Business / Corporate Jun 24, 2022

Sapporo U.S.A. to acquire Stone Brewing as it moves to speed up global expansion

Sapporo plans to brew its products at Stone facilities for U.S. distribution, while Stone will continue to brew its own lineup.

National / Politics Apr 28, 2022

Biden set for 'Quad' summit and talks with Kishida in Tokyo in May

The trip will mark the U.S. leader's first visit to Japan as president and will come after a stop in South Korea and talks with Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea's incoming president.

World Mar 10, 2022

Power cut at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant

Monitoring groups and experts saw little risk of a major incident at the plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.

World Mar 4, 2022

Fire at Ukraine nuclear plant rattles nerves across the globe

Amid panic and disinformation, observers and experts have worked to ascertain the situation on the ground at the Zaporizhzhia plant, which was witness to a firefight Friday.

World / Science & Health Oct 6, 2021

'Brilliance and humility': Colleagues praise Japan-born Nobel winner Syukuro Manabe

The Princeton meteorologist, whose work lay the foundation for the modern science of climate modeling, says his research was simply driven by curiosity.

National Sep 30, 2021

Typhoon Mindulle set to skirt Japan's coast, but threat of high wind and heavy rain remains

The 16th typhoon of the year is forecast to approach the Izu Islands, south of Tokyo, on Friday before moving to the ocean east of Kanto.

National Sep 25, 2021

Typhoon Mindulle on path to become 'violent' storm, but impact on Japan uncertain

Typhoon Mindulle, the 16th storm named this year by the Meteorological Agency, was designated as “strong” on Saturday, putting it on par with a Category 1 hurricane.

National Jul 28, 2021

Miyagi sees first tropical storm landfall on record as Nepartak crosses Honshu

Earlier forecasts had shown the possibility of the storm making landfall closer to Tokyo, with some Olympic events rescheduled as a precaution.

National Jul 25, 2021

Tropical Storm Nepartak could make Olympic landfall near Tokyo

While not expected to strengthen into a stronger typhoon, Tropical Storm Nepartak could impact a wide area on Tuesday and Wednesday.

National Jul 24, 2021

Olympic deluge? Tropical Storm Nepartak threatens to disrupt Tokyo Games

A tropical storm approaching Japan's main island of Honshu is already throwing a wrench into the Olympic schedule, with rowing events planned for early next week being moved up.