July 24, 2019
BEIJING (AP) — China says it will not “renounce the use of force” in efforts to reunify Taiwan with the mainland and vows to take all necessary military measures to defeat “separatists.” In a national defense white paper released Wednesday, China listed among its top priorities its reso...
WASHINGTON (AP) — It took seven months, but U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday finally got a Senate-confirmed secretary of defense to succeed Jim Mattis. Mark Esper, an Army veteran and former defense industry lobbyist, won Senate confirmation by a vote of 90-8 and was sworn in at the White...
LONDON (Reuters) — Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween, will replace Theresa May as prime minister after winning the leadership of the Conservative Party on Tuesday. His victory catapults Britain t...
GWANGJU, South Korea — Katsuhiro Matsumoto made Japanese swimming history beyond setting a national record in the men’s 200-meter freestyle on Tuesday night at the FINA World Championships. Mats...
LONDON (Reuters) — Living healthily with a good diet and regular exercise may help people with a higher genetic susceptibility to dementia to offset the risk of developing it, according to recent re...
ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Alaska man has been charged with the illegal killing of a polar bear in violation of federal law. Chris Gordon of Kaktovik shot the bear outside his home, leaving the carcass th...
LONDON (Reuters) — People who drink a lot of sugary drinks have a higher risk of developing cancer, although the evidence cannot establish a direct causal link, researchers said on July 11. The fin...
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Private investors have backed what supporters say is one of the largest conservation acquisitions ever in the eastern United States, offering a promising ne...
COPENHAGEN (AFP-Jiji) — In Greenland, climate change isn’t just a danger to ecosystems but also a threat to history, as global warming is affecting archeological remains, according to a study publ...
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Gorillas form social bonds in a strikingly similar way to humans, including tiers of old friends and family members, according to a study released July 10 that may provide insigh...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Most of the highlights for the Minnesota Twins in this remarkable season have been home runs, putting them on pace to smash the major league record. That mark currently belongs t...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have become the first team in the major leagues to extend protective netting from foul pole to foul pole, starting Monday night against the Miami Marlins. The ...
Tim Duncan is back with the San Antonio Spurs, this time as an assistant coach under Gregg Popovich. Duncan, the Spurs’ all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocked shots — and the only player...
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks will be without defensive lineman Jarran Reed for the first six games of the season after he was suspended by the NFL on Monday for violating the league’s perso...
Jacksonville rookie safety Zedrick Woods filed retirement papers with the NFL, The Athletic reported Monday. Woods, who signed with the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent, was dealing with a turf toe...
GWANGJU, South Korea (AFP-Jiji) — Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom led a moving tribute to Rikako Ikee at the world championships on Monday, calling the Japanese star a “real fighter” in the face ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government report expressed a sense of caution on Tuesday over the prolonged U.S.-China trade war and a slowdown in the Chinese economy becoming risks to the Japanese economy....
ECHIZEN, Fukui — Fantastically shaped rocks dot Echizen’s coastline. Sheer cliffs face the ocean and behind them sit scattered settlements. The Sea of Japan, which nurtures the Echizen-gani snow c...
BEIJING (AP) — Li Peng, a former hard-line Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, has died. He was 91. The official Xinhua ...
GWANGJU, South Korea (AP) — Katie Ledecky withdrew from the 200-meter freestyle preliminaries and the 1,500 free final Tuesday at the world swimming championships because of illness. Her coach Greg...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of fatal accidents caused by old-age drivers hit a 10-year low in the first half of this year, the National Police Agency reported Monday. In January-June, drivers ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — John Bolton, visiting national security adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, met on Monday with Japan’s Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and other officials of the Asian nat...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Airlines on Tuesday revealed newly designed uniforms for its employees, giving female cabin attendants the choice of wearing trousers for the first time in the firm’s h...
Following the results of the upper house election on Sunday in which the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito won more than a majority of the contested seats, Prime Minister S...
The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito won 71 of the 124 seats contested in Sunday’s House of Councillors election with all winners finalized Monday morning. While the two ruling coalition part...
MIYAKO, Iwate — Small glass milk bottles are being reused to create a local specialty of this port city east of Morioka. When people usually order donburi, they are brought a large bowl of rice to...
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are just one year away. A variety of “one-year-to-go ceremonies” are scheduled on July 24 for the Olympics and on Aug. 25 for the Paralympics. As the c...
Upper house members who favor amending the Constitution, including those in the ruling bloc and Nippon Ishin no Kai, fell four short of a two-thirds majority, or 164 seats, in the recent House of Coun...
Japan relies on the Middle East for much of its supply of resources. The safety of sea transport in the region is directly connected with its national interests. In cooperation with the United States ...
The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito steadily gained seats in the House of Councillors, winning more than 63 seats, or a majority of the 124 seats up for grabs, in the uppe...
Voting day has arrived for the first House of Councillors election in the Reiwa era. This is an opportunity to evaluate the policies of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration and set a course fo...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Akihiko Okamoto, president of entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., said Monday that his company will withdraw its punishments for some of its comedians who received money...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Fukuoka, Saga and Kagoshima prefectures and Hiroshima Prefecture had heavy rains on Sunday morning as warm and moist air flowed into Typhoon Danas, which was traveling around t...
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. 
As one of the measures to strengthen the national soccer team ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, German coach Dettmar Cramer was invited to Japan. He must have studied the traditional culture of Japan,...
Southampton may be known for Japanese football player Maya Yoshida, who plays for Southampton FC, or for its famous port where the RMS Titanic departed before sinking. The reason why I am studying he...
We were six large bodies crammed inside a five-seat sedan, laughing even as our hearts fluttered at the sudden braking and inconsistent lane-crossing the driver, our classmate, undertook to get throu...
“Nessun dorma,” one of the most famous operatic arias of all time, sounded fresh like never before. The renowned aria sung by Teodor Ilincai as Calaf did not stand out disproportionately in the J...
Acclaimed author Haruki Murakami hosted a live music performance in Tokyo on June 26 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his literary debut. Titled “Murakami JAM,” the event revealed a hospita...
Summer break is the blessing of academic life, when we educators get to focus on our own scholarly or creative pursuits, which we put on the back burner during the semester. We also get to squeeze in ...
