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Japan, champions in 2011 and finalists four years ... against any team,” Takakura told reporters, according to Kyodo News. “Of course, we have to keep a very solid defense, but we don ... ( read original story ...)

Japan had once purchased Iranian oil ... openly threatened the U.S. during a news conference Monday with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. “Mr. Trump himself has announced that the U.S. has launched ... ( read original story ...)

Abe had spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump by telephone to discuss Iran, Suga told a news conference. On a four-day visit to Japan last month, Trump welcomed Abe's help in dealing with Iran after ... ( read original story ...)

Sumitomo Riko Co., a Nagoya-based auto parts maker, has developed a system that can determine whether a driver is holding the steering wheel, a piece of technology that could prove to be indispensable ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Cannabis has been legalized in some parts of ... a violation of law and that needs to be thoroughly communicated." Speaking Tuesday at a news conference, Muto said the issue was not on ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo DisneySea is expanding and there are lots of exciting works in the pipeline. You already know about the upcoming attractions recreating the magical worlds of ‘Frozen’, ‘Tangled’ and ‘Peter Pan’, ... ( read original story ...)

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga also told a news conference that Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump had spoken on the telephone earlier on Tuesday to discuss Iran, among other topics. On a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan’s air force said on Monday “spatial disorientation” likely caused one of its pilots to fly his F-35 stealth fighters into the Pacific Ocean in April, hitting the water at ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Perhaps the most famous recent inmate at the Tokyo Detention House, ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, is no longer resident, but the prison has thrown open its doors hoping to answer critics. The ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Japan's quest to reach a third consecutive women's World Cup final began with a dull goalless draw as Argentina claimed their first-ever point at the tournament on Monday. Asako Takakura's ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA: West Japan Railway Co said on Monday it will suspend the use of trash cans and coin lockers at all stations in Osaka prefecture and other key stations in the vicinity during the upcoming Group ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s system of refusing bail while suspects await trial ... Inmates listen to the daytime radio news in the evening. Bathing is allowed three times a week in the summer, and twice in the winter. ... ( read original story ...)

Hokkaido’s capital is better known as the gateway to northern Japan’s ski fields, but come summer, the countryside round about Sapporo erupts into a glorious feast of colour as vast swathes of flowers ... ( read original story ...)

SAKAI, OSAKA PREF. - A candidate from regional party Osaka Ishin no Kai (One Osaka) won Sunday’s mayoral election in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, likely giving a boost to the party’s push for local ... ( read original story ...)

Under the metropolis plan, the city of Osaka would be split into special wards with publicly elected mayors and assemblies. (Japanese original by Fusajiro Takada, Osaka Bureau; Yoshitake Matsuura and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - In a story June 7 about Japan’s energy policy, The Associated Press referred incorrectly to the plutonium reduction target cited by a policy research group. The target it mentioned was the ... ( read original story ...)