China, Japan trade conflicting accounts of confrontation around Senkaku Islands

BEIJING/TOKYO--China and Japan reported conflicting accounts on Tuesday ‌of a confrontation near ⁠the disputed Senkaku ...

3 arrested over payments for organ transplant in Cambodia

Tokyo police said July 7 they have arrested three members of a medical association on suspicion of receiving payments for ...

MLB/ Shohei Ohtani hits his 300th career homer, a leadoff shot for Dodgers star against the Rockies

Shohei Ohtani hit his 300th career homer on Tuesday night, a leadoff shot against Colorado Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen.

VOX POPULI: What would Maradona have said to World Cup meddling?

I find myself wondering how Diego Maradona (1960-2020), the Argentine soccer great and the game’s eternal rebel, would have ...

What to know about China's rare ballistic missile test and why it raises concerns

BANGKOK--China's navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from a nuclear-powered submarine — a move that ...

JR East adopting AI, drones to quickly restore train operations

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is testing artificial intelligence and drones across the greater Tokyo area in the search ...

Caution urged as climbing season officially opens on Mount Fuji

The climbing season officially opened on Mount Fuji on July 1, and experts are already warning visitors, particularly ...

Interpreter error led to Takaichi’s ‘beautiful sister’ remark in India

An interpreter’s mistake prompted Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent reference to her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, ...

Chudo seeks to defer succession rights for sons of adopted royals

The Centrist Reform Alliance (Chudo) plans to call for changes to the wording of the resolution on the Imperial House Law ...

Fukuoka officials to be asked if they demanded money for post

FUKUOKA--All Fukuoka prefectural assembly members face a grilling over allegations from the former head of the assembly that ...

Bill to shrink Diet set aside as LDP pushes imperial house reform

The ruling coalition agreed to shelve a bill on reducing the number of Lower House seats in an attempt to ensure passage of ...

Militants kill 9 police officers in attack on post in southwest Pakistan

Dozens of militants attacked a police post overnight in southwestern Pakistan, triggering an intense gunbattle that killed nine police officers and wounded some others, officials said Tuesday in the ...