Australia and New Zealand team up with Japan and U.S. to curb China in South Pacific
Australia and New Zealand step up coordination with Japan and the U.S. in the face of growing Chinese influence over Pacific island states in the region.
NGOs worry about their waning influence over the G20
Nongovernmental organizations are concerned whether Group of 20 leaders will heed their views over global issues.
Nearly half of dementia patients in regular hospitals have had restraints used on them, survey finds
A survey finds nearly half of the people with dementia who have been hospitalized in Japan have been physically restrained at some point to prevent them from harming themselves.
Exports of Fukushima-brand alcohol hit record in fiscal 2017
Exports of sake, liquor and other alcoholic beverages produced in Fukushima Prefecture reached a record high of about 296,000 liters in fiscal 2017.
Ahead of promised election, Thai political party jigsaw attracts new faces, veteran names
UPDATE 2-U.S. envoy hopes for peace deal with Taliban in 2019- media
British leader Theresa May to travel to Brussels again for talks on future ties with EU
Malta police identify suspected masterminds in murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia: report
Some die-hard fans wait 11 hours to see Mickey Mouse anniversary attraction at Tokyo Disneyland
The popularity of Mickey Mouse drew many Tokyo Disneyland visitors to an attraction on Sunday, the 90th anniversary of the character's debut, forcing the operator to ask some to wait for 11 hours to enter it. "There is no official record but we are not ...
Moscow avoids confirming Abe's reported 'No U.S. base' pledge
Flamboyant 'host club king' Takeshi Aida given an extravagant sendoff
Live-action Pokemon trailer reaffirms Pikachu's enduring popularity
'The Tale of the Heike' delivers a path for salvation
Japan Post seeks law revision to end delivery of ordinary mail items on Saturdays
For first time ever, divided Asia-Pacific leaders fail to reach consensus on APEC communique
Leaders from 21 Asia-Pacific nations failed Sunday to bridge gaping divisions at a summit overshadowed by a war of words over the U.S. and China as they vie for influence in the region. For the first time in the history of the APEC grouping, leaders ...
Death toll rises to 76 in California fire as strong winds threaten to fan the flames
Andrew Gillum, first black Democratic nominee for Florida governor, bows out of race
'On-orbit servicing' emerges as new space industry amid growing satellite clutter
Trump says report on Jamal Khashoggi's death coming in two days
Japan's IT firms enthusiastically open doors to overseas tech workers
The dozens of young Chinese engineers looked nervous, but eager, as they presented their work in English during a hack-athon in September at the high-rise Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo. But while the event hosted by Mercari Inc., maker of a popular flea market app, ...
Miyazaki finds solution to IT labor crunch thousands of kilometers away
Outflanking China, U.S. allies — including Japan — pledge to provide electricity to Papua New Guinea
Japan aims to launch flying car prototypes in 2019: draft road map
Trump opens door to trade deal with China soon as friction threatens to damp economy
Takakeisho improved to 7-1 to take over sole possession of the lead at the midway point of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday in Fukuoka. The 22-year-old komusubi, who entered the day in a three-way tie for the lead at 6-1, didn't have time ...
Kodai Ichihara fires 63 to replace Brooks Koepka as Dunlop Phoenix champion
B-Corsairs' 3-point shooting good enough to hold off Rizing Zephyr
Yuzuru Hanyu wants to skate in Grand Prix Final despite ankle injuries
Miho Takagi earns silver ahead of Nao Kodaira in 1,000-meter race
Stelvio edges Persian Knight in Mile Championship for first G1 victory
I feared the crush of the rush, but now my commute completes me
Everybody knows that it is hard to make a good living from writing alone. However, every aspiring writer I've met has thought they might end up as that one-in-a-million exception to the rule. Most learn the hard truth in their 20s, but some have ...
When it comes to teaching English, a theater troupe answer the CALL
Views from Tokyo: How long is your commute? What do you do during that time?
Family fantastic: Kittens Tiger and Sazzles find a fun-filled home in Kanagawa
In the past, crowdfunding sites were primarily platforms for startups and individuals short of development funds. Now larger companies are seeing the benefits of allowing consumers to participate in the research and development of new products. Here are a couple of crowdfunded ideas that ...
India's first elephant hospital cheers animal activists, draws tourists
Mindfulness in times of distraction
From Christmas markets to skating, 'tis the season to be jolly
Aya Tasaki: Empowering women abroad
'On Haiku': A lifetime's consideration of the genre, distilled
In his latest book, "On Haiku," Japanese translator and poet Hiroaki Sato ruminates on the history of the genre and its defining features as well as its remarkable acculturation within American literary life.
Saitama city's Kaparu beats out organized voting to win grand prix title at annual mascot contest
Marilyn Monroe's Golden Globe sells for record $250,000 at auction
Touching on themes of loss and longing, Kaori Ekuni's fiction retains a sense of lightness
Japan should provide more support to medical and humanitarian efforts to combat this horrific disease.
If the Abe administration is changing the basic position on dealing with Russia, it should publicly explain and build a solid domestic consensus over its position.
Vladimir Putin would like to go down in history as the Russia leader who resolved all his nation's territorial disputes, but the road to reaching a settlement with Japan is littered with obstacles.
Take predictions that artificial intelligence and robots will cause massive unemployment in the future with a grain of salt.
![[VIDEO] Marunouchi Bright Christmas 2018](https://cdn.japantimes.2xx.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Kobayashi_Xmas18-Marunouchi-200x200.jpg)
![[VIDEO] Starry Sky 2018-2019 lighting at Yurakucho Mullion](https://cdn.japantimes.2xx.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Kobayashi_Xmas18-Yurakucho-thumbnail-200x200.jpg)
![[VIDEO] Omotesando Hills Christmas 2018](https://cdn.japantimes.2xx.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Kobayashi_Xmas18-Omotesando-thumbnail-200x200.jpg)
![[VIDEO] Tokyo Tower’s ‘Winter Fantasy: Orange Illumination’ and ‘City Light Fantasia: White Night Story’](https://cdn.japantimes.2xx.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Kobayashi_Xmas118-TokyoTower-thumbnail-200x200.jpg)
![[VIDEO] Long-time sailors Kajimoto, Kawata shoot for Olympic dream](https://cdn.japantimes.2xx.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Nagatsuka_Yacht-thumbnail2-200x200.jpg)
