The use of biomass plastic, derived from renewable resources such as plants, to make garbage bags is spreading in Japan in response to supply disruptions of naphtha due to the…
Model and actress Asuka Kijima (30) announced on July 13 that she is expecting her first child. On Instagram, Kijima shared that she is due to give birth this winter. She…
Asian shares skidded Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 down more than 4% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares dragged markets lower. South Korean markets were closed…
Japan’s parliament on Friday enacted a bill to revise the retrial system for the first time since the Code of Criminal Procedure was established in 1948.The bill to amend the code…
A contentious package of bills aimed at preventing a further shrinking of Japan’s imperial family cleared the Upper House on Friday, paving the way for the first major revision of…
Donald Trump's renewed accusations that China meddled in U.S. elections could complicate his fragile truce with Chinese leader Xi Jinping just two months before a planned summit in Washington. The U.S.…
The Upper House on Friday passed legislation criminalizing the desecration of Japan’s national flag, with support from parts of the opposition despite concerns that the measure could infringe on freedom…
The 225-issue Nikkei stock average temporarily plunged over 4,100 points Friday afternoon due to selling of issues related to semiconductors and artificial intelligence following overnight falls in their U.S. counterparts.At…
Seven & I Holdings is in negotiations to invest several hundred billion yen to acquire a stake in Poland’s No. 1 convenience-store operator Zabka Group SA, people familiar with the…
KYIV – Rare protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday over the dismissal of defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov as a dispute between the reformer and Kyiv’s top general spilled into the…
