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Lawmakers want to know if taxpayers are subsidizing rounds used in AR-15-style guns that are ''contributing to serious violence by private citizens.'' An agreement between the Army and one of [...]

Lawmakers want to know if taxpayers are subsidizing rounds used in AR-15-style guns that are “contributing to serious violence by private citizens.” An agreement between the Army and one of [...]

The site was built for the military, but commercial sales are booming with little public accountability. Rounds have been bought by murderers, antigovernment groups and others. Christopher Hixon, a 27-year [...]

Under ''Cool Biz,'' salarymen and government workers don short-sleeved shirts in the summer as offices are kept above 82 degrees Fahrenheit to save energy. It was the tail end of [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno Under 'Cool Biz,' salarymen and government workers don short-sleeved shirts in the summer as offices are kept above 82 degrees Fahrenheit to save energy. [...]

The world's largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell all-electric vehicles, alienating some customers and hurting sales. Rachel Culin considered herself a Toyota [...]

A new report confirmed hundreds of cases of sexual abuse going back five decades by Johnny Kitagawa, a giant in the world of J-Pop who died in 2019 without ever [...]

When Kohei Saito decided to write about ''degrowth communism,'' his editor was understandably skeptical. Communism is unpopular in Japan. Economic growth is gospel. So a book arguing that Japan should [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno When Kohei Saito decided to write about 'degrowth communism,' his editor was understandably skeptical. Communism is unpopular in Japan. Economic growth is gospel. So [...]

The president will host the leaders of the two Asian democracies at Camp David, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine spurs them to rapidly mend relations. With threats growing in Asia, [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno The Japanese subsidiary of Warner Bros. criticized what it called insensitive promotion of 'Barbie' by the company's headquarters. To Americans eager for signs of [...]

In a defense white paper, Tokyo presents its case for engagement with allies to respond to threats posed by China and by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. China is the ''greatest [...]

In a defense white paper, Tokyo presents its case for engagement with allies to respond to threats posed by China and by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China is the “greatest [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno Hideji Suzuki says Japan failed him during his six years in a Chinese prison. China's recent arrest of a Japanese citizen is again testing [...]

Hideji Suzuki says Japan failed him during his six years in a Chinese prison. China's recent arrest of a Japanese citizen is again testing Tokyo's resolve. Hideji Suzuki served six [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno The International Olympic Committee was already struggling to find hosts for the Winter Games. Sapporo's flailing 2030 bid has added another headache. In recent [...]

The International Olympic Committee was already struggling to find hosts for the Winter Games. Sapporo's flailing 2030 bid has added another headache. In recent years, the already short list of [...]

Fumio Kishida, who has been seeking a more active role for his country in international affairs, made an unannounced trip to meet with Ukraine’s president. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of [...]

He introduced the American chain 7-Eleven to the country, covering the landscape with thousands of outlets and starting a retail revolution there. TOKYO -- Masatoshi Ito, who built a Japanese [...]

He introduced the American chain 7-Eleven to the country, covering the landscape with thousands of outlets and starting a retail revolution there. TOKYO — Masatoshi Ito, who built a Japanese [...]

A young man licked a soy sauce bottle in a restaurant, in one of several cases that have provoked a national wave of revulsion. Most people would agree that drinking [...]

The H3 is intended to serve as the country's flagship vehicle for sending satellites to orbit and beyond. The Japanese space agency said on Tuesday that the country's newest rocket [...]

The H3 is intended to serve as the country's flagship vehicle for sending satellites to orbit and beyond. The Japanese space agency said on Tuesday that the country's newest rocket [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno Japan's first e-sports high school thought it would turn out pro gamers. Instead, it attracted an unexpected demographic. Wataru Yoshida had had enough. He [...]

Japan's first e-sports high school thought it would turn out pro gamers. Instead, it attracted an unexpected demographic. Wataru Yoshida had had enough. He wasn't going back to school. He [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno Prosecutors said the company and five others had conspired to evade the public bidding process for test events, part of a widening investigation into [...]

Prosecutors said the company and five others had conspired to evade the public bidding process for test events, part of a widening investigation into corruption surrounding the Games. Japanese advertising [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley He pushed the company into North America and beyond, setting it on its path to becoming one of the world's most powerful automakers. TOKYO - Shoichiro Toyoda, [...]

He pushed the company into North America and beyond, setting it on its path to becoming one of the world's most powerful automakers. TOKYO -- Shoichiro Toyoda, the chief of [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno Kazuo Ueda is set to replace the longtime governor who helped put the country on an unorthodox monetary path. Will he change course? Over [...]

Kazuo Ueda is set to replace the longtime governor who helped put the country on an unorthodox monetary path. Will he change course? Over the last several months, many people [...]

The members of the Ryuyukai have done nearly 100 years of hard time. Now they're just looking to stay out of trouble. To hear more audio stories from publications like [...]

The modest expansion in the fourth quarter of 2022 was driven by a recovery in private consumption, as well as spending by visitors. After more than two years under some [...]

Los miembros del equipo Ryuyukai suman casi 100 años de condenas criminales. Ahora solo buscan no meterse en problemas. TOKIO — En teoría, el Ryuyukai era el equipo más temible [...]

The automakers said they would resolve a yearslong dispute that became the backdrop to Carlos Ghosn's downfall as head of the alliance. Two giant automakers tied in an uneasy alliance [...]

Akio Toyoda, who has been reluctant to embrace all-electric vehicles, will be succeeded as C.E.O. by a Lexus executive. Akio Toyoda, the scion chief of the Japanese automotive giant Toyota, [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno Hidekazu Yokoyama has spent three decades building a thriving logistics business on Japan's snowy northern island of Hokkaido, an area that provides much of [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley The world has relied on ultralow interest rates in Japan. What will happen if they rise? Japan is the world's largest creditor. At the end of 2021, [...]

Hidekazu Yokoyama has spent three decades building a thriving logistics business on Japan's snowy northern island of Hokkaido, an area that provides much of the country's milk. Last year, he [...]

The world has relied on ultralow interest rates in Japan. What will happen if they rise? Japan is the world's largest creditor. At the end of 2021, it held roughly [...]

The adjustment to bond-buying policies was a rare move for the central bank, keen on helping the country battle rising inflation and a weak currency. This summer, when the Federal [...]

Hiroyuki Nishimura has become a famous voice for disenchanted young Japanese. What he talks much less about is his ownership of the notorious website 4chan. He has amassed millions of [...]

The Japanese cabinet approved the first update to the country's official security strategy in nine years, elevating Beijing over North Korea as the top threat. Japan on Friday announced a [...]

The economy contracted 1.2 percent as consumers and businesses were hit with rising import prices. Japan's economy, the world's third largest, unexpectedly shrank in the three-month period from July to [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno In the months before March 2020, the food sellers in Kyoto's Nishiki market often wished for an end to the seemingly endless stream of [...]

Japan is the latest country to turn to enormous fiscal relief as it seeks to reduce the impact of geopolitical instability and rampant inflation. TOKYO -- Japan said on Friday [...]

Byline: Ben Dooley The yen is plummeting and inflation is climbing, but Japan's economic circumstances have led to a view that raising rates would do more harm than good. TOKYO [...]

The yen is plummeting and inflation is climbing, but Japan's economic circumstances have led to a view that raising rates would do more harm than good. TOKYO -- As the [...]

Byline: Daisuke Wakabayashi and Ben Dooley A 1997 financial catastrophe casts a long shadow in countries that are seeing the value of their money plunge to record lows. Tigun Wibisana [...]