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The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan for all but four of the past 69 years, leading some to ask whether its parliament is truly representative. ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has joined the “Fry to Fly Project,” which pursues decarbonization of the airline industry by recycling domestic resources. Led by JGC Holdings Corporation, the project ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka has won 30.4% of her return games over her last 10 tournaments, and 76.1% of her service games. Over her last 10 tournaments, Gauff has won 43.5% of her return games and 75.6% of her service ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Japan - Recent A three-day food festival held at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan has featured specialty dishes from various regions of China, attracting swaths of curious visitors eager to expand their palates. ( read original story ...)

Dubbed the “bullet train” for its sleek design and blistering speed, the Shinkansen was the world’s first high-speed rail service. ( read original story ...)

Singapore is a safe bet all around. If you’ve been hoping to break into real estate in a beautiful, temperate, thriving Asian city, look no further than Sapporo, Japan. Sapporo is located on the ... ( read original story ...)

A 22-year-old man had been arrested and sent to prosecutors by Sept. 28 for alleged illicit touting by following and trying to lure a police･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

A dentist and a nurse were referred to prosecutors on Sept. 30 for allegedly causing the death of a patient by forcibly pinning him down for ･･･ ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced plans for a snap election on 27 October. Ishiba, 67, replaced outgoing prime minister, ( read original story ...)

Police and family have the first clue, in over a year, in the disappearance of a Storrs woman missing in Japan. “It’s as if they cut and paste it every two weeks. We found nothing. We will continue to search, ( read original story ...)

Shares in Tokyo have plunged following Friday's vote for the leadership of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The election of Ishiba Shigeru as the new LDP president has investors reconsidering their bets for economic policy. ( read original story ...)

Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday a snap election would be held on Oct. 27, sending voters to the polls one month after he won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ... ( read original story ...)

Shigeru Ishida had beaten Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi in the final round of the Liberal Democratic Party election on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Halloween celebrations at Tokyo Disney Resort run from October 1 through November 7, and we were able to see the brand new The Villains’ Halloween Into the Frenzy Parade. The Villains’ Halloween Into the Frenzy Parade The Villains’ Halloween Into the Frenzy Parade is a 45-minute parade performed once daily during the season, ( read ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will fill key party posts on Monday and announce a new Cabinet on Tuesday as he tries to unite an LDP party split by one of its closest ever leadership ... ( read original story ...)