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TOKYO -- A powerful typhoon lashed southwestern Japan Thursday with massive rain and strong winds, injuring at least 11 people and paralyzing traffic during Japan's Buddhist holiday week. Typhoon ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Heavy rains lashed parts of western Japan on Thursday as tropical storm Krosa made ... chief cabinet secretary, told a news conference. Despite the rain, there were no reports of ... ( read original story ...)

South Korean President Moon Jae-in struck a conciliatory tone towards Japan on Thursday, offering to "join hands" if Tokyo chooses dialogue as relations between the US allies dip to fresh lows. Seoul ... ( read original story ...)

Thursday's triathlon race, however, is another setback for Tokyo 2020 organisers, following a difficult period of test events. Kyodo News reported last weekend that several athletes were treated for ... ( read original story ...)

Thursday's triathlon race, however, is another setback for Tokyo 2020 organisers, following a difficult period of test events. Kyodo News reported last weekend that several athletes were treated for ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Emperor Naruhito has expressed deep remorse over Japan’s role in World War II in his first appearance at the annual ceremony marking the end of the hostilities. The 59-year-old monarch is ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - On the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, South Korea's president on Thursday urged Japan to contemplate its wartime past and offered to engage in talks to repair ... ( read original story ...)

Some gas stations in South Korea have put up signs saying Japanese cars are unwelcome. Earlier this month, a news anchor on the national broadcaster KBS had to clarify on air that the ballpoint pen he ... ( read original story ...)

Kyodo News reported. A spokeswoman for the shrine could not immediately confirm the offering. Past visits by Japanese leaders to Yasukuni have outraged South Korea and China because the shrine honours ... ( read original story ...)

WAYNESBORO — Grab your chopsticks and soy sauce and get ready for a trip to flavor town, Japanese style, — this is Sapporo Japanese Restaurant. Looking to mix things up a bit for dinner tonight, ... ( read original story ...)

Sports News, International, (Tokyo), August 14:-The Olympic Games fever has already gripped the Tokyo city. It’s been less than a year for the mega sporting event and signs of the Olympics and logo of ... ( read original story ...)

Kyodo News reported last weekend that several athletes were treated for heatstroke at the 2019 World Rowing Junior Championships in Tokyo, which was another test event for Olympic organizers. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Tokyo issued a travel advisory to Japanese citizens visiting South Korea, ahead of crucial anniversaries this week, urging them to be cautious about safety as ties between the neighbors ... ( read original story ...)

the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, Kyodo News said, a gesture likely to be criticized by Asian neighbors. Past visits by Japanese leaders to Yasukuni have outraged South Korea and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Millions of years after the ancestors of humans evolved to lose their tails, a research team at Japan’s Keio University have built a robotic one they say could help unsteady ... ( read original story ...)

RELATED S. Korean Olympic chief: IOC will have answers on Japan's Dokdo labeling South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Wednesday Japan's National Trade Union Council sent a letter to a Korean trade ... ( read original story ...)