UPDATES
Japan tightens license conversion rules for foreign dri...
The Japanese government introduced stricter rules governing the conversion of fo...
JAL toughens liver function checks to suspend risky pil...
Japan Airlines Co said Tuesday it will suspend high-risk pilots if their liver f...
Tokyo stocks fall as US government shuts down, gains lo...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index fell Wednesday for a fourth consecutive ...
Football: FIFA lifts player registration ban on J2 club...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- J-League second-division outfit Ventforet Kofu announced the li...
Japan big makers' confidence improves to 14 in Sept. fr...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers improved...
Ohtani and Hernandez power Dodgers past Reds 10-5 with ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez hit two home runs apiece...
Chinese ship suspected of marine survey in southwest Ja...
KAGOSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A Chinese survey ship was confirmed Tuesday to have lowered...
US government partially shut down for 1st time in nearl...
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The U.S. government partially shut down on Wednesday for t...
Luxury hotel opens near Nagoya Castle, rooms priced up ...
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- A new luxury hotel opened in Nagoya on Wednesday, with standar...
Editorial: As stores prepare to sell morning-after pill...
Starting as early as next spring, emergency contraceptive pills to prevent unwan...
European leaders gather to discuss security and Ukraine...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- European leaders are converging on Copenhagen on Wed...
East Japan city sinks 70-yr-old winter swimming event d...
TATEYAMA, Chiba -- The tide has turned against a traditional winter swimming eve...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Rescue cat becomes 1...
The autumn national traffic safety campaign* is underway. Sagamihara Minami Poli...
Number of foreigners in Japan with skilled visa hits re...
Japan's immigration agency said Tuesday that the number of foreigners working un...
Japan antitrust watchdog sets rules to avoid unfair tre...
Japan's antitrust watchdog on Tuesday urged talent management agencies to give t...
Ex-Suntory Chairman Takeshi Niinami quits as business b...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami has resig...
