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You think you know the ground beneath your feet? You navigate the same streets day in and day out, believing in their steadfast solidity. But what if, overnight, that very foundation decided to stage ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese police say a Tokyo resident in his 70s was defrauded of his assets worth about 290 million yen, or about 1.8 million dollars, in an investment scam. Police added that they have arrested a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Dozens of investment funds and companies, including KKR and Bain Capital, are showing interest in Tokyo Electric Power's capital alliance plan as part of its business ... ( read original story ...)

The average price of a new condominium in Tokyo and its three surrounding prefectures in February rose 38.8 percent from a year earli ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s super-popular prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, will visit the White House on Thursday, as President Donald Trump looks to allies for military help against Iran. ( read original story ...)

Japan is combining education, culture and technology to encourage reciprocal relationships between coastal communities and marine ecosystems. ( read original story ...)

Facing their biggest test yet at the Women's Asian Cup, Japan simply brushed aside South Korea to reach Saturday's final. ( read original story ...)

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - The Yokohama tire manufacturing plant officially closed on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 leaving nearly 400 people out of a job. Yokohama says the closure was in response to the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi caught a break when US President Donald Trump backed away from a demand for Japan to send warships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But the incident ... ( read original story ...)

A city in Tokyo plans to employ retired police officers to deal with an increasing number of complaints involving private lodgings. ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has begun supplying its ADVAN Sport V107 tires as original equipment (OE) for the special edition RZ 600e “F SPORT Performance” model of the Lexus RZ, ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced Tuesday that a total of nine people, all males in their 20s working for the same eating and drinking venue, had been infected. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: The cumulative number of measles cases in Tokyo since January has reached 34, equaling last year's total, the Tokyo metropolitan government announced on Tuesday (March 17). ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a diplomatic balancing act at a summit this week with Donald Trump, after the US president called on Japan to deploy warships to help secure the war-stricken Strait ... ( read original story ...)

A channeling of US resources into the conflict ravaging the Middle East could cause an imbalance in the current security environment surrounding Japan, renewing the need for the country to strengthen ... ( read original story ...)

By Tamiyuki Kihara, Tim Kelly and John Geddie TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visits the White House on Thursday for meetings that offer U.S. ( read original story ...)