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Heatherwick Studio has completed work on an ambitious new district in central Tokyo. Named Azabudai Hills, it showcases the firm's penchant for inserting lots of lush greenery into its projects and is ... ( read original story ...)

Flashbacks and important revelations illuminate the depth of the conflict between Toman and Tenjiku, through the eyes of its main players. ( read original story ...)

Novo Nordisk will launch its hugely popular anti-obesity drug Wegovy in Japan on Feb. 22 next year, its first launch in Asia, the company said on Thursday, even as it struggles to keep up with demand in existing markets. ( read original story ...)

British litter-pickers have bagged gold in the inaugural Spogomi World Cup after sifting through nearly 60 kilograms of trash in the Japanese capital to win the first contest of its kind. Sarah Parry and brothers Alexander and Jonathan Winship fended off rivals from 20 other nations to lift the cup – named after a combination ...

North Korea launched a projectile toward the East China Sea on Tuesday that the regime claims is a military spy satellite. ( read original story ...)

A woman was reportedly stabbed at the K-Arena Yokohama music arena in the city of Yokohama Thursday evening. The woman in her 40s was taken to a hospital ... ( read original story ...)

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Thursday it will launch its hugely popular Wegovy obesity drug in Japan on Feb. 22 next year. Most patients in Japan will pay 30% of medical expenses for ... ( read original story ...)

A total of about one million spectators attended four different parades as the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes each celebrated thei ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Wednesday held the first world championship of a unique homegrown competition of rubbish collection. As many as 21 countries participated in the sport that includes scouting for empty cans, ... ( read original story ...)

A South Korean appellate court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate a group of 16 women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels, overturning a lower court ruling that dismissed the ... ( read original story ...)

Vietnam's president, Vo Van Thuong, will visit Japan next week, a Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, as the two countries discuss strengthening their relations. Closer ties ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Mizuho Financial Group has sought to establish a securities company in China, becoming the latest foreign firm to make inroads into China's onshore securities market with a fully-owned entity. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s skyline. The Azabudai Hills, at 1,067 feet, is now Japan’s tallest skyscraper, surpassing the Abeno Harukas tower in Osaka by 83 feet.  But the project is more than just a tall tower. For its developer, ( read original story ...)

Pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto is set to make a high-profile switch to Major League Baseball (MLB) during the offseason, after he was posted as a free agent by Japan’s Orix Buffaloes on Monday. ( read original story ...)

While we wait to see if the Yankees will be all-in on Japanese pitching phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto and if they’ll go big on one of the two outfield holes that need addressed this winter, they added a little bullpen depth on Monday. ( read original story ...)

A woman takes pictures with a smartphone inside a corridor of lights at the 43rd Sapporo White Illumination in the city's Chuo Ward on Nov. 22, 2023, ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)