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Japan’s prime minister is pushing for as many as 17 nuclear reactors to be switched back on, more than a decade on from the meltdown at Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s District Court is set to rule Wednesday on whether the country’s lack of recognition for same-sex marriage is constitutional, the latest in a series of cases on the future of LGBTQ couples’ right to marry. ( read original story ...)

A face biometrics system has been deployed by the Osaka Metro to provide automated gate access to trains for people in wheelchairs. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Fumio Kishida is looking to bolster the country's defense, and according to reports, is considering acquiring counterstrike missile capabilities. ( read original story ...)

So here are 11 cities which may have gone under your radar. 11. For snow lovers: . Surrounded by ski resorts that put Europe to shame, Sapporo is an often-overlooked ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya scientists have demonstrated CW lasing of a deep-UV laser diode at room temperature. © Alain Herzog These results, published in Applied Physics Letters, represent a step toward the widespread ... ( read original story ...)

The country’s government and central bank have adamantly opposed too much intervention in the yen despite the economic consequences. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has secured an original equipment fitment with Honda Motor Co. Ltd. on the 2023 HR-V compact SUV, which went on sale in North America in June. ( read original story ...)

Japanese tea is steeped in a rich history. Now new audiences around the world are gaining an appreciation of this ancient beverage. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is allying with ExxonMobil Corp to use MHI's carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology for ExxonMobil's end-to-end carbon capture and storage (CCS) solution, the companies said in a statement. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Twenty children in Japan's Osaka prefecture were hospitalised on Tuesday after a sulfur-like odor at their school left some of them feeling unwell. The fire department was called shortly after ... ( read original story ...)

DeNA BayStars closer Yasuaki Yamasaki signed a six-year contract with the Central League club Tuesday after deciding not to seek a ... ( read original story ...)

Jack Ma, the Alibaba founder and once the richest business leader in China, has been living in central Tokyo for nearly six months, amid Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on the country’s technology sector ... ( read original story ...)

Jack Ma, the Alibaba founder and once the richest business leader in China, has been living in central Tokyo for nearly six months, amid Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on the count ... ( read original story ...)

Ugandan car dealer agencies affiliated with Japan-based Be Forward car exporters, on behalf of their mother company have pledged to pay victims who have allegedly been defrauded by their sister ... ( read original story ...)

Three death row prisoners in Japan are taking the government to court as they fight to end the practice of execution by hanging. The inmates argue hanging - currently the only means of execution in the country - is inhumane. ( read original story ...)