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Japan's largest banking group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will cut the pay of six executives following the breaching of "firewall" regulations at its banking and securities arms, it said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

SAITAMA -- Six Vietnamese nationals have been served fresh arrest warrants for allegedly cultivating a large amount of marijuana near Tokyo for profit, in violation of the Cannabis Control Act, Saitama Prefectural Police's first organized crime division ... ( read original story ...)

Japan set a fresh record high for monthly visitors in June, official data showed on Friday, as the weak yen fuelled a tourism boom that is becoming a key driver for the economy. The number of foreign ... ( read original story ...)

McDonald’s Corp. in Japan suspended about 30% of its stores nationwide on Friday after a systems outage. The restaurant chain is “currently investigating the cause and the timeline for recovery is ... ( read original story ...)

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will open the season on March 18 in Tokyo, Japan. The rest of the league will begin on March 27, marking the earliest start in major league history, excluding special season-openers at international venues. ( read original story ...)

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani will open the 2025 season in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and the Athletics will start the home portion of their first season in Sacramento against the Cubs on March 31. ( read original story ...)

A favorite among the creative class, style-wise, the cultural and aesthetic connections between Paris and Tokyo bring together sharp tailoring, distinct streetwear influences, playfulness and wearable, comfort-focused designs. A selection was available in ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has found a new tennis court: the streets of Midtown Manhattan. The four-time Grand Slam winner repped Nike from head to toe while filming a Maybelline commercial in New York City on ... ( read original story ...)

Originally scheduled to be hosted in 2020, the Tokyo Summer Games was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. When it was finally hosted between July 23 and August 8, 2021, it proved to be arguably India’s most successful Olympics venture. The Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, July 18 (Reuters Breakingviews) - It's not quite time to say cheers. After beer maker Sapporo (2501.T), opens new tab pledged in February to review how it holds its real estate assets, ... ( read original story ...)

Biles made the surprising decision to withdraw from competition at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after she was becoming disoriented in her routines and experiencing “the twisties.” In episode 1 of the four-part docuseries, filmed as the event was taking ... ( read original story ...)

Former ozeki Asanoyama pulled out of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday with a left knee ligament rapture that could put h ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Returning yokozuna Terunofuji cruised to his fifth straight win at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday as five rank-and-filers stayed a win behind in chase of the sole ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, July 18 (Jiji Press)--The Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line's extension from Tsuruga in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui to the western city of Osaka is now estimated to cost about 4 ... ( read original story ...)

Discover the innovative design of the Austrian Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025, blending music and sustainability for a glimpse into Austria's future. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a former deputy editor of major publisher Kodansha Ltd. t ( read original story ...)