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The last chance for Japan's marathoners to go the easy route for qualifying for September's MGC Race 2020 Olympic marathon trials by placing among the top six Japanese finishers at the Nagoya Women's ... ( read original story ...)

Police found 1,700 items in the residence of the suspects in Nagoya (Twitter) According to police ... The editorial team at The Tokyo Reporter brings the site's readership the latest news from the und... ( read original story ...)

Even as the No. 1 female tennis player in the world, the first Japanese tennis player to win a Grand Slam and the first Asian to ever hold the top spot in either men’s or women’s tennis, Naomi Osaka e... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber expands its global flagship ADVAN brand with the release of the “ADVAN Neova AD08RS” street sports tire for the European Market. The company plans to gradually make the tire available ... ( read original story ...)

He does, however, remain on their boards. A man wearing a grayish jumpsuit, sky-blue cap and surgical mask, whom the Japanese news media identified as Mr. Ghosn, emerged from the detention center arou... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn was preparing to leave detention as early as Wednesday after posting 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) in bail once an appeal by prosecutors against his release ... ( read original story ...)

Jiji Press news agency said the car giant is expected to jointly develop ... Last month, Israel launched a spacecraft that aims to join them. In 2017, Japan revealed plans to put an astronaut on the M... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Two-time Winter Olympic silver medalist Ayumu Hirano will take part in the Japan Open skateboard competition later this month, according to his management team. Hirano ... ( read original story ...)

To get there, take the Chuo-Sobu Line from Sendagaya Station to Asakusabashi Station, then hop on the Asakusa Linse to Oshiage Station, a three-minute walk from the base of the Tokyo Skytree. Want to ... ( read original story ...)

Image Members of the news media awaiting Mr. Ghosn’s possible release outside a Tokyo detention center on Tuesday.CreditKimimasa Mayama/EPA, via Shutterstock The prosecutor’s office declined to commen... ( read original story ...)

Read more: Japanese prosecutors extend detention of Carlos Ghosn as ... around the world Like Washington Post World on Facebook and stay updated on foreign news ( read original story ...)

In a statement Tuesday, the NBA said it has staged 12 regular-season games in Japan, beginning in 1990 when the Utah Jazz played the Phoenix Suns. The NBA says this was the first regular-season ... ( read original story ...)

International delegates will meet in the prefectural capital of Nagoya from Nov. 22 to 23 for the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The birthplace of hybrid vehicles and home to industrial heavyweights such ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — The Tokyo District Court says it has approved the release of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn on 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) bail, ending nearly four months of detention. Tuesday's approva... ( read original story ...)

The newly hired attorney, Junichiro Hironaka, is famous for winning acquittals in Japan, a nation where the conviction rate is 99 per cent. Hironaka said Monday that he had offered new ways to monitor ... ( read original story ...)

MIAMI -- Toronto and Houston will play a pair of preseason games in Japan next season. The NBA announced Monday night that the Raptors and Rockets will play on Oct. 8 and Oct. 10 at the Saitama ... ( read original story ...)