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a magazine on news and commentary about Asia. "The evidence will eventually show whether Carlos Ghosn is guilty of the charges against him, but his case has already shown that it is time to end Japan' ... ( read original story ...)

MANILA (Reuters) - Pachinko tycoon Kazuo Okada has asked the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to block the proposed listing of Universal Entertainment Corp's (Tokyo:6425.T - News) domestic unit, saying ... ( read original story ...)

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka is no longer a shy, introvert youngster and the newest Grand Slam winner in women's tennis says she owes her maturity to last year's U.S. Open triumph. Last September ... ( read original story ...)

Asked about her expectations, Osaka said it was best not to think too far ahead. "I have to take it one step at a time. No one wants to lose in the first round of a slam, I think. That would be my imm... ( read original story ...)

Asked about her expectations, Osaka said it was best not to think too far ahead. "I have to take it one step at a time. No one wants to lose in the first round of a slam, I think. That would be my imm... ( read original story ...)

Asked about her expectations, Osaka said it was best not to think too far ahead. "I have to take it one step at a time. No one wants to lose in the first round of a slam, I think. That would be my imm... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA: Kazuyoshi Miura, who was playing in the J-League when Gary Lineker and Zico were in Japan, has signed a new one-year contract with Yokohama FC at the age of 51. Former Japan international fo... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber announced it will supply its “Advan Sport V105” tires as original equipment to the BMW X5 M-Series. The X5 M Performance model comes equipped with 275/40R21 107Y size front tires and 3... ( read original story ...)

Anime fans will have to put on their fedoras for this one. Universal Studios Japan in Osaka will offer new attractions based on the popular "Detective Conan" manga and anime series from Jan. 18. “Dete... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Olympic Committee appointed an independent panel to ... which is continuing to struggle with the fallout from the Russian cheating scandal, actually got a bit of good news today. The city of S... ( read original story ...)

Takeda, who is also the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, was placed under formal investigation for "active corruption" on Dec. 10, France's financial crimes office announced on Friday. Fre... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government has always insisted its Tokyo bid is clean. The judicial source, quoted by various news agencies and Le Monde, said that Mr Takeda had been "mis en examen" by investigative jud... ( read original story ...)

Takeda was questioned in 2017 by Japanese prosecutors in relation to those payments. The questioning took place at the request of French authorities, Kyodo News agency reported at the time. Black Tidi... ( read original story ...)

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was speaking at a regular news conference. Moon said on Thursday that Japan's political leaders should not undermine bilateral ties by "politicising" the issue o... ( read original story ...)

Russia has slapped down Japanese assertions that a deal was in the offing to resolve a decades-old dispute over a chain of islands, accusing Tokyo of distorting agreements struck with Moscow to break ... ( read original story ...)

MONTREAL -- Japanese auto supply giant Denso Corp. is joining Montreal's burgeoning artificial intelligence scene with the launch of a research and development lab in the city. Chief executive Koji Ar... ( read original story ...)