October 20, 2019
One week after powerful Typhoon No. 19 made landfall, it rained again Saturday in affected areas in eastern Japan. In urban areas where water has receded and in river basins where embankments are being restored, there is a danger of secondary disasters resulting from loose ground. Three cities in...
The government on Friday decided to launch a detailed study to prepare for independently dispatching a Maritime Self-Defense Force unit to the Middle East to collect information on securing the safety of sea lanes in the region. The decision was made at a National Security Council meeting of four...
LONDON (AP) — In a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.K. lawmakers voted Saturday to postpone a decision on whether to back his Brexit deal with the European Union, throwing a wrench into government plans to leave the bloc at the end of this month. At a special session of Par...
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after U.S. health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle p...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The European Union, China, India and several other countries teamed up on Friday to coordinate rules and standards for trillions of dollars of private and public “green” ...
TOKYO (Reuters) — New Zealand will face England in next Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semifinals after the All Blacks pummelled a flat Ireland 46-14 in Saturday’s last-eight clash in Tokyo. The ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will review a lower court ruling in favor of a man seeking asylum and which the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump says could further clog the U.S. im...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Group of 20 finance leaders on Friday agreed to set strict regulations on cryptocurrencies such as Facebook’s Libra, warning that issuance of such “stablecoins” should n...
The Rugby World Cup enters the quarterfinals, starting Saturday. The winners and runners-up of each pool were decided by Sunday, when Japan reached the last eight for the first time in history. Joini...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the central bank could ease monetary policy further if needed to spur growth, shrugging off views that it has used up ammunit...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The International Monetary Fund said on Friday its 189 member countries agreed to maintain the IMF’s $1 trillion in total lending resources while delaying changes to its sh...
KABUL (Reuters) — Multiple explosions at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan collapsed the roof on worshippers during Friday prayers, killing at least 62 and wounding more than 100, officials said. At...
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday, insisting that a planned “safe zone” will extend muc...
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister gave his partners in government a 72-hour ultimatum to come up with “convincing” solutions for a rapidly worsening economic crisis, as nationwide protes...
HONG KONG (Reuters) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam took to the airwaves on Saturday to back the use of force by police ahead of a major anti-government march planned this weekend in the Chinese-rule...
SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Chilean President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency in the capital Santiago early on Saturday, as the city of 6 million descended into chaos amid riots that left a...
NEW YORK (AP) — James Paxton was filled with nerves, and so were New York Yankees fans, worried the season was slipping away. Tension only surged when the top of the first featured a little ground...
NICOSIA/LONDON (Reuters) — Cambodia’s long-ruling prime minister, Hun Sen, had gathered athletes at his imposing office for a televised pep talk. “I don’t want to mention politics,” he began...
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea (AP) — Justin Thomas was looking at a three-stroke lead at the CJ Cup with one hole to play Saturday, which would have set him up nicely for his second win in three years a...
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Japan’s rugby history began with a samurai killing and has featured some embarrassing results before the Brave Blossoms’ astonishing transformation into World Cup quarterfinal...
NEW YORK (AP) — CC Sabathia walked into Yankee Stadium’s interview room with his left arm in a sling Friday, 16 hours after shuffling off the mound in pain following the 58,692nd and final pitch ...
The Rugby World Cup enters the quarterfinals, starting Saturday. The winners and runners-up of each pool were decided by Sunday, when Japan reached the last eight for the first time in history. Joini...
As the water flooding their home got deeper and deeper, Yuriko Sekine could feel her husband’s grip on her hand weaken. But with his final words, Osamu Sekine expressed his appreciation to his wife...
The worsening relationship between Japan and South Korea has had a negative impact on tourism, casting a shadow over the regional economy. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, the ...
Areas in eastern Japan ravaged by last weekend’s massive Typhoon No. 19 are bracing for more rainfall from late Friday through early Saturday afternoon, with heavy rain feared in some locations. E...
Japanese cultural properties, often made of fragile materials such as paper, silk and wood, have for many years regularly been repaired and handed down to the present. Special exhibitions called “...
The government decided Friday the nation will participate in the U.S. Artemis program, which aims to land astronauts on the moon in 2024. Japan will initially cooperate mainly in the construction o...
More than half of Typhoon No. 19’s identified victims were 70 years old or older, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. With a large number of rivers having flooded in areas hit by the typhoon that deva...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States carried out a secret cyber operation against Iran in the wake of the Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh blame ...
HO CHI MINH CITY/HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Just next to Ho Chi Minh City’s financial district, two dozen street vendors’ stalls display colorful adverts for e-wallets backed by private equ...
One week after powerful Typhoon No. 19 made landfall, it rained again Saturday in affected areas in eastern Japan. In urban areas where water has receded and in river basins where embankments are b...
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...
Japanese cultural properties, often made of fragile materials such as paper, silk and wood, have for many years regularly been repaired and handed down to the present. Special exhibitions called “...
Department stores in Japan categorize some of the luxury items they sell as “tokusen,” which means “specially selected products.” Most tokusen merchandise today consists of high-end brand item...
Male vocal duo Chemistry has released their first album since resuming their activities in 2017. The album from the Sony label is titled “Chemistry” — a sure sign of their self-confidence is t...
