September 19, 2019
Nearly 29,000 security personnel will be mobilized as part of extensive antiterrorism measures to ensure the safety of players and fans at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which kicks off Friday evening when Japan plays Russia at Tokyo Stadium. Twenty teams will compete at the World Cup, which runs thro...
YOKOHAMA — A 9-meter-long balloon depicting a rugby player grounding the ball for a try was inflated in Yokohama on Thursday, the day before the Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan. The balloon, depticting the scoring moment under a 7½-meter-tall goal post, greeted visitors at an open space in f...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court on Thursday found three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. not guilty over Japan’s worst nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture, triggered by the March 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami. The three were not able to for...
Japanese rugby legend Seiji Hirao, a leader of Japan’s rugby world from the 1980s as a player and then as a coach, died three years ago at the age of 53 without being able to see Japan hosting the ...
The Interior Lifestyle Tokyo fair was like a maze, with more than 750 companies participating and numerous booths showcasing products that could set industry trends. I stopped at one booth after anoth...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — South Korea-bound food exports from Japan in August plummeted 40.6 percent from a year before to ¥2.4 billion, according to preliminary customs-cleared trade data released by ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Embattled auto parts maker Akebono Brake Industry Co. said Wednesday that it will close six plants at home and abroad to rebuild its business. The plant closures are part of t...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. said Wednesday that it will begin a trial service allowing people in Tokyo and other major cities in the nation, including Nagoya and Osaka...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four major nonlife insurance firms will raise their accident insurance premiums by about 4 percent in October, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The simultaneou...
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Japanese and U.S. business leaders Wednesday expressed concerns over protectionist policies by U.S. President Donald Trump, such as possible additional automotive tariffs....
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Iran has been suspended from international judo competitions because it boycotts bouts with Israeli athletes. Less than a month after world champion Saeid Mollaei walk...
Tiger Woods is playing another skins game with two big differences. This one is in Japan and will be broadcast live around the world by Discovery-owned GOLFTV. The event is called “The Challenge: ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Airbnb Inc. took in more than $1 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2019, the second time it exceeded that level in its decade-plus history, the home rentals com...
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices retreated for a second day Wednesday even as the Saudi military blamed Iran for recent attacks on critical oil infrastructure and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo call...
FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Huawei launches what could be the world’s most powerful and feature-packed 5G smartphone Thursday, but the fate of the device in Europe will hang on whether it can overcome a...
NARA — Obitokedera temple in Nara has been known for bringing benefits to people who want to have children and pregnant women hoping for an easy delivery since the Heian period (794 to the late 12t...
NEW YORK (Reuters) — AT&T Inc. and Dish Network Corp. are not in discussions over a deal due to regulatory issues, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, after the Wall Street Journal ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) — The Federal Reserve injected another $75 billion into the U.S. banking system Wednesday, restoring a measure of order after a bout of extreme volatility inside the bank funding ...
When American travel writer Porter Fox decided to explore the approximately 6,400-kilometer length of the border between Canada and the continental United States, he started at the eastern end, aboard...
I always try to be on top of the latest published manga, but when it comes to the music scene, especially young people’s, I am totally in the dark. Last year, a female singer-songwriter called “A...
The biggest difference in this year’s Rugby World Cup from past tournaments is that other participating teams can’t overlook Japan as a minor rugby power. The Brave Blossoms’ successful 2015 Wo...
The organizing committee for the Rugby World Cup 2019 has announced that Japanese singer-songwriter Ayaka Hirahara will sing Japan’s national anthem backed by the Air Self-Defense Force’s Central...
The Japanese and South Korean governments are arranging a meeting between Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, to be held during the ongoing U.N. Gener...
With the Rugby World Cup expected to draw about 500,000 visitors to Japan, attitudes have been split among public bath operators nationwide over whether to accept foreign customers with tattoos. Som...
BANGKOK/HANOI — Southeast Asian countries are intensifying their efforts to attract companies planning to move production bases outside China, as the United States and China have become entrenched i...
Nissan Motor Co. has launched a full-fledged search for the successor to former President and Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa, 65, who formally resigned on Monday from both posts. The number...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The estimated number of people aged 65 or older in Japan stood at 35.88 million as of Sunday, accounting for 28.4 percent of the nation’s total population, with both figures h...
As a musician, Gen Hoshino has produced one hit song after another, such as “Koi” (Love) and “Idea.” He is widely successful across different genres including acting and writing. What is at th...
MINAMISOMA, Fukushima (Jiji Press) — A two-day test for a future space elevator linking Earth and a space station ended in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sunday. The test, the second of its ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States has reached initial trade agreements with Japan on tariff barriers and digital trade that will not require c...
Sports hospitality packages for the upcoming Rugby World Cup are selling well despite the high prices, which start at about ¥75,000 ($693) per head. A common fixture at sports events in the West, th...
A naive administration that created political confusion reached a deadlock after somewhat more than three years in office. Will the opposition camp make use of the bitter lessons learned from the now-...
Our country has entered an era in which more than one in every four people is elderly. The knowledge and experience they have built up through their long lives can be considered a treasure for our soc...
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...
I often hold events to which I invite young actors and singers who debuted fairly recently. They’re young and all gifted with good looks as well as the talent to express themselves well. I have no s...
With the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games less than a year away, workman’s clothes meant for construction sites and other blue-collar workplaces are enjoying a boom in sales. Profits are climbing ...
As a musician, Gen Hoshino has produced one hit song after another, such as “Koi” (Love) and “Idea.” He is widely successful across different genres including acting and writing. What is at th...
