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Japan's negative interest rate policy is likely to be in place for the next year, as the central bank is committed to keeping borrowing costs low to grease the wheels of the economy, Nomura Asset ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese officers seized around 700 kilograms of stimulant drugs in March from a cargo ship that arrived at Tokyo port. ( read original story ...)

Japan's defence force is rethinking a ban on tattoos as it tries to increase recruitment from a rapidly shrinking population. Tattoos have long been a taboo in the country, where they are associated with mafia-like criminal gangs known as yakuza who sport elaborate skin art. ( read original story ...)

Japan's financial regulator is exploring ways to bolster financing for leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and is in discussions with big banks and other institutions about how to bring more participants into the market, ( read original story ...)

The Japanese authorities have seized the second largest batch of synthetic drugs in the country''s history, weighing 700 kilograms (1,543 pounds), in the port of Tokyo, Japanese media reported on ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Wednesday to snap a four-day winning streak, as investors locked in technology and other share gains a day after both the Nikkei and Topix indexes notched 33-year ... ( read original story ...)

NHK has learned that Japanese customs officers seized around 700 kilograms of an illegal stimulant drug in March from the cargo of a ship that arrived at Tokyo port. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday the government must look into whether it can buy the central bank's huge holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETF) at book value. ( read original story ...)

An opposition party lawmaker on June 6 announced that he had obtained an internal document stating that 0.36 milligrams of alcohol per liter ... ( read original story ...)

Nato statutes ‘clearly limit the scope to North Atlantic’, official says, with reports that president Macron personally objects to the idea ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese high court on Wednesday refused to grant a retrial to a man who served 17 years in prison for abducting and killing a 22-month-old boy near Nagoya, central Japan, in 2002. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks lost ground after earlier advances Wednesday morning as investors locked in technology and other share gains a day after both the Nikkei and Topix indexes closed at 33-year highs. The 225 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is committed to mobilise all policy options available while putting the economy before fiscal reform, according to a draft of the government's mid-year policy framework reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday, ( read original story ...)

Even on a weekday, there's a queue at Tokyo's vegan Izakaya Masaka, including many tourists eager to try meat-free versions of Japanese classics like fried chicken and juicy dumplings.Tina Bui, a 36-year-old vegan from San Francisco, ( read original story ...)

Kim Schumacher, associate professor in sustainable finance at Kyushu University, says Japan’s push for ammonia as well as avoided emissions is fundamentally driven by the need to make Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

While scouring the seafloor almost 300 feet below the surface, Japanese researchers saw something red crawling between the dark rocks. It had long, spindly antennae and a translucent body, the ... ( read original story ...)