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Obama opens 4-country, Asia-Pacific trip in Tokyo (19:15 JST)
TOKYO (AP) -- President Barack Obama is opening a four-country visit to the Asia-Pacific region in Japan, but the West's dispute w...
China says Senkakus should not be under Japan-U.S. security pact (18:12 JST)
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to U.S. President Barack Obama's view that a group of islands at...
Obama to confirm Senkaku Islands subject to Japan-U.S. security treaty (18:05 JST)
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to confirm in his summit talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on April 24 that the Senkaku Isla...
Japan, U.S. tweaking wording of progress in TPP talks for joint statement (18:04 JST)
Japan and the U. S. have kicked off last-ditch talks over the wording for progress in bilateral negotiations on the Trans-Pacific ...
Rising number of elderly with dementia taken into protective custody far from home (18:02 JST)
Among the 546 unidentified elderly individuals thought to have dementia who were taken into temporary protective custody during th...
Pharmaceutical industry group bans donations tied to clinical research (17:49 JST)
The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA), an industry body, notified its 72 member companies on April 22 that it ...
Editorial: Don't let distrust prevent Japan-China exchange (17:47 JST)
The Shanghai Maritime Court seized an iron ore carrier owned by Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines at a Zhejiang Province port on Apr...
Editorial: Upper house should reform its electoral system on its own (17:26 JST)
How to reform the electoral system of the House of Councillors has emerged as a focal point in efforts to ensure equality in the r...
Those for and against allowing collective self-defense cite Constitution (17:23 JST)
As debate over the right to collective self-defense heats up in Japan, those calling for allowing the exercise of the right argue ...
As I See It: Realizing a harmonious society at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (16:13 JST)
About 15 years ago, I went to see a professional baseball game at Osaka Dome with some coworkers. Among those in the group were tw...
Tokyo High Court raises damages for MSDF seaman's suicide (15:59 JST)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday ordered the government and a former Maritime Self-Defense Force officer to pay ...
Toyota sells 2.58 million vehicles, outselling GM (15:59 JST)
TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota kept its position at the top in global vehicle sales for the first quarter of this year, outpacing rivals Gen...
Smuggling charges dropped against Vietnamese cabin attendant (15:58 JST)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Vietnamese cabin attendant detained in March on suspicion of attemptin...
Anti-Obama protesters clash with police in Manila (15:17 JST)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Philippine police armed with truncheon, shields and water hose clashed Wednesday with more than 100 le...
Ruling coalition legislators worried over rise in lawmakers visiting Yasukuni Shrine (15:12 JST)
Some legislators within the ruling coalition have voiced concerns that a sharp rise in the number of lawmakers visiting Yasukuni S...
Analysis: Weak U.S. hand in Ukraine confrontation (14:38 JST)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly a quarter century after the Cold War ended, the crisis in Ukraine symbolizes the weak foreign policy han...
Australia lifts F-35 order from 14 to 72 fighters (14:08 JST)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australia announced Wednesday that it had increased its order for F-35 Joint Strike Fighters by 58 to ...
Baseball: Yankees' Tanaka earns 3rd win in Fenway Park debut (13:55 JST)
BOSTON (Kyodo) -- New York right-hander Masahiro Tanaka's introduction to the rivalry between his new club and the Boston Red Sox ...
MLB: Albert Pujols hits 500th HR of major league career (13:53 JST)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Albert Pujols hit the 500th home run of his career Tuesday, becoming the 26th player in major league history to...
'Piles and piles' of bodies in South Sudan slaughter (12:28 JST)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The townsfolk believed the mosque was safe. They crammed inside as rebel forces in South Sudan took control...