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Kishida said it likely fell in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), about 210 kilometers (130 miles) west of the Japanese island of Oshima Oshima, according to the Japan Coast Guard. It did not fly over Japan. “North Korea is continuing to carry out ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- A 30-year-old man running a "girl's bar" in Osaka was arrested on suspicion of egging two teen girls on to partake in an organized fight, which resulted in an employee's injury, police ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, visiting Bangkok to attend a regional summit, told reporters it was believed to have landed at sea inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone west of Hokkaido, Japan’s main northern island. If confirmed, it would be ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile into waters east of the Korean peninsula on Friday morning, a day after Pyongyang warned the US against bolstering its protection of South Korea and Japan. Japanese prime minister Fumio ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated to a 40-year high in October, driven by currency weakness and imported cost pressures that the central bank shrugs off as it sticks to a policy of ultra-low interest rates. The nationwide core ... ( read original story ...)

Pyongyang's longer range missiles are designed to bring the US mainland within range. Japan's Coast Guard said the missile landed in the sea roughly 210km (130 miles) west of Hokkaido. On Thursday North Korean FM Choe Son Hui warned of a "fiercer" response ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A business forum of Japanese and Saudi government and business leaders scheduled to take place in Tokyo next Monday has been called off after the Saudi delegation cancelled ... ( read original story ...)

His remarks were televised live in Japan. "We have told (Pyongyang) that we absolutely cannot tolerate such actions." Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Jacqueline Wong Our Standards: The Thomson ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated to a 40-year high in October as a weak yen pushed up the cost of imported commodities, which were already ... ( read original story ...)

This is CNBC's live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. Shares in the Asia-Pacific traded higher as Japan's core consumer price index for October rose 3.6% compared to a year ago, higher than expected ... ( read original story ...)

The government aims to complete plans for the new bonds by the end of the year. Japan’s trade ministry did not immediately respond to a Bloomberg request for comment. ( read original story ...)

As much as 57.7% of people in the Japanese capital who have received one or two coronavirus vaccine shots do not intend to get a third jab, a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese education and science minister Keiko Nagaoka said on Friday that Japan will extend its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) programme to 2030, following ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is one of the top Asian soccer teams and will look to make an impact in this year’s World Cup. Japan’s Group E opponents are previous winners in Spain and Germany while Costa Rica isn’t the ... ( read original story ...)

At night, the streets of Tokyo transform into blinking neon lights. And young, pretty girls on bulletin boards summon men to come in. I passed by these hostess clubs to and from school every day, but ... ( read original story ...)

A class-action cryptocurrency lawsuit has listed Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, tennis player Naomi Osaka, former NBA mainstay Shaquille O’Neal, and several other celebrities as ... ( read original story ...)