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A Hello Kitty-themed "shinkansen" bullet train has debuted in Japan. Adorned with the cartoon icon inside and out, it's a dream ride for fans of the internationally popular character. The special shinkansen had its inaugural round trip Saturday between ... ( read original story ...)

June 30, 2018 10:55am EDT June 30, 2018 10:55am EDT Football, Preview, FIFA World Cup, English, Roberto Martinez, Belgium, Japan, Maya Yoshida, Romelu Lukaku The challenge posed by Japan will be a familiar one to Belgium boss Roberto Martinez, despite ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — A Hello Kitty-themed “shinkansen” bullet train has debuted in Japan. Adorned with the cartoon icon inside out, this one is a dream ride for her fans. The special shinkansen had its inaugural round trip Saturday between Osaka and Fukuoka ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's government warned in a report Friday that a higher U.S. tariff on auto imports could backfire, jeopardizing hundreds of thousands of American jobs created by Japanese auto-related companies, raising prices for U.S. consumers and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's government warned in a report Friday that a higher U.S. tariff on auto imports could backfire, jeopardizing hundreds of thousands of American jobs created by Japanese auto-related companies, raising prices for U.S. consumers and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed marginally higher ... shares closed higher as investors bought back issues on the yen's retreat against the U.S. dollar, following news that at a summit in Brussels, European Union leaders had reached a ... ( read original story ...)

Shelby Watson holds world records in the T33 class at five different distances - but is now considering her future in the sport after Paralympic officials confirmed that the class would not be in the Tokyo programme. Wheelchair racer Shelby Watson’s ... ( read original story ...)

a project member and University of Tokyo professor specialising in intellectual property law, told Efe news. Technological progress and diversification of applications have resulted in more patent infringement disputes worldwide, raising the number of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is starting up ship-to-ship LNG bunkering at the ports of Yokohama and Nagoya, as it works with Singapore for both countries to become hubs for LNG re-fuelling. Speaking at the launch reception of the Singapore-headquartered, Japanese joint venture ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is trying to assuage an Asian ally’s worries about America’s commitment to the region amid the ongoing denuclearization negotiations with North Korea. Mattis met Friday with Japanese Defense Minister ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO— Asian shares were mixed and trading in a narrow range Friday as investors weighed how trade tensions between the U.S. and other nations might escalate. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged 0.1 percent lower to 22,265.14, while ... ( read original story ...)

Mattis met Friday with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, who said they agreed to continue joint military exercises and reinforce the response capability of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The U.S. and Japan, he said, agreed to work with other countries ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened mixed Friday on buying spurred by Wall Street's advance overnight and selling based on investor consternation over ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions. As of 9:15 a.m. local time, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - Japan lost 1-0 to Poland on Thursday but survived to become the only Asian side to qualify for last 16 of the World Cup in Russia — and the first team ever to progress thanks to FIFA’s new disciplinary tie-breaker rule. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s tightest labor market in decades just got even tighter, driving companies to hire more workers in full-time, permanent positions. That’s positive news for the Bank of Japan as it struggles to generate 2 percent inflation. Consumer prices in ... ( read original story ...)

New Westminster-born Mike Mason is taking it one meet at a time, one high jump at a time – and admits the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics is his main motivation. “At this point, I think that’s kind of a good end-game,” Mason said following Tuesday’s ... ( read original story ...)