a solid policy for embracing modernization.

The public and private use of hot springs is leaving a significant imprint on the environment.

The number of new COVID-19 cases is rising and while you're not as likely to be hospitalized, it doesn't hurt to be prepared.

The artist was known for a range of baseball-themed cartoon titles including "Dokaben" and "Abusan."

Mitakeumi met little resistance as he improved to a perfect 9-0, flying out of the blocks and sliding Okinoumi (2-7) straight over the straw.

The signs of baseball spring are popping up all across Japan this month. Veteran players are emerging from winter vacations and ramping up their individual workouts for the upcoming season. Rookies are stirring too, with some with their teams taking part in voluntary individual ...

The victory is the 29-year-old Matsuyama's eighth PGA Tour title, tying South Korea's K.J. Choi for the most wins by a player from Asia.

Midfielder Masaya Okugawa scored for the fourth straight match Sunday as Arminia Bielefeld equalized minutes before the final whistle in a 2-2 draw at home against SpVgg Greuther Furth. Arminia struck first in the eighth minute when Okugawa danced his way past two Furth defenders ...

"Early on, we got it rolling with the offense and the defense (delivered) throughout the entire day. We got some dogs on our defense."

Osaka overcame an unexpectedly stiff challenge from Camila Osorio to reach the second round.

The Spaniard paid the price for a dismal run of nine defeats in the last 13 league matches.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Australia had "humiliated themselves," while the country's Olympic Committee called the move a "scandalous" decision.

The Serbian tennis player's visa saga fueled global debate over the rights of people who opt to remain unvaccinated as governments take measures to protect their residents.