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ABOARD THE KAGA, Indian Ocean (Reuters) - Japan's biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain's HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed tow... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — The monumental imperial throne for the coronation of Japan’s new emperor has arrived in Tokyo from an ancient imperial palace in Kyoto more than a year ahead of time, officials said ... ( read original story ...)

Japan successfully landed two small rovers on an asteroid whizzing through space and the photos the robots sent back are, well, out of this world. On Friday, the Japan Space Exploration Agency ... ( read original story ...)

The Takamikura throne, left, and Michodai, a curtained platform, placed at the Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyodo News via AP) The monumental imperial throne for the coronation of Japan’s new emperor has ar... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympic organizers began their search Wednesday for 80,000 unpaid volunteers to staff many of the venues when the Olympics and Paralympics open in just under two years. The closing date for appl... ( read original story ...)

25, 2018 /CNW/ - Tokyo Smoke, the Canadian Cannabis Awards Brand of the Year, has completed the Cannabis Retail Organization Agreement and Cannabis Store Retailer Agreements with the Province of ... ( read original story ...)

Filipino auteur Brilliante Mendoza will head the jury and be joined by 'Star Wars' and 'Westworld' producer Bryan Burk. The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will feature 10 world premieres in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States have reached a broad understanding ... a scheduled summit of the two countries’ leaders on Wednesday in New York, Kyodo News reported. “We were able to re... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s second-biggest city, Yokohama, has received 12 proposals for integrated resorts following a request for information (RFI) process that concluded on September 21, local newspaper, the Kanagawa ... ( read original story ...)

Digital coin investors closely follow the moves of Kobayashi, who is known in crypto circles as the “Tokyo whale” because of the heap of tokens he controls. Japan-based Mt. Gox, once the largest Bitco... ( read original story ...)

YOSHIKAWA, Japan — It’s drawing time at this suburban nursery school in Japan, but instead of crayons, tiny fingers are tapping on colours on iPad screens and taking selfies. Digital schooling ... ( read original story ...)

Disturbing new details on the murder of Japanese exchange student Natsumi Kogawa are coming to light as her alleged killer's trial gets underway in Vancouver. Kogawa was found dead on the grounds ... ( read original story ...)

READ MORE: Second-degree murder charge laid in death of Japanese student Natsumi Kogawa ... In an exclusive interview with Global News in December 2016, Kogawa’s close friend Jay Vergara ... ( read original story ...)

Fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova handed U.S. Open champ Naomi Osaka a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to claim the title at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. It ended the third-seeded Osaka’s 10-match victory ... ( read original story ...)

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(Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Wuhan Open in China on Sunday, hours after losing to former world number one Karolina Pliskova in the final of the Pan Pacific Open in ... ( read original story ...)