China said Monday it "firmly rejects" U.S. claims that it had violated a sweeping tariffs deal, as tensions between the two economic superpowers showed signs of ratcheting back up. Beijing and ...

Retired sumo great Hakuho will quit the ancient Japanese sport following a row over the forced closure of his wrestling stable for physical abuse, reports said Monday. The Mongolian-born Hakuho won a ...

A 6-year-old boy drowned after he apparently fell into a reservoir near a park in Soja City, Okayama Prefecture, on Saturday. According to police, Saku Fujita disappeared at around 6 p.m. on Saturday ...

Police in Nagasaki have arrested a 26-year-old man who works as a caregiver on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend, who is in her 20s. According to police, the incident occurred at around 2:30 a.m.

Exposure to wildfire smoke may increase lung cancer patients' risk of dying from their disease, particularly among non-smokers, but the effect may be mitigated by certain cancer treatments, according ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, his call to "drill baby drill" and especially a decision by OPEC+ to hike crude output quotas have oil prices trading at lows not seen since the COVID pandemic.

A construction worker in Tokyo has devised a clever way to dry his wet gloves while commuting aboard his motor scooter. Don't miss this unique opportunity to simultaneously dine and watch traditional ...

The airline industry's flagship goal of decarbonizing by 2050 is now "in peril" due to climate-skeptic policies, including those of U.S. President Donald Trump, the leading airline association IATA ...

Come, let’s be frank with one another: what irritates you? This person, that thing, this situation, that sound – oh, that sound, that grating sound! “We’re losing control of our emotions,” writes ...

Internet giants are diving deeper into e-commerce with digital aides that know shoppers' likes, let them virtually try clothes on, hunt for deals and even place orders. The rise of virtual personal ...

On May 27, the cabinet of Japan released its annual tourism white paper, based on data for the 2024 administrative year. The report found that roughly 36.87 million foreign tourists visited Japan last ...

When the Diamond Princess was quarantined off Yokohama in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Japan's cruise industry ground to a halt, its future clouded by fear and uncertainty. Today ...