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More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle. ( read original story ...)

Atoms slip against one another, eventually sticking in various combinations. Tectonic plates do the same, sliding across each other until they stick in a stationary state. Everything from the tiniest ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama ADVAN tires power Velorex Ferrari to GT300 victory in SUPER GT Round 2 at the Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture. ( read original story ...)

Japan's average retail rice prices fell below 4,000 yen ($27) for the first time in four months, data showed on Monday, after the government released an emergency stockpile of rice to tackle food ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ambitious FS-X project that transformed the F-16 into a maritime-strike and air-superiority powerhouse for the JASDF. Forged in a contentious 1980s U.S.-Japan co-development deal, the F-2 ... ( read original story ...)

Shareholders’ rejection of another term for Eiji Sato as Taiyo Holdings Co. chief executive officer over the weekend was a rare event highlighting the growing clout of activists in Japan’s stock ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffered its worst-ever result in a Tokyo metropolitan election, losing its spot as the biggest political force on the assembly less than a month before voters ... ( read original story ...)

DEPUTY Speaker and Cebu 5th District Representative Duke Frasco accompanies President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to visit the Philippines' pavilion at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan as he reaffirms ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ruling party has suffered its worst result in local assembly elections in Tokyo, as residents of the capital used the vote to protest against soaring food prices and low wage growth. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning to cancel his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in the Hague, a source with direct knowledge said on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is mostly comfortable with being the poster girl for motherhood in sport. What she is less comfortable with is the women’s tennis tour branding itself as a leading supporter of mothers in ... ( read original story ...)

Voters in Tokyo decisively knocked Japan’s ruling party from its position as the largest group in the city assembly, results showed Monday, a warning sign ... ( read original story ...)

Japan denied a report that the US directly asked Tokyo to raise its defense spending to 3.5% of annual gross domestic product, with its top government spokesman saying that the amount of spending was ... ( read original story ...)

Japan called on Monday for de-escalation of the conflict in Iran and said U.S. strikes demonstrated Washington's determination to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. ( read original story ...)

The Korea e-Sports Association announced on the 23rd that it will hold the '2025 KeSPA CUP Expansion Event' to prepare for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and expand the base of the event. The ... ( read original story ...)

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for June 23 to test your news knowledge. Ready? ( read original story ...)