April 24, 2019
BEIJING — China displayed its military development toward assembling its version of a carrier strike group during a naval parade in Qingdao, China, on Tuesday. The international fleet review marking the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the People’s Liberation Army Navy showcased Chinese nav...
With the springtime moving season in full gear, trash removal businesses are receiving a flood of orders from people looking to clean up their gomi yashiki — a popular, tongue-in-cheek phrase meaning “trash estates” that describes homes where the trash has piled up to the point that the smell...
Visitors admire wisteria at Kameido Tenjinja shrine in Koto Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday. The wisteria are in full blossom at the shrine, known as one of the top wisteria viewing sites in the capital. The 15 arbors are filled with the pale purple flowers that emanate a sweet fragrance, attracting visit...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In San Jose, the game will always be remembered as the Pavelski Payback for the four goals scored on one power play after the Sharks captain was knocked out cold, turning ar...
BOSTON (AP) — Another Game 7 matchup between Boston and Toronto, another victory for the Bruins. Joakim Nordstrom and Sean Kuraly each had a goal and assist, Tuukka Rask stopped 32 shots and the B...
CAIRO (AP) — Voters in Egypt approved constitutional amendments allowing President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to remain in power until 2030, election officials said Tuesday, a move that critics fear wil...
MADRID (AP) — Now it’s just a matter of time for Barcelona. The Catalan club is on the brink of another Spanish league title after beating Alaves 2-0 on Tuesday to move within three points of cl...
DUBAI (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded 37 Saudi citizens, most of them minority Shiites, in a mass execution across the country for alleged terrorism-related crimes. It also publicly pinned ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A former engineer and a Chinese businessman have been charged with economic espionage and conspiring to steal trade secrets from General Electric Co. to benefit China, accord...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for two Florida massage parlor employees plan to ask a judge to hold police and prosecutors responsible for the possible unauthorized release of video they sai...
KHARTOUM (Reuters) — A Sudanese woman who has come to symbolize for many the protests that have forced out former President Omar al-Bashir said her country’s revolution was far from over and soug...
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia by train on Wednesday, a day before his much-anticipated summit with President Vladimir Putin that comes amid deadlocked...
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — A U.S. threat to veto U.N. Security Council action on sexual violence in conflict was averted on Tuesday after a long-agreed phrase was removed because U.S. President Don...
Two-time Grand Slam runner-up Kevin Anderson is skipping the clay-court swing this season because of a lingering right elbow injury. Anderson announced Tuesday via a post on Twitter that he is withdr...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed to meet a final congressional deadline on Tuesday for turning over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns to lawmakers, set...
BARCELONA (AP) — Second-seeded Alexander Zverev lost to 81st-ranked Nicolas Jarry in the Barcelona Open on Tuesday after failing to convert a match point, while former champion Kei Nishikori and thi...
BEIJING (AP) — Asian and African leaders plan to press Beijing at a conference this week to reduce the politically volatile debt burden left by its Belt and Road Initiative to build ports and other...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — On a spring evening in eastern Pennsylvania, upon a bluff overlooking the Lehigh Valley, a carnival of baseball and pork products is at hand. From loudspeakers, swine-like so...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—Department store sales in Japan in March inched up 0.1 percent from a year before on a same-store basis, an industry group said Tuesday. Overall sales at 216 stores run by 78 co...
Will it trigger changes in “the en masse recruitment of new graduates,” a Japanese employment practice that has been entrenched for a long time? A business-academic council composed of the Japan...
Meticulous preparations for the Tokyo Olympics are required to ensure the Games run smoothly. The competition schedule for the 2020 Tokyo Games is nearly finalized. The opening ceremony will take pl...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — Millions of Indians voted in the third and largest phase of a staggered general election on Tuesday, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who cast his ballot in his home st...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Machine tool orders in the nation in fiscal 2018 through March fell 5.1 percent from the previous year, affected by U.S.-China trade tensions, industry data showed Tuesday. O...
Candidates of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost in both of Sunday’s House of Representatives by-elections, in Osaka Constituency No. 12 and Okinawa Constituency No. 3, according to preliminar...
COLOMBO (AP) — At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured in eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday, officials said, p...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors charged former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn on Monday with suspected use of over ¥500 million of company funds for private purposes, in the fourth ...
An increasingly diverse range of processed foods for people with food allergies are coming on the market, and a group of four companies as well as a foundation are helping consumers take advantage of ...
COLOMBO (AP) — The coordinated Easter Sunday bombings that ripped through Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels, killing more than 200 people, were carried out by seven suicide bombers from a domes...
The legal battle between former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s lawyers and prosecutors continues to escalate, following the fourth indictment of Ghosn on Monday. Prosecutors are confiden...
KIEV (AFP-Jiji) — A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election, drawing congratulations from global leaders while dealing a stunning rebuke to...
PARIS (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pledging to help France rebuild the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral. Abe stopped in France Tuesday as part of his tour of Europe and North America. S...
A Saga University research team is aiming to start in summer of this year at the earliest a clinical study involving the transplantation of blood vessels made with a three-dimensional bioprinter (see ...
A sense of urgency toward this summer’s House of Councillors election is increasing within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party following losses in both of Sunday’s by-elections for the House of Re...
The Japan News has partnered with media startup inkl, a news service that curates articles from the world’s leading publishers for users to read on mobile devices. A selection of articles from The Japan News and The Yomiuri Shimbun is now available to read on inkl, which hosts titles from about 20 countries. 
I once asked Yasushi Akashi, 88, the first Japanese citizen employed by the United Nations, about his struggles learning English. Akashi replied that his Akita accent affected his pronunciation, and ...
Dear Troubleshooter: I am a man in my 80s. I am worried about my two sons in their 50s. I live with my eldest son. A high school graduate, he’s never had a steady job and hasn’t worked over the...
I’m Colin Gamm, a third-year ALT in Ena, Gifu Prefecture. I teach at five elementary and junior high schools. I’m from Portland, Ore., in the United States, but have also lived in China and Nepal...
MORIOKA — A documentary film featuring a large family whose parents engage in dairy farming with their five sons and two daughters, which was produced by the Morioka-based TV Iwate, will be shown at...
Sebastian Weigle will conduct the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra on May 14 for the first time since his appointment this month as the orchestra’s 10th principal conductor. The concert will start...
Europeans are generally said to desire a country life, while people in Asia have a liking for city life. When we look at the excessive concentration of people in Tokyo, we can see that Japan certainl...
