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A week before the G7 meeting that is scheduled to start from May 19-21, Tokyo Police have strengthened security in the western city of Hiroshima, NHK World reported. At the international terminal of ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese e-commerce and fintech giant Rakuten Group Inc on Friday posted an operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564.24 million) for the first three months of 2023, dragged down by its money-losing ... ( read original story ...)

Most Asian share markets were subdued on Friday and the dollar held onto its gains from safe-haven flows, after soft economic data from U.S. and China fuelled concerns of a global slowdown.The mood ... ( read original story ...)

Soon-to-be mommy Naomi Osaka may have thrown a bone to her Instagram about her unborn child’s gender. While marketing her new skincare brand Kinló, she posted a carousel featuring special moments in ... ( read original story ...)

A lightning strike that damaged signals on Tokyu Railways' Toyoko Line in Tokyo on the afternoon of May 11 brought over 300 trains to a halt, ( read original story ...)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A graduate of the Defense Department high school at this airlift hub in western Tokyo returned Thursday to share a combat memento with his former teachers. Senior Airman Michael McDougall of the 8th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday the vehicle data of about 2.15 million users was left publicly available in Japan because of setting errors in the cloud environment, for about a decade from November 2013 to April 2023. ( read original story ...)

A Chinese naval flotilla led by a powerful destroyer has been on a 12-day circumnavigation of Japan's main islands in a display of military power as tensions simmer over Taiwan and as Japan prepares to host G7 leaders next week. ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake centered southeast of Tokyo shook Japan's capital and surrounding areas, injuring several people and causing minor damage. ( read original story ...)

A strong 5.2 magnitude earthquake early Thursday morning in Chiba, Japan shook Tokyo Bay, including downtown Tokyo , causing injuries but no tsunami. ( read original story ...)

"People have been wise enough not to use nuclear weapons for the 77 years since Hiroshima. We want to keep it that way," a Japanese official tells Newsweek. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama, which will have a display in the Showoff section, said it will showcase to attendees how its tires can be used on EVs. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co on Thursday reported annual profit that missed estimates and flagged a decrease in the coming year as its mainstay drugs lose patent protection. ( read original story ...)

During the match Naomi defeated her opponent and longtime hero Serena Williams, making her the first Japanese tennis player to win a Gram Slam. Osaka's win was clouded by cheers and jeers, driving her ... ( read original story ...)

The mom of four rode the bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto with her daughter North, niece Penelope and friends to see the incredible site — likely the city's most famous grove (and a tourist hot spot), ( read original story ...)

The 2023 Para Triathlon Series moves on to the second stop of the year this weekend, when another eagerly anticipated edition of the established WTPS Yokohama takes place on Saturday monring. After ... ( read original story ...)