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The executive director of the Mori Memorial Foundation, which releases the index, said other Japanese cities — such as Fukuoka and Osaka — were rapidly moving up the rankings, too. ( read original story ...)

Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to their homeland in China next month ... ( read original story ...)

Any move by China to leave Japan without pandas would extend and deepen a diplomatic row that erupted in November when Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speculated on potential Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

The 6.1% growth topped expectations of an average 4.8% rise estimated by economists polled by Reuters, and was higher than the 3.6% seen in the previous month. ( read original story ...)

The US and Japan are set to review energy projects as the potential debut investments in a landmark $550 billion joint fund that was a centerpiece of their trade deal, according to people familiar ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Sapporo have arrested a 53-year-old man in Sapporo in connection wi the death of of his 77-year-old mother and his 52-year-old sister at their home. According to police, the bodies of Yoshie ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya researchers 3D print high-performance aluminum parts, with one variant staying both strong and flexible at 300°C. ( read original story ...)

Chitose Air Base on Hokkaido, Japan‘s northernmost main island near Russia, is set to become the third base for the country’s F-35A jets, with deployment scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2030, ... ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Municipal Government has revealed plans to ban smoking on streets citywide ahead of the International Horticultural Expo to b ... ( read original story ...)

Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to their homeland in China next month. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama India has significantly boosted its passenger car radial tyre output by two-thirds at its Vizag plant to 4.5 million units annually. This expansion aims to meet surging demand and balance its ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off northern Japan that officials said had caused an increased risk of anothe ... ( read original story ...)

A day after news broke that Japan would soon lose its last two giant pandas to China, thousands of fans flocked to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Tuesday to catch a final glimpse, with many bidding the twins a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off northern Japan that officials said had caused an increased risk of ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates on Friday to a three-decade high and pledge to keep hiking borrowing costs, closing the year with two rate hikes despite headwinds from U.S. tariffs ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner the Japan Innovation Party will skip pushing for a bill on cutting the number of parliamentary seats during the current diet session, walking ... ( read original story ...)