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Fast Retailing, the Japanese giant that owns popular clothing brands Uniqlo and Theory, will start paying its employees much more this year. ( read original story ...)

Japan lodged a protest to China over the suspension of visas for Japanese citizens and asked that it overturn the action, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday. "It is regrettable ... ( read original story ...)

Girls in kimonos take part in a Coming of Age Day ceremony in Yokohama, Japan, Jan. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu) YOKOHAMA, Japan, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Japanese youths on Monday celebrated their ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed Tuesday opposition to China's decision to suspend the issuing of visas t ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks advanced Wednesday morning, with strong tech shares leading the rise, as easing fears over prolonged interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve cheered investors. The 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 7,462 new coronavirus cases in Tokyo on Tuesday, down 2,182 from a week ago. This marked the first week-on-week decline in six days. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, with strong tech shares leading the rise. ( read original story ...)

The Marine Corps is creating a new regiment based in Okinawa and will be equipped with advanced capabilities, such as firing missiles at Chinese ships in the event of a Taiwan conflict. ( read original story ...)

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida will sign a defence agreement in London on Wednesday that will allow the countries to deploy forces on each other's soil, ... ( read original story ...)

It actually indicates that the market is gearing up for growth. The Tokyo 23W residential market experienced a noteworthy shift in Q4/2022, and all constituent submarkets experienced some revision in ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to strengthen its English education for high school students, as Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike began assess ... ( read original story ...)

A series of Pokemon trading card robberies in Tokyo are causing local card shops to suffer great losses while authorities try to find the culprits. ( read original story ...)

Top national security officials from the United States and Japan are expected to agree to changes in the joint defense posture this week as the two nations confront rising threats from North Korea and ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama said the reason for the delay is due to the shares being subject to the completion of reviews by the competition law authorities of each country and region. Based on the current status and ... ( read original story ...)

India announced that it will be holding joint defense exercises with Japan this month, as both nations seek to demonstrate to China their defense abilities. ( read original story ...)

Then, NJPW heads to Sapporo for two nights of New Beginning shows starting on Saturday, February 4th. The first night will see Will Ospreay in action against Taichi, Shota Umino against Tetsuya Naito, ... ( read original story ...)