December 10, 2019
The Empress pledged to keep up her work with the Emperor “for the happiness of the people” in a statement released on her 56th birthday on Monday. In her first such statement as Empress, she expressed her gratitude for the congratulations she has received since the Imperial succession. The Emp...
NARITA, Chiba — The body of aid chief Tetsu Nakamura, who was killed in eastern Afghanistan last week, arrived at Narita Airport on Sunday, accompanied by family members. Nakamura, 73, a doctor and the local representative of the nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai, was shot by members of ...
The government plans to join forces with the private sector to strengthen Japan’s capability to resolve international business disputes, government sources have said. A specific facility for international arbitration hearings will be set up in Tokyo in March next year, and experts will be train...
NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India’s capital on Sunday where handbags and other items were made by workers earning as little...
NEW DELHI (Bloomberg) — India’s parliament is set to approve legislation preventing Muslim migrants from neighboring countries from receiving citizenship — the next step in Prime Minister Narend...
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — Britain’s general election campaign enters its frenetic final stages on Monday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn desperately seeking votes ahea...
SEOUL (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a new mountain spa and ski resort that’s intended for people to enjoy “high civilization under socialism” in another example of the country...
HELSINKI (Reuters) — Finnish Transportation Minister Sanna Marin was selected by her Social Democratic party on Sunday to become the country’s youngest prime minister ever, taking over after the ...
DOHA (AFP-Jiji) — Washington resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar Saturday, both sides said, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted diplomatic efforts that could end America’...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes got some help from the Chiefs defense to hold off the New England Patriots and wrap up the division title. Kansas City clinched the AFC West when Bashaud B...
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un risks losing “everything” if he resumes hostility and his country must denuclearize, ...
WELLINGTON (Reuters) — At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several were reported missing after a volcano suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island on Monday, ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Adrian Peterson added another career milestone on Sunday. The four-time first-team All-Pro running back became just the sixth back in league history to reach the 14,000-yar...
NASSAU (AP) — Winless for more than two years, Henrik Stenson found himself in the middle of a wild chase to the finish Saturday with Tiger Woods and the elite in golf all around him. Five player...
TURIN, Italy (AP) — American figure skater Nathan Chen won the Grand Prix Finals for the third season in a row Saturday, beating Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu by a dominant 44-point margin. ...
Akira Yoshino, 71, an honorary fellow of Asahi Kasei Corp. and winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of lithium-ion batteries, will attend the awards ceremony in Stockh...
This is the third and final installment of a series on the technology giants referred to as GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon) and their vast influence on society. In early November, a stra...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Jamie Vardy scored for an eighth straight game for Premier League high-flyer Leicester on Sunday with a double in a 4-1 dismantling of Aston Villa. Kelechi Iheanacho and...
WARSAW (AP) — When new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sits down Monday for peace talks in Paris with Russian President Vladimir Putin in their first face-to-face meeting, the stakes couldn...
BRIGHTON (Reuters) — Wolverhampton Wanderers stretched their unbeaten Premier League run to 11 games after they led and then came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — This victory over the Toronto Raptors didn’t feel as good as it should have to the Philadelphia 76ers because of their shaky finish. Tobias Harris scored 26 points and rooki...
RIYADH (AP) — It’s not all about the devastating knockout for Anthony Joshua anymore. He’s not going to go desperately chasing Deontay Wilder for the elusive belt in his heavyweight collectio...
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) — The United States and Iran each freed a prisoner on Saturday in a rare act of cooperation between two longtime foes whose ties have worsened since President Donald Trum...
HONG KONG (Reuters) — Thousands of black-clad protesters from all walks of life thronged the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in a sign of broad support for anti-government demonstrations that have r...
TEHRAN — Family members of Tetsu Nakamura, who was a local representative of the nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai and was killed in eastern Afghanistan, arrived in Kabul on Friday and paid ...
TEHRAN — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani served as a pallbearer for the coffin of Tetsu Nakamura, who was shot to death in eastern Afghanistan, at a Kabul airport on Saturday as he sent off the slain ...
Needing only to avoid losing by four goals, Yokohama F Marinos did everything but play defensively. Marinos captured their first J.League championship in 15 seasons and fourth overall by storming t...
Digitization is transforming construction work. Driving the change are the efforts of Komatsu Ltd., the world’s second-largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. For this installmen...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. job growth increased by the most in 10 months in November as the health care industry boosted hiring and production workers at General Motors returned to work after a str...
The withdrawal of India from the negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade deal (RCEP, see below), which has involved the participation of 16 countries, including Jap...
OSWIECIM (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced a feeling of “deep shame” during her first-ever visit on Friday to the hallowed grounds of the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday that a Dec. 15 deadline is still in place to impose a new round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese consumer goods, but Pre...
SHADNAGAR, India (AP) — Police on Friday fatally shot four men being held on suspicion of raping and killing a woman in southern India after investigators took them to the crime scene, drawing both...
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. 
Fashion never gets old. More seniors are appearing on social media, in magazines or in fashion shows, wearing what makes them feel good. Clothing marketed at seniors usually evokes the image of someth...
LOS ANGELES — Three Japanese animated feature films were nominated in the independent film category of the Annie Awards, the International Animated Film Association said Monday. The awards are of...
Ivor Bolton will conduct the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra in its annual December concerts of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 “Choral.” The British maestro is renowned for his masterful conduct...
