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MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine has paid tribute to Chris Cornell, saying that the world has "lost one of the most beautiful voices in rock." Cornell performed a concert with SOUNDGARDEN at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday night (May 17) and was found dead in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened marginally higher Friday as Wall Street's gains overnight set a positive tone, but bold moves were avoided due to continued concerns for the course of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. As of 9 ... ( read original story ...)

Shin Shin and her boyfriend, Ri Ri, arrived from China in February 2011 and went on view to the public soon after a devastating earthquake and tsunami the next month, providing Japan with some welcome news. The birth of a cub to the panda couple in 2012 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Cabinet approved Friday a bill to let 83-year-old Emperor Akihito abdicate and allow his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne. The abdication will be Japan's first in 200 years. Akihito indicated his desire to abdicate ... ( read original story ...)

They are controlled by Japan but claimed also by China. "This is escalating the situation and absolutely unacceptable," Defense Minister Tomomi Inada told a news conference on Friday, referring to the incursion and drone flight. "We regard this as a ... ( read original story ...)

Quasi-public NHK TV reported the news late Tuesday and the Imperial Household Agency confirmed the report to Japanese media who belong to an exclusive “press club” system. But the agency declined comment to The Associated Press. The man who won the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan first extracted some of the material in 2013 but ended ... In this May 16, 2017 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, workers celebrate the successful trial extraction of natural gas from combustible ice trapped under the seafloor on a ... ( read original story ...)

But current Japanese law has no provision for abdication ... a problem thrust back into the limelight this week with news that Akihito's eldest granddaughter will marry a commoner, after which she must leave the royal family. There are only four heirs ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japan's exports were expected to rise for a fifth straight month in April, a Reuters poll found on Friday, supported by global demand especially from Asia and affirming the outlook for an export-led recovery. Although the rate of export growth was ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government approved the bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne. The Japanese government approved a one-off bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne, in the first ... ( read original story ...)

highlighted the male-dominated nature of Japan's monarchy as it faces a potential succession crisis. Public broadcaster NHK broke the story of Princess Mako's engagement, sending the country into a frenzy with the news dominating television chat shows and ... ( read original story ...)

Sakura Ando, Yu Aoi, Hikari Mitsushima and Aoi Miyazaki to be feted. Tokyo International Film Festival is highlighting the work of four Japanese actresses – Sakura Ando, Yu Aoi, Hikari Mitsushima and Aoi Miyazaki – in this year’s Japan Now section. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO >> The Tokyo metropolitan government has requested that Japan’s central government cover the costs of about 20 categories in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. However, the central government was expected to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo (CNN)Japan's Princess Mako is giving up her royal status -- all ... The engagement won't become official until a ceremonial exchange of gifts, but the news has reignited concerns about the shrinking size of the imperial family, which currently ... ( read original story ...)

The club's fifth Premier League title was extra special for Yokohama, their first with the club since their logo started adorning our shirts in 2015. Kazu Sekiguchi, taskforce manager of Yokohama Chelsea, said: 'Our colleagues around the world were very ... ( read original story ...)

But if the dollar's recent slide continues, Japanese firms could lose that advantage, returning to the difficulties they faced for much of last year. Start your day right with the latest news driving global markets, from major stock movers and key economic ... ( read original story ...)