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Kobe Steel has been indicted for allegedly violating Japan's competition law after the firm admitted it had fabricated strength and quality data of products sold to hundreds of clients. Kobe Steel, wh... ( read original story ...)

Kyodo News reports the death toll from heat has risen above 30 since July 9. On Thursday alone, 10 people died and 2,605 people were hospitalized in the sweltering conditions, the Japan Times wrote. S... ( read original story ...)

Players will wear VR goggles while sitting in a moving seat as they take on the role of a helicopter pilot. Up to four players can fight Godzilla at once. There is still no news on exactly when Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese startup developing what it calls "shooting stars on demand" says it will be ready to deliver the world's first artificial meteor shower in a spectacular show over Hiroshima in early 2020. A... ( read original story ...)

Ange Postecoglou's Yokohama F. Marinos have caught alight in the J-League, recording an extraordinary 8-2 win over Vegalta Sendai on Wednesday night. Yokohama were up 7-0 before Vegalta managed to fin... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son blasted Japan on Thursday for not allowing ride-sharing services, calling it “stupid” and saying the country was lagging overseas ri... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Chinese mobile service giant Didi Chuxing and Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. have set up a joint venture for taxi-hailing in Japan. The companies announced the plan Thursday for a service that use... ( read original story ...)

A small city in Japan is facing a ninja shortage as the town struggles with ... Nicole Darrah covers breaking and trending news for FoxNews.com. Follow her on Twitter @nicoledarrah. ( read original story ...)

... cheaper for car buyers in Europe than they have been until now thanks to the European Union and Japan signing a trade agreement. It will also be good news for anyone in the business of supplying m... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – A month after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northern Osaka Prefecture, progress is slow on removing substandard concrete walls that could collapse and on fixing the aging sewage system. Th... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The Japan Sports Council gave a progress report on the new National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, saying the project is 40 percent complete with two years to go before ... ( read original story ...)

Sekiwake Mitakeumi was a man in a hurry on Monday, when he needed just 1.8 seconds to remain unbeaten after nine days of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. His win over No. 5 maegashira Daishomaru (3-6 ... ( read original story ...)

“There are rising concerns about protectionism, but I want Japan and the EU to lead the world by bearing the flag of free trade,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a news conference after the signing ... ( read original story ...)

"The EU and Japan showed an undeterred determination to lead the world as flag-bearers for free trade," Abe said at a joint news conference with European Council President Donald Tusk and European Com... ( read original story ...)

Ho Chi Minh City, 2018-Jul-17 — /Travel PR News/ — In celebration of the most amazing promotional program of the year “Free up your summer with Vietjet”, Vietjet continues to open Ho Chi Minh City – O... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — The European Union and Japan are signing a widespread trade deal Tuesday that will eliminate nearly all tariffs, seemingly defying the worries about trade tensions set off by President Donald ... ( read original story ...)