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Mr. Xi, who had looked more dour in previous meetings, flashed a grin. It was a sign, the Japanese news media suggested, of warming relations between the two longtime adversaries. With President Trump creating uneas e among allies about the role the United ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – Japan says three crew members rescued from a capsized boat off the northern coast are North Koreans, and Tokyo is arranging their return home. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters the Japanese coast guard rescued the three men ... ( read original story ...)

AICHI (TR) – The Nagoya District Court on Tuesday handed five women, including four Korean nationals, suspended prison terms for the smuggling of 30 kilograms of gold into the country from Korea last year, reports Nippon News Network (June 1). ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO – The Japanese Olympic Committee gave Sapporo formal approval to take part in the bidding process for the 2026 Winter Olympics at a board meeting Wednesday. The city in Hokkaido Prefecture plans to announce its intention to bid before the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy has expanded for seven quarters in a row in the longest period of growth in more than a decade. Data showed gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annualised rate of 1.4% between July and September. The solid quarterly result comes after ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO – Police on Monday searched five offices and facilities of the main successor group to the Aum Shinrikyo cult that was responsible for the 1995 Tokyo subway nerve gas attack. The raids came after the group, now known as Aleph, allegedly recruited ... ( read original story ...)

From there he transferred to Japan's Jubilo Iwata, where he enjoyed two successful seasons before switching to J-League rivals Sapporo. alh/amz Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your ... ( read original story ...)

Bothroyd, 35, is a teammate of Thailand international Chanathip Songkrasin in Sapporo, and the news of the ex-Cardiff City forward was first reported by Thai media outlet Siam Sport. Thirty minutes into the side's training session, Bothroyd experienced ... ( read original story ...)

First stop for Avid Liongoren’s “Saving Sally” was the New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, held in Sapporo recently ... listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000. ( read original story ...)

The Flying Fijians first match is on September 21st 2019 against the Wallabies at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo City ... Listen to the latest news on our 5 radio stations Legend FM, Viti FM, Radio Sargam, FM96 and Navtarang. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday said an almost ... "I believe that it continues to develop its weapons," Abe told a news conference in Manila after a series of meetings with other Asian leaders at a gathering of the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The governor of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, whose opposition “Party of Hope” came a distant third to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party in a general election last month, said on Tuesday she would quit as party co-leader ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today its business and financial results for the first three quarters of 2017 (January to September). Profit attributable to owners of parent increased 96.4% over the same period of the previous year ... ( read original story ...)

With the victory Virtue and Moir, who won their seventh Skate Canada title last month with a record score, booked their place at the Dec. 7-10 Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. “We’ve made some improvements this week that we’re quite proud of from ... ( read original story ...)

Marriott International today announced the openings of two fresh new additions to its Moxy Hotels brand: Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho and Moxy Osaka Honmachi. Owned by Tokyo-based Pacifica Capital K.K., the 205-room Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho features the brand's ... ( read original story ...)

Indeed, the official said Japan and Australia tried to railroad Canada into committing ... Trudeau faced sharp criticism on social media and in news reports for not attending the TPP meeting. The official disputes the notion it was a snub because the ... ( read original story ...)