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Japan's health ministry will soon decide whether to make abortion pills available for the first time after the proposal cleared a major hurdle with endorsement by a government panel on Friday.A ... ( read original story ...)

The BluEarth-GT AE51 incorporates the basic design and materials technology used in the BluEarth brand Yokohama, announced today that it is supplying its BluEarth-GT AE51 and BluEarth-FE AE30 tyres as ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.The change means that from May 8 - ... ( read original story ...)

Japan tightened sanctions on Russia on Jan. 27, following the latest wave of missile strikes against Ukraine, the Reuters news agency reported. ( read original story ...)

Eight people who were aboard a cargo ship that capsized off the coast of Japan earlier this week have died and nine remain missing, the Japan Coast Guard said Thursday. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Police on Jan. 27 released new photos and videos of a suspect in the November 2022 slashing of sociologist Shinji Miyadai on a university campus in the suburban Tokyo city of Hachioji. The images, taken about four hours before the attack ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended almost flat Friday, as caution over a potential policy tweak by the Bank of Japan toward monetary tightening offset hopes that the U.S. economy may be able to avoid a recession. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended ... ( read original story ...)

Tripadvisor names Kyoto in the culture category and Sapporo on the ski destinations list in the Travelers' Choice Awards ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that a return to deflation in the world's third-largest economy cannot be ruled out, because domestic demand remains weak. The comment came hours after data showed Tokyo's consumer inflation, ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday the economy's retreat to deflation cannot be ruled out because domestic demand-driven inflation remains feeble. ( read original story ...)

Visitors have less than a month to get their last glimpse of a popular giant panda at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens before she returns to China. Five-year-old Xiang Xiang will be sent back to China on Feb. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were almost flat Friday morning, as upward momentum on the back of receding fears over a U.S. recession was offset by concern that the Bank of Japan may shift further toward monetary tightening. ( read original story ...)

To celebrate the Wright Building’s 100th anniversary, the Imperial Hotel is offering an exclusive stay in the architect-inspired suite. ( read original story ...)

Japan's leading semiconductor equipment company Tokyo Electron Ltd. is in the crosshairs of U.S. sanctions. Read my take on how this could impact the stock. ( read original story ...)

Japan and the Netherlands will join the United States in implementing export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China soon, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific are set to trade higher on Friday as Wall Street's major indexes gained after the U.S. economy grew more than expected. Government data showed the economy expanded at an ... ( read original story ...)