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"The trip will underscore the commitment of the United States to our enduring alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea ... islands have raised alarms in neighboring countries. ABC News takes a look at some of the security issues in the region. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – As a Liberal Democratic Party team tasked with recommending ... who faces a tough re-election campaign this summer against a candidate opposed to casinos, said at a Wednesday news conference that it would be very difficult to formulate detailed ... ( read original story ...)

Yoichiro Kakitani and Hotaru Yamaguchi are known as Yoon Jung-Hwan's team's key players but two others could have equally important parts to play Cerezo Osaka’s pre-season began on January 12. They kicked off training at their home facilities in Maishima ... ( read original story ...)

at Okada's home in Osaka city in late March 2014 before robbing her bag, according to investigative sources. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is necessary to subscribe. We offer a broad range of subscription options depending on your needs. ( read original story ...)

Stuart Poulson, Head of Corporate Trading at CITIC Tokyo International was surprised Osborne will retain his standing as a Member of Parliament while simultaneously working with BlackRock part-time as an investment consultant. Stuart Poulson noted ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – After decades of scandals and humiliation at the hands of Mongolian wrestlers, sumo finally has Japanese grand champion again. Kisenosato, a 30-year-old, 385-pound wrestler, was promoted Wednesday to the rank of yokozuna, the first time a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has named its first home-grown sumo grand champion in almost two decades, in a boost to the traditional wrestling sport. Kisenosato, 30, was promoted to the top-most yokozuna rank after his win in the first tournament of the year. He is the first ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura should kneel and apologize to the Chinese people for the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, a spokesperson said Tuesday. The comment came after Kawamura downplayed the severity of APA, a Japanese hotel ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's Defence Ministry has launched its first communications satellite. The Kirameki-2 satellite lifted off Tuesday on board an H-2A rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. The ministry says it is the first of three ... ( read original story ...)

Restrooms, shower rooms and a kitchen are shared. Although it looks like a typical hotel, the Train Hostel Hokutosei in Tokyo is based on a once-popular sleeper train. Photo / Japan News-Yomiuri Many of the interior items, including the bunk beds ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A government panel studying a possible abdication of Japanese Emperor Akihito released an interim report Monday in favour of enacting special legislation that would apply to him but not to future monarchs. The panel is looking at how to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies believe that neither U.S. President Donald Trump nor Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe want to see the yen weaken significantly, a Reuters poll showed, a development they worry could spark an unwelcome political backlash. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he believed U.S. President Donald Trump understood the value of free trade and that he would keep pitching a multinational trade pact that Trump's administration has vowed to exit. "I believe ... ( read original story ...)

Separately, the new Republican president accused Japan and China of engaging in trade practices that ... To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is necessary to subscribe. We offer a broad range of subscription options depending on your needs. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A government panel studying a possible abdication of Japanese Emperor Akihito is to release a report Monday that supports enacting special legislation that would apply to him but not to future monarchs. The panel is looking at how to accommodate ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - A Japanese government panel studying a possible abdication of Emperor Akihito is set to release Monday an interim report that supports enacting special legislation that is applicable only to him. The six-member panel is looking at how to ... ( read original story ...)