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The Maglev is still under construction between Tokyo and Nagoya but will eventually extend to Osaka. Following completion of this Tokyo-Nagoya line, the train line will extend to stations in Nara, Mie ... ( read original story ...)

In a society used to quiet consensus-building, Tokyo has made bold changes to its defense policy. “Did I contribute to that?” Mr. Emanuel asked. “Uh, yeah.” ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Osaka have arrested a 77-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he threw TV sets and other items from the window of his 8th-floor apartment. According to police, Takahiro ... ( read original story ...)

A junior high school student was stabbed to death and another wounded Saturday night by an unknown assailant at a McDonald's restaurant in southwestern Japan, local media reported. ( read original story ...)

U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to reduce the heavy burden of American troop presence on the ... ( read original story ...)

The roughly $35 billion project began construction in 2019. Now, just four years later, the new line is fully operational. To compare that to U.S. train infrastructure, four years is around how long ... ( read original story ...)

In the high-profile homicide case, a couple and their two children were killed at their home in the ward's Kamisoshigaya district in December 2000. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is arranging talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Dec. 25, a Japanese government source close to the matter said Saturday, in what will be his first visit to the neighboring country as Japan's top ... ( read original story ...)

Four Japanese high school students working as "peace ambassadors" for the abolition of nuclear weapons have pledged to inherit the wishes of atomic bomb survivors for a world free of nuclear arms. ( read original story ...)

Demonstrators took to the streets in prefectures and cities including Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Sapporo. A large crowd gathered along Gyoko-dori street in front of Tokyo Station, where participants ... ( read original story ...)