EDITORIAL: Government insists on only patrilineal males taking the throne

The legislation outline compiled by the government to revise the Imperial House Law contains two main pillars.

Asian shares are mixed as tech stocks in Japan and South Korea extend losses

Asian markets were mixed on Monday and U.S. futures advanced after stocks on Wall Street steadied with only modest losses ...

INTERVIEW/ Rafael Grossi: IAEA head says Iran duty bound to allow in his inspectors

Iran is obligated to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect its nuclear facilities under the memorandum of ...

2 tropical storms pound Japan with floods and landslides, killing 1

Two major storm systems pounded Japan on Saturday, causing landslides and floods and leaving one dead and several injured, ...

LDP’s Nakasone apologizes over remarks about Princess Aiko

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Hirofumi Nakasone apologized June 29 for saying it would be “impossible” for Princess Aiko ...

SOCCER/ Japan look to turn tables on mentors Brazil on World Cup stage

DALLAS--Hajime Moriyasu's quest to lead Japan deep into the World Cup faces a master-versus-apprentice last-32 clash on ...

Earthquake off northeastern coastline rattles Japan; no tsunami warning issued

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled northeastern Japan early Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the latest ...

Start-up plans Japan’s first pig-to-human organ transplant

A Meiji University-related start-up announced plans to begin Japan’s first clinical trial of transplanting organs from cloned ...

Imperial family succession plan expected to face bitter opposition

The government has drafted a proposal to grant the sons of patrilineal descendants adopted into the imperial family the right ...

Utilities secretly recorded trials to solidify strategy for nuclear suits

Electric utilities’ secret recordings of court proceedings were aimed at collecting as much information as possible—including ...

South Korea, Japan reaffirm denuclearization goal, closer defense ties

SEOUL--South Korea and Japan on Sunday reaffirmed ‌their commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean ⁠Peninsula and ...

China places 20 Japanese entities on export control list for dual-use items

BEIJING--China added 20 Japanese entities to its export control list for dual-use items on Monday, preventing Chinese firms from selling to ‌them without prior approval, citing Tokyo's ⁠ambitions for ...