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One of the leading candidates to become Japan’s next prime minister said it was too soon for the Bank of Japan to move away from an ultra-easy policy, as the nine lawmakers set to contest this month’s ... ( read original story ...)

Officials said they would soon be testing the 200mph train on a route where most tasks would be automated with plans for an entirely driverless line. ( read original story ...)

A high court has granted permission for a Japan-born baby daughter of Afghan refugees to be given Japanese nationality, rescinding a ... ( read original story ...)

Sanae Takaichi, Japan's minister in charge of economic security and a leading candidate in the ruling party's leadership race, said on Saturday the central bank should maintain ultra-low interest ... ( read original story ...)

A producer at a subsidiary of public broadcaster NHK was arrested on Sept. 13 on suspicion of repeatedly punching a JR Shibuya Station staff ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has parted ways with coach Wim Fissette after four years together across two stints, the 26-year-old announced late on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka announced her split from coach Wim Fissette after four years together, during which she won two Grand Slam titles. The decision follows Osaka's return to the tour after her maternity break ... ( read original story ...)

The four-time Grand Slam champion has struggled to put together victories since she returned to the WTA Tour at Brisbane in January. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- "This is how I die."That's what a 38-year-old woman says she thought as she and her bicycle were struck by a car moving at about 50 kilometer･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has climbed from sixth place last year to the second spot in the 2024 Best Countries index due to its sweeping reforms following the COVID-19 pandemic. The index, compiled by the U.S. News & ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka is parting ways with Belgian coach Wim Fissette, the former world number one said on Instagram on Friday. ( read original story ...)

As society ages, the number of patients with heart failure is rapidly increasing. Excessive growth of fibrotic tissue in the heart, known as fibrosis, is associated with the progression of heart ... ( read original story ...)

The Country Bears are bringing the holiday cheer back to Tokyo Disney Resort with the return of the "Jingle Bell Jamboree" seasonal overlay. ( read original story ...)

Sanae Takaichi, one of the leading contenders to replace Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, said on Friday that the Bank of Japan should hold off on further interest rate hikes to keep the country ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is shifting away from its practice of stationing police officers at neighborhood outposts around the clock as a shrinking population and rise in cybercrime makes it consider better uses of law ... ( read original story ...)

The Hokkaido Hanabi 2024 event took place at Moerenuma Park in the city of Sapporo, Hokkaido, on September 7. Fireworks by Japan's top-level pyrotechn･･･ ... ( read original story ...)