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Tokyo stocks were higher Tuesday morning, as technology-related shares tracked overnight gains among their U.S. counterparts, while a weak yen supported export issues. The 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea told Japan on Tuesday it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days, possibly a second try to put a military spy satellite into orbit three months after its first effort failed, Japanese officials said. ( read original story ...)

Summary Tokyo Electron reported a 29.8% QoQ decrease in sales and a 45.8% QoQ decrease in net income for Q1 2024.The company attributed the decline to weak demand for final products and adjustments in ... ( read original story ...)

The Air Force Academy has been praised and criticized for its new alternate football uniform that honors the Doolittle Raiders, who attacked Japan during World War II. ( read original story ...)

T he Navy's statement did not go into why Cmdr. Kenji Igawa was relieved, he was being praised by the sea service only months prior in a story written by the staff of the commander of Naval Surface Forces. ( read original story ...)

North Korea has said it will launch a satellite between Aug. 24-31 in the direction of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, the Japanese Coast Guard said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese health ministry panel on Monday recommended approval of the Alzheimer's disease treatment Leqembi, following standard approval for the drug granted by U.S. regulators last month. The expert panel's decision sets the stage for official approval of the drug, ( read original story ...)

Masahiro Shibaguchi of the Communist Party, and his spouse Ariel Ling-chun Liu travelled to Taiwan to register their marriage because Japan remains the only G7 nation that does not recognise same-sex ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended a three-day losing streak to close higher on Monday, supported by dip-buying. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ... ( read original story ...)

Prices for new condominiums in the greater Tokyo area jumped more than 50 percent in July from a year earlier. The increase was mainly due to high-end condos going on the market, including those in ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co , Japan's top electric-arc furnace steelmaker, said on Monday said it would keep steel product prices unchanged in September to reflect sluggish demand at home and abroad. ( read original story ...)

An event organizer in western Japan has filed a criminal complaint with police over alleged sexual harassment against a South Korean DJ at a music festival. ( read original story ...)

Most of the 1,325 cases in the self-defence forces were not reported because victims feared retribution, say experts ( read original story ...)

The United States, Australia and Japan reportedly are to conduct joint drills in the South China Sea in a show of support for the Philippines this week. ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA -- A hotel worker here was arrested on Aug. 19 on suspicion of using the hotel's master key to enter a guest room and photographing a woman as she slept. The Kanagawa Prefectural Police's ... ( read original story ...)

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday trilateral cooperation with the United States and Japan will grow stronger if North Korea's threats increase. He made the remark at a Cabinet meeting days after he took part in talks with the leaders of the Untied States and Japan where they agreed to deepen military ...