Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said other countries would need to sever business ties with Iran or risk being forced out of the dollar-based financial system.

The exchange between lawmakers in each nation may only have a limited impact in terms of repairing the official relationship between the governments.

Some clinics have prescribed sleeping pills and psychotropic medications while promoting the concept of "achieving beauty through quality sleep."

The controversy has struck a nerve for many in China, where a cooling economy has made secure, full-time employment harder to find.

Not long ago, local communities played a far greater role in everyday Japanese life.

The automakers said they will recall a total of about 4.3 million vehicles over concerns that doors may be difficult to open in an emergency.

株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ（代表取締役：末松 弥奈子）は、「Sustainable Japan Award 2026」の受賞企業・団体を発表しました。

Despite fears that the U.S. president could turn his back on Taipei, the island's leaders have been putting out a consistent message: the relationship is on solid ground.

Mercedes gave the instruction over the radio to "invert" the cars, meaning swap positions, with Russell doing so after initially questioning why it was necessary.

The state food safety commissioner has won widespread public admiration across India because he has tapped into deep public frustration.

Today's yields only appear unusually high relative to the artificially suppressed rates of the post-global financial crisis era, says the American investment management firm.

Lando Norris is now fourth overall, 83 points adrift of leader Kimi Antonelli and still hopeful of closing the gap.

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has visited Saudi Arabia and Oman for six days to talk with his counterparts from the two nations.

The memorial gathering, the 24th of its kind, was held on the 81st anniversary of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's secret order of internment issued on Aug. 23, 1945.

Short-staffed control towers have long been a problem globally, but nowhere is the urgency of the matter more on display recently than in Australia.

The Canadian leader will prepare a domestic aid package to help businesses hurt by U.S. tariffs, and is designing those measures to ride out the rest of Trump's term if necessary.

U.S. Treasury chief's drive to get borrowing costs down before November's midterm election is running into forces beyond his control that are pushing them up.

In light of a recent series of ransomware attacks, the draft urges such businesses to take measures, including taking out cybersecurity insurance.

Victims are often expected to keep silent while employers have no clear legal duty to tell them how their cases ended.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te marked the 68th anniversary of the 1958 clash with Chinese forces, known as the start of the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.

If realized, the move could be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history.

A Saudi investment company is behind the "Dragon Ball" project, which could be located in Courdimanche northwest of Paris.

The group is expected to meet with senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party in the first such exchange since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made remarks that angered Beijing.

Corporate leaders' attempts to buy political access under Trump could leave businesses exposed to public backlash and future administrations.

Watanuki died of old age at a Tokyo medical institution last Tuesday.

The convenience store chain will lower prices on most of its hand-wrapped onigiri by ¥10 starting Sept. 29, a company spokesperson says.

The Japan Times Cube Inc. has announced the winners of the Sustainable Japan Award 2026, recognizing companies and organizations advancing innovative initiatives toward a sustainable society.

The bill would require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to verify users' ages, including by utilizing existing account information and facial technology.

Panel members argued that the current situation in which people seeking to buy sex are not punishable lacks balance and agreed that some sort of regulations are necessary.

The China-founded fast-fashion giant voluntarily initiated the review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. after the $80 million transaction was completed in May.

Takaichi has become well known for a round-the-clock working style and a preference for poring over documents alone at her residence.

Iran in turn vowed to shut down all oil exports from the Gulf "if the economic war continues."

While the teen said dressing as the Man of Steel was "just for fun," video of him using a hose to wet foliage has gone viral, garnering millions of views.

Watson alluded to his belief that he would be facing "17 away games" if he were named the starter.

The 7-year bonds are expected to be priced on Sept. 4, with an indicative coupon range of 4.3% to 4.9%, according to a company filing.

Three years after the first release of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the region's fisheries say long-term solutions have yet to materialize.

The school's new facility in the rapidly developing Takanawa Gateway City area has allowed it to build a full high school program.

A realization after three months living in Japan's scorching capital: The trick to surviving a Japanese summer isn't beating the heat — it's learning to live around it.

Kumagai says she hopes her organization, Nadeshiko Care, will inspire young players to set their sights on joining the national team.

Kazuyuki Takishita is best known for his signature depictions of an ogre from the old Japanese folktale "Momotaro."

Following the success of "Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island," interactive and immersive screenings are planned across Japan.

A major disaster will test not only buildings and infrastructure but the preparedness of millions of people.

Local restrictions prevent drug companies from directly advertising prescription medicines in the world's second-largest drug market.

The British prime minister will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and co-chair a meeting of Kyiv's allies.

His announcement came amid a money scandal that has rocked the legislative body.

The nationwide next-day power price rose 20% on Monday from the previous week to ￥25.18 ($0.16) a kilowatt-hour, the highest since January 2023.

The impact of the measure on government finances and whether the tax can be restored to its original rate after two years are among the major concerns.

The two countries could start to address fiscal weaknesses together and make sure the market knows they are getting their houses in order.

Not only did the rising star from Japan collect her fourth LPGA victory in 13 months, her 257 tied the tour's 72-hole record for the lowest gross score of all time.

Suzuki has yet to set a price for the model, due to come out this fiscal year, but aims to make it affordable enough to encourage a shift among gasoline car owners.

Hanshin Tigers' Shota Morishita is slowly, but surely, emerging from the shadow of his superstar teammate, Teruaki Sato.

World No. 4 Gauff claimed her first WTA title since last October, having come up short in finals in Miami and Rome this year.

Moscow's forces are pressing ahead with an effort to capture the rest of eastern Ukraine's industrialized Donbas region.

Each Singaporean child will receive almost 70,000 Singapore dollars ($55,150) in direct assistance through age 17, starting with a SG$10,000 baby gift.

Since 2004, a low-level conflict has killed more than 7,000 people as rebels in the Muslim-majority southernmost provinces of Buddhist-majority Thailand battle for more autonomy.

Saudi Arabia's costly workarounds illustrate the ongoing trade friction imposed by a war that's expanded more widely, and dragged on far longer, than initially thought.

The workers hit the level of 5 millisieverts per year, a threshold for determining whether those with leukemia are eligible for compensation benefits.

Andrews, who has led USA Fencing since 2022, said the federation had made a deliberate effort to market fencing to audiences beyond its traditional competitive base.

The five-day World Humanoid Robot Games, which began Saturday in Beijing, combine events modeled on sports with those designed to test the robots in key simulated situations.

J-pop idol Shota Yasuda crafts an insightful, compelling performance as the autistic protagonist of Syoutarou Kobayasi's "Lives at Right Angles."