August 25, 2019
The South Korean government’s decision to abandon the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with Japan has led to concerns that weakened cooperation between the two nations will hinder their ability to fully monitor, track and analyze ballistic missile launches by North Korea...
SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi — A parade commemorating Edo-period (1603-1867) diplomatic missions from the Korean Peninsula to Japan was held in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Saturday. About 160 participants from Japan and South Korea took part in the parade, dressed in the colorful, traditional...
BIARRITZ, France — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Biarritz, France, on Saturday for the Group of Seven nations summit meeting that kicked off in the evening on the day. Attending a G7 summit for the eighth time, Abe hopes to bridge the gap between the United States and Europe, which are at ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 20-meter pine at the Tour Championship where they were taking cover from rain and showered them with debris, Atlanta police s...
BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showed their differences over the seriousness of North Korea’s series of short-range missile launch...
MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Takuma Sato held off Ed Carpenter to win the IndyCar race Saturday night at World Wide Technology Raceway. Sato won by 0.399 seconds. Tony Kaanan was third, followed by Santin...
YANGON (Reuters) — When Myanmar officials toured refugee camps in Bangladesh last month, inviting Rohingya Muslims who fled the country to return, they brought with them pamphlets adorned with carto...
BIARRITZ, France (AFP-Jiji) — G7 leaders back strengthening cooperation with Russia after its expulsion from the group in 2014 but believe it is too early to reintegrate Moscow and return to a G8, ...
BIARRITZ, France (AP) — The first fissures emerged among Group of Seven leaders Sunday over how to deal with Iran, as U.S. President Donald Trump denied he had signed on to an agreement on giving Fr...
The Education, Youth and Sport Ministry has approved a request from the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) to set up a research office and library in the Prey Veng provincial teacher training c...
LONDON (AP) — England issued a powerful statement ahead of the Rugby World Cup when it overwhelmed Ireland by a record 57-15 margin at Twickenham on Saturday. At the heart of England’s second tri...
BERLIN (AP) — The European Free Trade Association, a group of four countries outside the European Union, has largely concluded a free-trade agreement with Mercosur, a South American trade bloc that...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan is seen facing a headwind over its proposal to expand catch quotas for Pacific bluefin tuna at a forthcoming international meeting, as the United States is likely to reje...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Seven-Eleven Japan Co. franchise store in Osaka Prefecture plans to be closed on Sundays starting next month, informed sources said Friday. The owner of the convenience stor...
About a quarter of older workers want to work and stay in their current jobs, according to a recent survey of more than 400 workers released by the Center for Seniors. A separate study of around 300 ...
HONG KONG (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong’s rolling political turmoil could prove a tipping point for the world economy, Harvard University economist Carmen Reinhart said. Noting an incidence of shocks ...
Big food is salivating over fake meat after the blockbuster initial public offering of Beyond Meat Inc., the leading plant-based protein brand, in May. Traditional producers have rushed into the boo...
SEOUL (AFP-Jiji) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again supervised the test-firing of a “newly developed” weapon, state media reported Sunday — further muddying the waters for any resumption ...
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — The escalating feud between South Korea and Japan is heightening concerns about the fallout for global supply chains, financial markets and economic growth. What started as a di...
BANGUN, Indonesia (AFP-Jiji) — His weathered face breaks out in a big grin as Keman explains how sifting through rubbish paid for his children’s education, one of many in his Indonesian hometown b...
Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, campaigns are underway to encourage people to stand on both sides of an escalator, instead of the current custom of standing to one side in order ...
The government intends to offer tourism plans that combine advanced medical services with sightseeing to foreign visitors who come to Japan for medical purposes, sources said. Targeting wealthy peopl...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Hubert Hurkacz claimed his first ATP World Tour title Saturday night, holding off the Winston-Salem Open top seed Benoit Paire for a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory. The 22-year-o...
When Amanda Berg heard reports that President Donald Trump mocked the accents of the leaders of South Korea and Japan at a recent fundraiser, it brought back painful memories from her childhood. Ber...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slammed the South Korean government on Friday for its decision the previous day to unilaterally scrap the two countries’ military information-sharin...
BERN (Reuters) — Red Star Belgrade’s Champions League qualifying odyssey continued on Wednesday when the former European champion drew 2-2 at Young Boys after being pegged back by a late penalty i...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Barack and Michelle Obama made their Hollywood debut on Wednesday with a documentary set in industrial Ohio that film reviewers are calling compelling and timely. “Americ...
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Jiji Press) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday expressed disappointment over South Korea’s decision to terminate an agreement to share military intelligence with J...
Two major Japanese airlines are actively operating in the field of freight transportation. In August, Japan Airlines Co. resumed regular cargo flights for the first time in nine years, and ANA Holding...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the nation’s longest-serving prime minister since World War II on Saturday, surpassing Eisaku Sato’s 2,798 days in office. Saturday was his 2,799th day as prime...
Artificial intelligence makes autonomous judgments, devoid of any human intention to kill enemies. If an AI-based weapons system is put into practical use, it may drastically change the nature of comb...
The Japanese government has taken the position of watching the situation and not taking countermeasures for now against South Korea following Seoul’s official notification that it is scrapping the G...
Aiming to achieve the smooth relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma Air Station in Ginowan to the Henoko district of Nago, both in Okinawa Prefecture, the government plans to establish an adv...
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...
A symphony by a once-forgotten composer will be the highlight of a Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra concert on Sept. 10, which will be conducted by the orchestra’s new principal conductor, Sebastia...
Remember the film “The Bodyguard,” the blockbuster movie starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner? It was turned into a musical in London, and it’s coming to Japan in September. “And I —...
LOS ANGELES (AFP-Jiji) —The release of a film criticized by conservatives as portraying a group of liberals hunting supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump has been indefinitely postponed, Univers...
