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SINGAPORE: Tokyo’s Shibuya district has cancelled its New Year’s Eve countdown for the fourth year in a row due to concerns over “safety and security at the event”, which typically draws about 100,000 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese startup Preferred Networks is ramping up investment in customised artificial intelligence chips, seeking to ensure access to critical hardware as advances in generative AI spark a global investment boom. ( read original story ...)

Shogun Santa,” billed as the only known Asian Santa in Los Angeles, was spotted in the city’s Little Tokyo district over the weekend, spreading joy to children as Christmas approaches. Like with traditional Santa, ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday on buying after overnight gains on Wall Street and the Bank of Japan's decision the previous day to keep intact its ultraloose monetary policy. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ( read original story ...)

Alongside the heartfelt message, the athlete shared the sweetest clip of her younger self eating lunch in the school cafeteria and flashing a cute smile for the camera. Her message was clear: she’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government will raise its long-term interest rate estimate, used to compile the state budget, to 1.9% for the next fiscal year from the current year's 1.1%, two people with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged and stuck to its yield curve control policy. Yen continues fall. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s exports fell in November after two months of growth, dragged down by lower shipments of products such as steel and chip-making equipment, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports fell 0.2% in November from the same month a year ago, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's government will raise its long-term interest rate estimate, used to compile the state budget, to 1.9% for the next fiscal year from the current year's 1.1%, the Nikkei newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo is preparing a significant policy shift in its defense export rules that would allow Washington to transfer additional Patriot missiles to Kyiv. ( read original story ...)

Second question, as a four-time Grand Slam champion comes back: How will new mom Naomi Osaka fare in her return? Osaka is set to make her first WTA appearance since September 20, 2022. ( read original story ...)

After giving birth to daughter Shai in July, Naomi Osaka explained what it's like to raise her daughter while returning to the tennis court. “I don't think people know how hard pregnancy is; no one ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest oil refiner, Eneos Holdings , said on Tuesday it has dismissed President Takeshi Saito for misconduct, saying he had behaved inappropriately at a social gathering while intoxicated. ( read original story ...)

Governor Kazuo Ueda says Japan's central bank won't make a policy decision just to front run the U.S. Federal Reserve. ( read original story ...)

The city of Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido has formally announced it is halting its bid to host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Last month, the International Olympic ... ( read original story ...)