A Japanese court ordered the state on Thursday to pay a Brazilian man ¥100,000 ($734) in damages over injuries he sustained after he was forcibly restrained at an immigration facility.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said Thursday it will acquire a roughly 10% stake in Japanese internet financial giant SBI Holdings in a deal worth ¥79.6 billion.

Department store sales in Japan in May surged 57.8% from a year before on a same-store basis thanks to growing customer traffic as COVID-19 infections have settled down.

An education ministry survey showed that children's uncorrected vision got progressively worse as they moved through grades, with the phenomenon especially prominent among girls.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been working to secure facilities that would serve as temporary shelters for stranded people.

The company, headquartered in the city of Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture, plans to expand its overseas business by strengthening human resource development.

The number of foreign students declined significantly due to COVID-19 and related border controls, and now the education ministry aims to get it back to the pre-pandemic level.

The seven-day average of new cases came to 1,811.4, compared with 1,570.6 a week earlier.

The panel “could not reach a conclusion,” as its members were divided over several points including the efficacy of the drug, according to a health ministry official.

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki said Russia's invasion of Ukraine evoked memories of the conflict in the prefecture, while pledging to work to abolish nuclear weapons and renounce war.

The flat-pack and easy-to-assemble dispensers could be used in public bathrooms and evacuation centers.

Pandemic lockdowns since March in places like technology hub Shenzhen, car manufacturing center Jilin and financial metropolis Shanghai have disrupted business and consumer activity.

The lost data included the residents' names, addresses and dates of birth, as well as the bank account numbers of welfare-receiving households, among other information.

The probe delves into the dark corners of an industry that’s under mounting pressure from investors, governments and society to address its impacts on the wider environment.

Seven months after a disastrous Lower House election, the largest opposition party finds itself with low poll numbers and questions swirling about what will happen if it again loses seats.

People can use points earned at certain shops toward things like online purchases, airline mileage points or even, in some cases, investments.

Their civil litigation — often over physical mistreatment and abductions at the hands of North Korean authorities — is part of a quiet, yearslong search for justice.

"Unilateral intervention shouldn’t be eliminated as a possibility,” said Takehiko Nakao, while flagging that the hurdle for gaining support from abroad was high.

As Beijing has ramped up pressure on the island, Taiwan has moved to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with friendlier countries, such as United States, the European Union and Japan.

The quake — the deadliest in the country in two decades — hit about 28 miles southwest of the city of Khost, a provincial capital in the country’s southeast.

Around the region, angry voters have ditched mainstream parties and been lured by promises of bigger government and social spending.

With SoftBank’s own financial health on the line, shareholder confidence is near a breaking point, some analysts have said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged allies to accelerate the shipment of heavy weapons to match Russia on the battlefield.

The U.S. president said that states should also suspend their own gas taxes, and he called on refiners and gasoline retailers to make sure "every penny” of the tax pause goes to consumers.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Beijing are currently crafting a code of conduct to defuse tensions in disputed areas in the region.

India, which has refrained from condemning Russia given its longstanding security ties, has sharply boosted Russian crude oil purchases in recent months.

Hong Kong officials are preparing to celebrate 25 years of Chinese rule in the former British colony and speculation is building that Xi will attend.

The collection of symptoms known as long COVID can include fatigue, brain fog, breathing problems, pain or other after-effects.

The goal is to "make the memories last" after "so many of us have lost someone we love" during the pandemic, said Rohit Prasad, an Amazon senior vice president.

The move comes in response to international criticism of coal-fired power, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions blamed for climate change.

The new evidence includes documents from the National Archive and multiple new leads given to a tip-line since the televised hearings began earlier in June.

Powell said officials "anticipate that ongoing rate increases will be appropriate,” to cool the hottest price pressures in 40 years.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a wake-up call, even for Japan’s hawks. Now strong talk needs to be matched with action — at home and abroad.

According to recent polls, national security is the second most important issue for Japanese voters in the upcoming Upper House elections.

Singles in Miyazaki are being encouraged to put pen to paper in a low-tech search for their soulmate, part of municipal efforts to boost the low birth rate.

While the overall tone is positive and inspirational, the second volume of Naomi Kawase’s documentary on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games feels overloaded with aural and visual details.

Chie Hayakawa’s haunting dystopian drama about a government-sponsored euthanasia program to address Japan’s aging society almost hits too close for comfort.

Recent releases about the everyday lives and culture of Kurds, some 2,000 of whom live in Japan, represent a shift in focus from political repression and hardships as refugees.

"My experience is that when you win a championship, you get better the next year," Kerr told reporters on Wednesday.

Tennis great and gay rights trailblazer Martina Navratilova has slammed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its lack of leadership on the issue of the inclusion of transgender athletes in sports. The issue was brought into focus by last weekend's decision by FINA, swimming's governing ...

Nazem Kadri's return to the lineup was the kind players dream about: ending with him scoring the overtime winner to move the Colorado Avalanche within one victory of the Stanley Cup. Kadri's tally gave Colorado a 3-2 victory over the host Tampa Bay Lightning in ...

Ohtani's performance came one night after he homered twice and drove in a career-high eight runs against the Royals.

Rory McIlroy didn't hold back on Wednesday when discussing PGA Tour players who have elected to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series. McIlroy was asked if he was surprised about one golfer in particular — Brooks Koepka — for his decision to join the rival ...

Inui is the first artistic swimmer from Japan to win multiple gold medals at a single world championships.

Forty advocacy groups, including the National Organization for Women, say more needs to be done to secure Griner's release.

The Baltimore Ravens were plunged into mourning on Wednesday following the sudden deaths of Super Bowl-winning former star Tony Siragusa and current defensive player Jaylon Ferguson. Siragusa, a defensive tackle on the Ravens team that beat the New York Giants in the Super Bowl in ...