The U.S. Navy announced a fleetwide probe and temporary halt to operations Monday — including an examination of forces forward-deployed to Japan — as divers, ships and aircraft continued the search for 10 sailors missing after the Pacific Fleet's second major collision in under ...
The two candidates vying for the presidency of the nation's largest opposition party faced reporters in their first debate Tuesday, with media outlets saying former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has already won the support of a majority of the Democratic Party's Diet members. During the ...
The government's decision in late July to nominate a group of 49 ancient burial sites in southern Osaka Prefecture for UNESCO World Heritage status has raised local hopes for a major boost in international prestige and tourism appeal. But the move also raises sometimes politically ...
Japan is unlikely to develop nuclear weapons to counter the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons capability, a Japanese security specialist said last week in Taipei. Yuki Tatsumi, director of the Japan Program at the Stimson Center, a Washington think tank, said Japan will ...
The U.S. Secret Service will not be able to pay an estimated 1,100 employees for required overtime work after September due to government-imposed pay caps, the agency's chief said on Monday. In a statement, Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles attributed the funding shortfall to ...
Fujitsu Ltd. is looking to sell its mobile phone business after struggling to win back consumers from smartphone competitors such as Apple Inc., sources said Tuesday. The information technology firm could begin accepting bids as soon as next month, with potential buyers including Asian phone ...
The head of the U.S. military's Pacific Command said on Tuesday it was more important to use diplomacy to counter North Korea's missile threat rather than consider what actions by the reclusive North might trigger a pre-emptive strike. Adm. Harry Harris was in South Korea ...
On July 28, the central government released what it called a scientific, specialized map of the country highlighting areas where highly radioactive nuclear waste from the nation's power plants might, or might not, be safely buried underground for as long as 100,000 years. The multicolored ...
