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Yokohama Rubber Co. is reviewing options for relocating its tire factory in Hangzhou, China, after receiving a request from government entities in China "to relocate the site of the current factory." ... ( read original story ...)

A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s main archipelago of Honshu, threatening to hit large areas of western and central Japan with heavy rain and high winds. ( read original story ...)

The collaboration is ostensibly mainly about North Korea. Both Japan and South Korea live at risk of nuclear annihilation by the volatile despot in Pyongyang, and a formal platform of security cooperation with the U.S. is vital for their defense and Mr. Kim’s deterrence. ( read original story ...)

U.S. President Joe Biden has invited Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to Camp David, a presidential retreat near Washington, where the countries will hold ... ( read original story ...)

There’s still time to explore Little Tokyo for culture, food, entertainment, shopping during Nisei Week in Los Angeles. ( read original story ...)

The Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line will be suspended on Aug. 15 between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka stations due to the approach of Typhoon L･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Some shinkansen bullet train services and flights are set to be canceled as a strong typhoon remains on course to make landfall ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama officially completed the acquisition of Trelleborg Wheel Systems. As a result, the well-respected off-highway tyre and wheel manufacturer rebranded as Yokohama TWS. With any acquisition, questions of integration are front-and-centre. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's parents have attributed her remarkable rise to tennis stardom to legends Serena and Venus Williams. A spark of inspiration: Tamaki Osaka, mother of the four-time Grand Slam champion ... ( read original story ...)

Commissioner General for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka Mario Vattani has signed the contract with MCA - Mario Cucinella Architects for the urgent commencement of the design and construction activities for ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing's demographic hurdles and unstable housing market Japan's problems three decades ago, but China's crisis isn't of the same magnitude yet. ( read original story ...)

A woman and her parents were served fresh arrest warrants on Monday for allegedly murdering a man who was found decapitated in a ho ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and the United States will jointly develop new missile systems to intercept hypersonic projectiles currently being developed by China, Russia, and North Korea, Japanese newspaper Yomiuri reported on Aug. ( read original story ...)

Runa Tamura and her father and mother, Osamu and Hiroko, were first arrested on July 24 on suspicion of mutilating and abandoning a corpse. ( read original story ...)

The embassy is investigating the possibility of the threat being a hoax, but it has also asked Japanese police to provide stepped up security. ( read original story ...)

A man died of knife wounds after being found collapsed outside a ramen restaurant in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sunday night. According to police, a man called 119 at around 4:20 p.m. and said that a man ... ( read original story ...)