Japan News and Discussion
Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on…
A senior U.S. diplomat who helps manage ties with Taiwan has arrived in Taipei, the de facto U.S. embassy said on Tuesday, as Taiwanese officials sought to downplay…
Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtani's hometown in Iwate Prefecture on Tuesday morning — the country is 13 hours ahead of Yankee…
Billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the newspaper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate as “right” and “principled” and pushed back against any notion…
Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri was awarded the men's Ballon d'Or on Monday after winning a fourth consecutive Premier League title and Euro 2024, but Real Madrid…
Japanese university students pose with Thomas Gnocchi, (back row, center), the deputy head of the EU Delegation in Japan, at the Model European Union 2024, held at Nara Women’s…
The World Series is averaging 15.15 million viewers in Japan through two games. According to Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees…
Authorities, including the FBI, were investigating Monday after early morning fires were set in ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and in nearby Vancouver, Washington, where hundreds of…
An unknown waltz by Chopin, written nearly 200 years ago, has been discovered in the vault of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York. The score, on…
Donald Trump was struggling Monday to contain a fierce backlash to racist rhetoric targeting Puerto Ricans at his weekend rally, just eight days ahead of a presidential election…
The stars of Clint Eastwood's new movie "Juror #2" paid glowing tributes to "the boss," even as the 94-year-old director notably skipped the Hollywood world premiere of what…
The district attorney of Philadelphia said Monday that he has filed a lawsuit to halt Elon Musk 's $1 million giveaways as part of his political organization's effort…
Jon Stewart isn't done skewering the news — he's signed on to continue hosting “The Daily Show” on Mondays through the end of next year. Paramount announced Monday…
Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update available Monday. It's a high-profile move that experts applaud, even if they…
Fixing Britain's troubled economy will be a long haul in a “harsh” fiscal environment, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, setting the stage for his government's high-stakes first…
Apple is releasing a free software update that will inject its first dose of artificial intelligence into its iPhone 16 lineup as the trendsetting company tries to catch…
A knife attack near a school in China’s capital on Monday injured five people, including three children, police said. The attack occurred at midafternoon in Beijing's northwestern Haidian…
Japan has decided to contribute 471.9 billion yen ($3 billion) as part of the Group of Seven nations' $50 billion loan package to Ukraine utilizing frozen Russian assets,…
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed a "death squad" existed under his watch to control crime when he was Davao City mayor, but gave conflicting accounts of its…
Manchester United finally ran out of patience and fired manager Erik ten Hag on Monday after a troubled start to the season which has left the 20-time English…
Chad’s presidency said at least 40 soldiers were killed by unidentified assailants during a Sunday night attack on a military base in the country’s west. President Mahamat Deby…
Israeli lawmakers passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of the main U.N. agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from operating on Israeli…
North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” the Pentagon said Monday, in a move…
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new record highs in 2023, the U.N. warned on Monday, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb…
Lithuania' s center-left opposition parties celebrated victory on Monday after prevailing over the center-right ruling coalition in the final round of national elections. With 100% of votes counted…
Mount Fuji remained snow-less as of Monday -- the latest date that its majestic slopes have been bare since records began 130 years ago, the weather agency said.…
Prosecutors said Monday they will not appeal a recent court decision ordering a retrial for a man who served a seven-year prison sentence over the 1986 murder of…
The average monthly pay increase at Japanese businesses this year rose 2,524 yen from 2023 to a record 11,961 yen, a government survey showed Monday, exceeding the 10,000…
The make-up of Japan's future government was in flux on Monday after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's scandal-tainted ruling coalition in a weekend election, leaving no party…
Tree-cutting began Monday in the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo, a flashpoint for more than a year between environmentalists and real estate interests. Developers led by…