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As the autumn leaves begin to color the cityscape of Tokyo, thousands of dancers from across Japan are preparing to light up the city with the rhythm of their souls. The 22nd 'Dream Night Festival', ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government plans to extend utility and gasoline subsidies through April as part of its latest set of economic support measures, in an attempt to keep a lid on prices for longer as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seeks to revive his support levels. ( read original story ...)

NTV News 24 is a service of Nippon Television, Japan's leading broadcasting network. This page provides a selection of today's stories in English. ( read original story ...)

Hilton Yokohama, located in Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama, Japan, officially opened its doors to guests on Tuesday, according to a press statement issued on the same day. The hotel, operated by Hilton, is ... ( read original story ...)

A pavilion that tells the story of Italy's past splendour, its art and artisan skills, but also the story of a country that wants to focus strongly on the future, on innovation and sustainability, promoting Italian companies and products and taking Italy closer to Japan and the whole of Asia in the process - that ...

The Sakura — a $13,000 minicar developed jointly by Nissan and Mitsubishi — is the best-selling electric car in Japan this year, per Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)

Two day care facilities here have been given advisories for child abuse, including the staff forcing children to eat until they spat out foo･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and Denmark are set to agree later on Tuesday to join hands in researching and developing floating offshore wind power technologies in a bid to combat climate change, an official at Japan's industry ministry said. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Tuesday, snapping a three-day losing streak on bargain hunting, with investors picking up tech sha ... ( read original story ...)

In just a few years, autonomous taxis will appear on the streets of Tokyo. This is thanks to General Motors, who partnered with Honda for this purpose. Autonomous taxis are gathering more and more interest. ( read original story ...)

Tennis champion Naomi Osaka just turned the internet upside down after tweeting a simple wish. Ordinarily, a young lady wishing for a life partner ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks gave up gains and turned flat in early trading Tuesday, as buying of tech issues following gains among their U.S. counterparts was offset by selling amid uncertainty over the conflict in the Middle East. ( read original story ...)

At TIFFCOM, Parallax is also selling A Long Shot, a crime drama by first-time director Gao Peng, which is showing in the Tokyo festival’s main competition. Parallax is also repping Carefree Days, a Chinese romantic drama from Liang Ming, that premiered at San Sebastián festival; and Hong Kong/Chinese film Borrowed Time, which showed in Busan. ( ...

Japan's factory activity shrank for a fifth straight month in October while the service sector saw its weakest growth this year, a survey showed on Tuesday, amid growing uncertainty over the outlook for the world's third-largest economy. ( read original story ...)

Japan plans to set shared standards with the U.S. and Europe on subsidies for electric vehicles, semiconductors, and other critical fields, Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told the Nikkei, ( read original story ...)

Following a generation of organizational drift, the Tokyo International Film Festival has charted a course towards greater global influence under the ambitious leadership of current chairman Hiroyasu ... ( read original story ...)