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The Tokyo International Film Festival has tapped two acclaimed directors from opposite sides of the Pacific for its Kurosawa Akira Award: Japan Academy Prize winner Lee Sang-il and Oscar-winning ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened mixed Wednesday as utility issues rose while some tech shares fell amid a risk-off mood before U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp. reports its earnings later in the day. In the first 15 ... ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi Corp said on Wednesday it was considering options, including withdrawing from three offshore wind power projects in Japan's Chiba and Akita prefectures, in response to media reports a day ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka 's parents, Leonard Francois and Tamaki Osaka, introduced her to tennis. The couple first met in the '90s when Leonard was visiting Japan as a college student and Tamaki was finishing high ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi’s dad, Leonard, is from Jacmel, Haiti. Inspired by Richard Williams—father of Venus and Serena—he taught his daughters how to play tennis. He told New York Times, “The blueprint was already ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea, the United States and Japan, together with a U.S. cybersecurity firm, co-hosted a forum this week to help counter threats stemming from North Korea's overseas dispatch of its information ... ( read original story ...)

Sgt. Henry "Harry" Younge, of Copiague, was one of 62 U.S. airmen killed in a Tokyo prison fire shortly before the end of World War II. ( read original story ...)

The United States, Japan and South Korea teamed with U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant to oppose North Korean internet technology worker schemes on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Explore the groundbreaking architecture of Tokyo's super-skyscrapers in this video. Discover how these megaprojects are redefining the skyline of the city, showcasing innovative designs and ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama ADVAN A052 tires star in "Just Hands," a Prime Video docuseries highlighting adaptive racing and Torsten Gross’s journey. ( read original story ...)

Porsche’s next generation of racing stars took some time off the track to improve their career trajectories last month. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gendai x Art Busan's partnership project, Connect, will help Korean galleries expand into the Japanese art world ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has lodged a protest with China after discovering what it says were efforts by Beijing to develop gas fields in disputed waters of the East China Sea. Tokyo’s foreign ministry said on Monday ... ( read original story ...)

Meteorites discovered on Earth escaped the violent formation of the planet Jupiter, and now researchers have analyzed these space rocks. ( read original story ...)

Four and a half billion years ago Jupiter rapidly grew to its massive size. Its powerful gravitational pull disrupted the orbits of small rocky and icy bodies similar to modern asteroids and comets, ... ( read original story ...)

Central Tokyo recorded a sweltering high of 35.1 degrees at 1:40 p.m. on Aug. 26, marking the ninth consecutive day that temperatures exceeded 35 degrees, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. ( read original story ...)