South Korea to report Japan's tightening of export controls to WTO
The escalation comes almost three weeks after Japan slapped export controls on three chemical ingredients used by South Korea’s globally dominant chip and screen industries.
Kyoto arson suspect likely spent hours scouting anime studio, brought gasoline day before
The suspect in last week's deadly arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio may have walked for hours scouting the company headquarters and the nearby area the day before the fire, even bringing gas containers to the site, investigative sources said Tuesday. Shinji Aoba, ...
The secretary-general of the United Nations joined other global leaders in praising Yukiya Amano, the late chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency who for a decade led the agency and was extensively involved in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the cleanup of ...
Abe's top lieutenants set to retain slots in post-election Cabinet reshuffle
Key members close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, including Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, are likely to retain their posts in a Cabinet reshuffle that is planned for September, according to ruling lawmakers. Abe sees the contributions of Aso, ...
Japan calls for renewal of defense information pact with South Korea
Teen voter turnout at 31% in Upper House election, down 14 points from 2016
56% of Japanese oppose amending Constitution under Abe government, poll shows
We'll all be losers in 2020, anti-Olympic activists say
LDP attracts largest share of swing votes in Upper House poll, reclaiming position from CDP
Shibuya's landmark Tokyu Toyoko department store to close in March
With a continuously changing landscape around Tokyo's Shibuya Station amid a massive redevelopment project, another familiar face will be saying goodbye next year. Tokyu Department Store Co. announced Monday that it will close down its 85-year-old Toyoko outlet that is directly connected to the station ...
Kim inspects new submarine in first public display of North Korea's nuclear capabilities since 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a "newly built submarine" that was to operate in the Sea of Japan, state-run media said Tuesday, in one of the first displays of power related to his country's nuclear capabilities since November 2017. Without giving a date, ...
China says it will 'not tolerate foreign forces' in Hong Kong
South Korean fighter jets fire hundreds of warning shots after Russian warplanes' incursions
China's police state goes global, leaving Xinjiang refugees in fear
Trump running out of options on Iran as U.S. strategy becomes increasingly muddled
U.S. strategy on Iran is confused and Washington seems increasingly short of options to avoid escalation, with President Donald Trump saying that the choice between war and diplomacy "could go either way." "The Trump administration is facing a fork in the road with respect to ...
Boris Johnson wins party leadership race, will become U.K.'s next prime minister
From Brexit to Iran tension, myriad challenges await Boris Johnson
John Paul Stevens praised as 'brilliant man' at Supreme Court ceremony
Following its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission, Japan will resume commercial whaling within the country’s exclusive economic zone.
Report on Japan pension shortfall spurs anxiety — and a closer look at the system
