As Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, Japanese citizens warned the law from home may apply
Canada's legalization of the recreational use of marijuana, which went into effect last week, has prompted the Japanese government to issue warnings that Japan's law on cannabis use may apply to its nationals even when they are abroad. In an Oct. 4 message posted on ...
Mikiko Shiroma's re-election as Naha mayor seen as boost for newly elected Gov. Denny Tamaki
Incumbent Mikiko Shiroma, 67, was re-elected as Naha mayor on Sunday, beating Masatoshi Onaga, who was backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito coalition. Shiroma won 79,677 votes, against Onaga's 42,446 votes, with a voter turnout of 48.19 percent. Shiroma's victory adds momentum ...
U.S. President Donald Trump has pinned much of the blame for Washington's planned exit from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) on Russian violations of the landmark pact. But a closer look shows that China's buildup of its missile forces — which pose a ...
Around 270 elementary and junior high school students got to meet American sprinter and Olympian Mike Rodgers on Sunday, when he coached a training event in Narita, Chiba Prefecture. Rodgers, who participated in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, as well as hurdler Sharika Nelvis ...
Japan wants U.S. to rethink withdrawal from nuke pact with Russia
Jun Ashida, former personal designer for Empress Michiko, dies at age 88
Japan and China to resume fleet visits for first time since 2011
Third Japan medical school suspected of having discriminated against applicants: sources
Allies doubt shifting Saudi story on journalist's slaying as even Trump cites 'lies'
Saudi Arabia's revised account of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi left the U.S. and other allies struggling for a response on Sunday. France demanded more information, Germany put arms sales to the oil-rich nation on hold and the Trump administration stressed the vital importance ...
John Bolton tells Russians their 2016 election interference was ineffective
Trump claims gang members, Middle Easterners among migrant caravan
Russian woman mocks U.S. charges of meddling in 2018 midterm elections
Trump lawyer: Paul Manafort said nothing damaging in Robert Mueller interviews
U.S.-led coalition in Syria says it bombed another mosque used by Islamic State
First female U.S. Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O'Connor, 88, exits public life
Just months away from Brexit, bullish City of London remains confident
London's powerhouse financial district fretted over a brain drain when the country voted for Brexit, but its leading players are now convinced of one thing: the City will win. Christopher Hayward is one of the nearly 500,000 Londoners who work in the City, Europe's largest ...
Saudis scramble to host global confab amid VIP exits amid fallout over Jamal Khashoggi slaying
Defense minister halts Israel Aerospace IPO, citing security fears: report
Japanese government orders Facebook to improve data protection
Stocks erase early losses, following rise in Shanghai bourse
Women live in fear as spycam epidemic takes hold in South Korea
South Korea is in the grip of a spycam epidemic, with covert footage of sex, nudity and urination posted online in what amounts to a "social death penalty" for thousands of women forced to live with a pornographic shadow. The footage may be taken surreptitiously ...
U.S. sends two Japan-based warships through Taiwan Strait in move likely to anger China
In sign of warming ties, Chinese vice president kicks off visit to Israel
Philippine court rejects Duterte bid to have critic arrested
Taiwan launches investigation after express train crashes, leaving 18 dead and almost 190 injured
Australian leader Scott Morrison vows full term after by-election blow
Can Tokyo's new Toyosu market live up to the Tsukiji brand?
The Toyosu wholesale market opened its doors for the first time earlier this month after relocating from Tsukiji, where it was famed for being one of the largest seafood and fish markets in the world and for catering to the finest restaurants in Tokyo. The ...
Japan continues to rely on coal-fired plants despite global criticism
Wild boar carcasses found in Gifu dull prospects for declaring containment of swine fever
Yusaku Maezawa: Japan's corporate enfant terrible with the world's first ticket to the moon
U.S. base relocation top issue in Okinawa gubernatorial election
The man standing between Abe and his ambitions: Who is Shigeru Ishiba?
Olympic heat wave fears: What steps can Tokyo take?
