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Etihad Airways has announced Osaka (KIX) from its hub at Abu Dhabi (AUH). Launching on October 1st, Paris, London, Rome, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Milan, Madrid, Munich, and Zurich will be ... ( read original story ...)

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Games intend to seize on the Olympic spotlight to push a message that LGBTQ rights need to progress outside France ... ( read original story ...)

With the world’s largest nuclear powers clashing over the war in Ukraine and the threat of proliferation increasing in China, North Korea, Iran and elsewhere, the leader of the only country to ever use nuclear weapons in warfare will come face-to-face with the memory of what a nuclear conflagration actually looks like. ( read original ...

Japan imports fresh potatoes to make potato chips, but Washington’s growers are pushing for greater access to a market that could be worth $150 million. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., led a letter signed by most of the Washington congressional delegation. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Visitors to Japan rose to a post-pandemic high of almost 2 million in April, official data showed on Wednesday, benefiting from a relaxation of travel restrictions in China. ( read original story ...)

President Joe Biden once hoped his trip to Asia this week would strengthen American alliances, counter China’s influence and prove to Americans he’s got the stamina for another term in office. ( read original story ...)

About 1,500 trees were cut down to build the $1.4 billion National Stadium for the Tokyo Olympics. Almost two years after the Games ended, the graceful stadium sits largely unused, has no major tenant ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained nearly 0.7% in early trading to 30,039.41. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.5% to 7,198.90, after a better-than-expected wage increase report. The wage price index rose 3.7% year on year. But that could mean an interest rate hike in coming months, according to some analysts. ( read original story ...)

The collection takes its cues from Osaka's story and Japanese roots, and features "the hardest tennis skirt and cropped football jersey combo to ever hit the market." ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to meet on Thursday with top executives from global semiconductor companies including TSMC to seek active investment in Japan, said two people involved in planning the meeting. ( read original story ...)

From Koganeyu to Spa LaQua to Myojinyu, here are our picks for the five best "sento" public bathhouses in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy grew modestly in the first quarter, helped by a recovery in tourism that offset sluggishness in some leading economies. ( read original story ...)

Much of the country has been swallowed by Yokohama Station, a mysterious, ever-growing series of buildings that’s been around for as long as anyone can remember. The few who live outside its many ... ( read original story ...)

The White House did not say President Biden has plans to apologize for the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during his trip to Japan this week. ( read original story ...)

The speaker of Taiwan's parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the Philippines on Tuesday for helping to create a "crescent of defense" with Taiwan and the U.S. against China's ambitions in the ... ( read original story ...)

"Don’t dump contaminated water into sea!" protesters chanted outside the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holding’s headquarters in Tokyo, holding banners with their demands such as "Don’t nuke the Pacific," and "Stop contaminated water." The utility ... ( read original story ...)