Environmentalist critics of the capital's move have warned it could damage ecosystems in the region, where mining and palm oil plantations already threaten rainforest.

Last year, the average increase in monthly pay among large companies came to 1.84%, slipping below 2% for the first time in eight years.

The world’s No. 1 automaker is paring back production to 700,000 units in February, around 150,000 units lower than its original goal for the month.

The suspects collected over ¥20 million from over 400 people around Japan through the scam between October 2018 and July 2019.

With quasi-emergency measures already in place in Yamaguchi, Okinawa and Hiroshima prefectures, the expansion would bring the total to 16 out of 47 prefectures.

Supply chain issues and high shipping rates have thrown a spotlight on the market concentration of shipping lines and their legal immunity from antitrust laws.

Ships in Kochi, Miyagi and Tokushima prefectures capsized and sank in the resulting high tides.

Authorities in China, who had pressed ahead defiantly to fill the venues with spectators, have now had to bow to the grim realities of the pandemic.

The central government is preparing to put Tokyo and other prefectures under quasi-emergency measures amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant.

If proposals go ahead, more than half the country could be covered by agreements providing for some form of inclusive relationship certification.

One of the biggest attacks to date on UAE soil ignited a fire at Abu Dhabi’s main international airport on Monday and set fuel tanker trucks ablaze in a nearby industrial area.

The imperial family's poems were recited in traditional style at the reading together with 10 works composed by members of the public, selected from 13,830 submissions.

The bank said the risks to prices are balanced instead of tilted downward, in a change that shows the bank now sees the possibility of inflation outstripping their projections.

Footage shared moments before the internet connection was cut showed people running inland, searching for higher ground in a very flat country.

The countries had initially planned to hold an in-person "two-plus-two" meeting in Japan by the end of 2021 but put it off due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In Yunnan province, scientists are planting a key ingredient to help strengthen the country’s position as the world leader in wind power: balsa trees.

Such batteries are indispensable for the electrification of motor vehicles and to increase use of less stable renewable energy sources.

The Federal Aviation Administration has warned that potential interference could affect sensitive airplane instruments such as altimeters.

Beijing has promised the world’s top athletes access to a partially unfettered internet during the Winter Games, but security experts say there are reasons to exercise caution.

The phenomenon confused weather agency officials, as tide level changes were only a few dozen centimeters at some observation points and they changed too quickly for a tsunami.

Authorities are trying to figure out how COVID-19 seeped through tight borders ahead of the Winter Olympics that start next month.

Japan's Defense Ministry said the weapons were believed to be a type of solid-fuel, short-range ballistic missile that can perform “pull-up maneuvers" to evade missile defenses.

The project, conducted jointly with government-backed Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp., hopes to achieve natural gas production from around 2032 if sufficient reserves are found.

Members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s family joined marchers Monday in Washington urging Congress to pass voting rights reform.

The discovery of defects forced JAXA to delay it a second time as it remains unclear by when the vehicle's engine can be redesigned and produced, sources said.

While McDonald's has limited servings of fries to small size, other chains are pushing to meet customers' demands.

According to the Cabinet Office, just 38.8% of Japanese youth are either satisfied or fully satisfied with the state of the country compared with 57.8% in the U.S. and 56.9% in England.

Russia is claiming a sphere of influence and geographical space in which Moscow’s calculations and concerns prevail over all others.

Mitakeumi and Terunofuji are tied atop the leaderboard at 9-1 after sumo's lone grand champion took care of business against No. 5 Onosho in the closing bout of Day 10.

Local governments are looking to offer environments for people to skateboard safely and keep good manners, as the population of skateboarders is expected to increase.

Back in Australia, the place where things last appeared right in her world, is she ready for the crucible?

Palihapitiya’s comments drew sharp rebuke on social media, with many focusing on his role as a minority owner of the Warriors and on the NBA’s already delicate relationship with China.

The former NBA star did not comment on the controversy that flared up last year after Peng appeared to allege that a former vice premier had sexually assaulted her in the past.

Most Australians had wanted him gone, but Serbian fans cheered and waved national flags as the world No. 1 men's player touched down at Belgrade airport then headed to his own apartment.

Alexander said his career was made possible by the Jamaican bobsleigh team that competed in Calgary, Canada in 1988, which inspired the movie "Cool Runnings" five years later.

The reigning Masters champion has been as high as No. 2 in the world, but hasn't finished a year higher than No. 18 since 2017.

Fellow arrival Reo Hatate shined in midfield and Yosuke Ideguchi came off the bench while their compatriot Kyogo Furuhashi remained sidelined with a hamstring injury.