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Man arrested over ¥15 million December burglary in western Tokyo

The man admitted to allegations of being involved in burglary in December, telling investigators he recruited the offenders and gave instructions.

South Korea's Lee wins mandate for diplomatic continuity in local elections

Five Eyes security alliance warns of Chinese espionage threat

An alliance bulletin ​says China's military intelligence services have been using networking ‌sites and recruitment platforms to target people with access to sensitive information.

Aryna Sabalenka left wanting to ’quit tennis’ after shocking French Open collapse

All of Sabalenka's Grand Slam wins have come on hard courts, and she said she needed to crack the ​code ​on clay and grass.

Three more arrested over January’s suitcase robbery in Tokyo

The three men are believed to have close ties with major crime syndicates.

A ‘Golden Age’ for Japan-U.S. relations? Not quite.

Calls for increased defense spending are one thing; doubts about America's commitment to the security alliance are another.

Trump administration drops $1.8 billion ’weaponization’ fund after Republican backlash

The fund emerged after Trump's unprecedented $10 billion lawsuit ​against the IRS over the alleged mishandling of his tax records.

More Japan companies drop mandatory transfers as recruiting opens for 2027 graduates

TOKYO -- Companies in Japan began recruitment screenings on June 1 for students graduating in spring 2027, with some firms abolishing mandatory reloca

South Korea overtakes India as world’s sixth-largest stock market

Memory chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have powered the country's equity surge.

SMBC Nikko mulls ¥100 billion mezzanine fund amid Japan mergers and acquisitions boom

Mezzanine financing is between senior debt and equity in terms of risk, offering potential extra returns for investors.

Japan faces banana shortage as impact from Middle East conflict spreads

The country ships in the tropical fruit while it's still green, then ripens it in rooms filled with ethylene, but supplies of the naphtha-derived gas are running low.

Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over chatbot safety concerns

Florida's sweeping lawsuit cites a range of alleged harms caused by ChatGPT while stating the chatbot is particularly addictive, impacting both younger people and adults.

Tokyo wants you to wear shorts to work. Say no.

While the image of the suit-and-tie salaryman endures, in recent years summer office fashions have become much more casual.

Job recruitment officially kicks off in Japan for class of 2027

The government imposes a nonbinding "ban" on the recruitment of new graduates every year until May 31 to allow students the opportunity to focus on their studies.

Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find

The results were found "under very specific conditions" in the lab and do not "call into question the effectiveness" of the repellent DEET, the lead study author said.

Actor files lawsuit against TikTok operator over AI-generated voice use

The lawsuit, filed with the Tokyo District Court by Kenjiro Tsuda last November, is believed to be the first of its kind in Japan.

National teams may look to club level for World Cup-winning tactics

As tactical systems at elite clubs become more advanced, the world's top national teams may be best suited to borrow elements from their ways of playing.

Tochigi murder-robbery case reflects <i>‘tokuryū’</i> adapting to crackdowns

In typical schemes, hired perpetrators are strangers to one another, but due to crackdowns on online recruitment, many are turning to word of mouth and familiarity.

Two courts find February’s Lower House election constitutional

The lawyers who filed the lawsuits claimed that the maximum vote-value disparity of 2.10 times in the election failed to meet the equal value of votes under the Constitution.