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Daisaku Ikeda, a former leader of Japan's influential Buddhist group Soka Gakkai, has died at the age of 95. Over decades Ikeda expanded the organisation's international following and forged links ... ( read original story ...)

The climactic final showdown between Toman and Tenjiku takes place on Yokohama's seventh pier, with the fate of the Tokyo Manji Gang hanging in the balance. Izana Kurokawa, the leader of Tenjiku, ... ( read original story ...)

A student at a high school in Osaka Prefecture temporarily lost consciousness and was taken to a hospital after a teacher put him in a choke ... ( read original story ...)

Retired Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu has announced his divorce from his wife, three months after he publicized the union, blaming it on media "stalking" and harassing the ex-couple.Hanyu ... ( read original story ...)

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged cooperation on clean-energy supply chains, quantum computing and other innovative technology during a Silicon ... ( read original story ...)

A marvel of large-scale robotic engineering, the life-like robot has been noted in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest mobile humanoid robot. The Gundam robot show will be on display in ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber reported double-digit gains in sales and earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30, with the newly incorporated Trelleborg Wheel System assets accounting for the increases. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Mogami class frigates are an intriguing mix of extreme automation paired with a small crew size, relevant capabilities, and low cost. ( read original story ...)

Biden conceded that he still considers Xi to be a 'dictator' and said he’s adopting the maxim, 'I trust but verify' ( read original story ...)

In a new textbook published November 10, 2023, "The World of Sea Cucumbers," a team of researchers, including Nagoya University professor Manabu Bessho-Uehara, takes us deep into the watery world of ... ( read original story ...)

A nonprofit in Japan is organizing a “men-only” train passenger car on the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) on Nov. 18 to address purported discrimination against men. About the nonprofit: ... ( read original story ...)

The circumstances of the incident on Thursday were unclear, but Israel’s ambassador to Japan said he was “shocked.” ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Japan said Thursday they arrested a driver after a vehicle crashed into a temporary barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo, injuring one police officer. Tokyo Metropolitan Police ... ( read original story ...)

China has banned imports of Japanese seafood due to the alleged potential for contamination from releasing treated radioactive wastewater. ( read original story ...)

Japanese officials say Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to build a stable and constructive relationship, but they achieved only a vague agreement on easing a d ... ( read original story ...)

More than 10 people have been sent to hospital in Japan's western prefecture of Osaka this year after eating gummies potentially containing cannabis derivatives, the prefectural police said. The Osaka ... ( read original story ...)