Abe continues to be steadying force for Giants

The Yomiuri Shimbun A Japan government panel on space policy tentatively agreed on Friday to start developing a large, next-generation rocket next fiscal year, aiming to shift the design and development of the new device to private companies to ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun/Asia News NetworkA string of serious cyberattacks and cyberterrorism incidents have occurred around the world. The government should promote extensive cooperation with the United States and reinforce its countermeasures against ...

To say the Hanshin Tigers have been successful against the Yomiuri Giants is a somewhat of a misnomer. It's probably more accurate to say the Tigers have owned the Giants in the early part of the season. Refer to the 2004 ALCS when Boston Red Sox ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe modified his characterization of history before and during World War II. -Yomiuri Shimbun/ANN Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a reply in the Diet, said, "Japan once caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many ...

The Daily Yomiuri A Nippon Pro Baseball-high seven Yomiuri Giants were away from teammates as members of the Samurai Japan team that made it to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic earlier this month. The real battle, though, begins today.

The Yomiuri Shimbun/Asia News Network South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se's response must have been unexpected for the Japanese government. Yun cancelled a trip to Japan that was scheduled for Friday and Saturday. This was a protest against ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun/Asia News NetworkMt. Fuji, which has been adored as a symbol of Japanese culture since ancient times, will most likely be registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site. The official decision on the registration will be made at a ...

Takeo Miyazaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer SEOUL--The first round of trilateral free trade agreement negotiations between Japan, China and South Korea have begun on a positive note. On the third day of meetings in Seoul on Thursday, the three ...

Yomiuri Giants rookie Tomoyuki Sugano was in destruction mode again Saturday, yielding just one run over eight electrifying innings in a 3-1 victory against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. The 23-year-old right-hander got 10 strikeouts and walked none, ...