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Indian women encouraged to enter the world's largest women's marathon as it prepares to open for international entries ... ( read original story ...)

Asian shares are mostly lower while Tokyo's benchmark jumped more than 2% after Japanese officials said they had resolved questions over the tariff that will apply to exports to the U.S. The new ... ( read original story ...)

Tensions have been mounting between the United States and Japan as both sides appear to have starkly different interpretations of a trade deal finalized last month. ( read original story ...)

Japan saw nearly 1 million more deaths than births in 2024, marking the country’s steepest single-year population decline since the government surveys began nearly six decades ago. ( read original story ...)

A Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) officer and his wife, a part-time worker, were arrested here Aug. 7 after allegedly leaving their prescho ... ( read original story ...)

Japan 1st Quarter Ended June 30 PARENT 2025 2024 Revenue Y4.85 bln Y4.56 bln Operating Profit Y57.00 mln Y36.00 mln Pretax Profit Y74.00 mln Y52.00 mln Net Profit Y43.00 mln Y40.00 mln Per share ... ( read original story ...)

The US confirmed it would end stacking of universal tariffs on Japan and cut car levies as promised, Tokyo’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said after a meeting on Thursday with his counterparts in Washington. ( read original story ...)

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Russia's Far East in late July triggered tsunami warnings in Japan and around the Pacific Ocean. But aerial footage of large waves supposedly hitting a Japanese island -- which racked up more than 39 million views on Facebook and TikTok -- is AI-generated. ( read original story ...)

Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko staged a stunning comeback on Thursday to defeat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 2-6 6-4 6-1 claiming her maiden WTA 1000 title at the Canadian Open. ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares surged on Friday after positive earnings reports and expectations the U.S. would remove overlapping tariffs on the country's goods, while shares were down in other Asian markets after a late retreat on Wall Street during the previous session. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Topix index climbed above the key psychological mark of 3,000 points for the first time on Friday, underpinned by clarity over U.S. tariffs and a streak of strong earnings reports.Automakers rallied, ( read original story ...)

Victoria Mboko is the National Bank Open women's singles champion. The 18-year-old from Toronto defeated Naomi Osaka of Japan 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 at IGA Stadium in Montreal on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

The U.S. government on Thursday promised to amend a presidential executive order to remove overlapping tariffs on Japanese goods, Tokyo's trade negotiator said, after talks in Washington to fix what ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa "strongly" urged the United States to revise the presidential order on the levies at his meetings with top U.S. officials in Washington, the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka reacts to playing Victoria Mboko in the final of the National Bank Open after Mboko called Osaka her "idol" years back. ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called the situation a "quiet emergency", as birth rates continue to plummet. ( read original story ...)