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LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics have generated record domestic sponsorship revenues of more than $3 billion, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday - three times more than ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA - Two men have died after a man attacked them with a knife in Nagoya on Monday night, police said. Early on Tuesday police arrested Toshihiko Sato, 38, who had fled the scene, on suspicion of ... ( read original story ...)

The Netherlands reached the women's World Cup quarter-finals for the first time when Lieke Martens' last-gasp penalty earned them a 2-1 victory against Japan on Tuesday. Martens put the Dutch in front ... ( read original story ...)

One man was killed and another man critically wounded after a man attacked them with a knife in Nagoya, central Japan on Monday night, police said. Police detained the suspect who had fled the scene ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire Corporation recently announced that it has been honoured by Subaru with a supplier’s award in the Excellent Performance category. According to the company, it has received the award for ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Scandal-battered Nissan has won shareholders' approval for a new system of committees to oversee governance and for keeping Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa on its board. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Trump has recently mused with aides about withdrawing from the U.S.-Japan security treaty, Bloomberg News reported. To contact the reporters on this story: Isabel Reynolds in Tokyo at ... ( read original story ...)

Both needing a win at the Copa America, Ecuador and Japan bowed out after a draw. Ecuador and Japan played out a 1-1 draw that saw both nations make group-stage exits at the Copa America on Monday. ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi LLC (YTMM) was voted 'Best Overall Industry in West Point ' by the residents of West Point, Mississippi, the city where the 1-million-square-foot plant opened ... ( read original story ...)

The race to host the 2026 Games initially involved five other candidates, including the Japanese city of Sapporo. But Sapporo gave up on its 2026 bid in order to focus on its city development plan. ... ( read original story ...)

There were only two candidates left after four other bidders, Swiss city Sion, Japan's Sapporo, Austria's Graz and 1988 hosts Calgary in Canada, had earlier dropped out of the race amid concerns ... ( read original story ...)

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Craig Willy is a Brussels-based European affairs analyst. He has worked on numerous news and communication projects, including for the Bertelsmann Fou Japan is set up for a stint in the international ... ( read original story ...)

BANGKOK -- Shares wobbled Monday as investors watched for movement in the China-U.S. trade dispute ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping planned for later this week in ... ( read original story ...)

As visitors are hurried away, the would-be lion ambles around on two legs, under the skeptical gaze of the zoo's real lions, a zoo video published by Japanese news agency Mainichi News Group shows. ... ( read original story ...)

Kakuryu will head into next month’s Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in pole position as east yokozuna while summer basho winner Asanoyama moved into the No. 1 maegashira slot, according to rankings ... ( read original story ...)