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With long hours, low pay and a disproportionate number of cases recognized as "karoshi," or death by overwork, the trucking industry in Japan･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Activist investors are poised to make record shareholder proposals in Japan this year, emboldened by a Tokyo bourse campaign to boost valuations, as the combined pressure on companies becomes one ... ( read original story ...)

President Biden is headed back to Washington four days earlier than expected to negotiate with Republicans over the national debt ceiling. ( read original story ...)

The University of Chicago has formed a partnership with Google, IBM and the University of Tokyo to develop a supercomputer powered by quantum technology. ( read original story ...)

World 100 metres champion Fred Kerley of the United States called out his Italian rival Marcell Jacobs after clocking his fastest debut time for a ... ( read original story ...)

SEIT 1898 opens in Tokyo’s Harajuku neighborhood on June 8, rolls to New York City in September, and concludes in Cologne in early 2024. “It’s an example of the power of consistency over time,” says ... ( read original story ...)

China has lodged diplomatic protests to G7 countries over their Hiroshima joint statement, in which they voiced their growing concerns ... ( read original story ...)

The United States and its allies hoped to showcase their “commitment to peace” at the Group of Seven summit this weekend in Hiroshima, the Japanese city rebuilt from the irradiated ashes of an American atom bomb. ( read original story ...)

Violence broke out on the side lines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima as riot police wrestled people protesting the meeting of world leaders to the ground. The G7 comprises the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan – and eight other nations have been invited this year. ( read original story ...)

World champion Fred Kerley made a statement in his first 100m outing of the season, running a 9.88 heat before a 9.91 final in two dominant performances at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix, this season’s ... ( read original story ...)

Byron and Kaori Nagy had no experience with construction or farming when they left office jobs in Tokyo to build a new life in rural Japan. ( read original story ...)

Wearing his trademark green fatigues he shook hands with officials before he was whisked off to the summit in the first city to suffer a nuclear attack. ( read original story ...)

Joint visit during G7 summit seen as further evidence of determination to overcome longstanding friction ( read original story ...)

Vladimir Putin has hailed his first major victory since the early days of the invasion of Ukraine, claiming Russian forces had captured the eastern city of Bakhmut despite Kyiv insisting the battle “was not over”. ( read original story ...)

The Kiwi sprint queen bolted to a comfortable win in the women’s 100m final at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Yokohama on Sunday (NZT). She didn’t match her Oceania record of 10.97sec, not that the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's Asakusa district is crowded with people to witness a traditional festival being staged close to its original form for the first time in four years. ( read original story ...)