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Japan on Friday unveiled an outline of its mid-term economic roadmap that featured Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's "new capitalism" policy priorities such as efforts to stem a declining birthrate with increases in childcare spending. ( read original story ...)

Sapporo and Stone Brewing have announced a restructuring in its distributor management team, causing a 1% workforce reduction. ( read original story ...)

Explore the harmony between humanity and nature in the innovative design of the China Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025. ( read original story ...)

A major exhibition venue in Tokyo started to power some of its facilities on Thursday with hydrogen generated in the nearby prefecture of Yamanashi. The clean energy source is seen as a key element in efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. The prefecture ... ( read original story ...)

Junior coalition partner Komeito decided not to cooperate with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo in the next Lower House election, representing what could be the biggest split in the long-running relationship. At issue is the Tokyo No. 28 ... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, at around 7:03 p.m. on Friday. Japan's Meteorological Agency says there is no threat of a tsunami. The agency estimates the epicenter was off the eastern coast of Chiba, and the focus was ... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake, which measured a weak 5 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 50 kilometers off Chiba Prefecture on Friday. ( read original story ...)

The son of a local Japanese government official is in police custody after allegedly going on a shooting and stabbing rampage in the central city of Nakano on Thursday, a rare crime in a country with tough gun laws and a low murder rate. ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck Japan some 11 kilometers South-southeast of Asahi, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake hit at ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake shook eastern Japan with a magnitude of 6.2, according to public broadcaster NHK. The temblor shook buildings in Tokyo as well as the surrounding prefectures, according to local media. There was no tsunami warning following the quake, NHK said. ( read original story ...)

This comes days after Japan hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid the Group of Seven (G7) summit, in Hiroshima. ( read original story ...)

With families looking for an international learning experience having more options, renovating facilities is top of the to-do list for several institutions. ( read original story ...)

Blue-chip shares advanced in Tokyo on Friday, helped by a surge in US tech shares and a cheap yen against the dollar. ( read original story ...)

Japan on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to Russian military-related organizations. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese startup ispace inc's failed Hakuto-R moon landing mission last month was caused by an altitude miscalculation that meant the spacecraft ran out of fuel, the company said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will place additional sanctions on Russia, a government bulletin showed on Friday, after the Group of Seven (G7) summit the country hosted last week in Hiroshima showed the G7 leaders' resolve to support Ukraine. ( read original story ...)