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Tokyo stocks opened mixed Monday in slow trading amid Japan's Bon holidays, with some export-related issues supported by the yen's weakness. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 41. ( read original story ...)

The yen hovered around the psychological 145 level versus the dollar and within reach of its weakest level this year as a persistently wide interest-rate gap with the US weighs on the Japanese currency. ( read original story ...)

In Umeda, one of Osaka's most popular shopping areas, there is now a gathering of "tachimbo" girls. Men are also gathering to buy them, creating chaos in a corner of Togano-cho. We interviewed some of ... ( read original story ...)

Central Japan Railway says it will cancel all services between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka stations on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line on Tuesday due to Typhoon Lan. ( read original story ...)

Yuya Yanagi threw nine hitless shutout innings before the Chunichi Dragons won a 10th-inning home run derby to defeat the Hiroshima ... ( read original story ...)

An inflatable Pikachu is seen at Minatomirai in Yokohama, Japan, Aug. 13, 2023. To commemorate the launch of the 2023 Pokemon World Championships, a Pokemon festival is held in Yokohama's Minatomirai ... ( read original story ...)

This footage was filmed and produced 10 August 2023. The "Pokemon World Championships 2023" an annual esports tournament, kicked off on Friday, August 11, in Yokohama, Japan. A spectacular show ... ( read original story ...)

Hundreds of people in South Korean took to the streets of Seoul on Saturday to protest against Japan's contentious plan to release treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Tokyo is set to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo is set to release the water from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant later this month. It has been approved by the UN nuclear watchdog, and a South Korean assessment found it meets ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese authorities on Sunday warned residents in much of the country to prepare for a strong, slow-moving typhoon set to hit during the peak summer travel week."The slow speed of the typhoon could mean that its impact may last for a long time, ( read original story ...)

Japan is preparing for its second typhoon in a week, with airline companies canceling flights and rail operators warning of disruptions. ( read original story ...)

The "Pokemon World Championships 2023," an annual esports tournament, kicked off on Friday, August 11, in Yokohama, Japan. A spectacular show with Pikachu and other characters drawn by 800 drones ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing, meanwhile, may decide that Japan’s inflation-linked publishing phenomenon is worth a particularly close study as the two economies pass on the stairs: Japan swatting deflation’s last tentacles off its ankles just as China seems to be stumbling resignedly into its embrace. ( read original story ...)

The U.S. and Japan agreed in January to consider developing the interceptor at a meeting of Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin with their Japanese counterparts, ... ( read original story ...)

The US and Japan are expected to announce an agreement to jointly develop missile interceptors for hypersonic weapons when the leaders of the two nations meet later this week, the Yomiuri reported, citing several people in government. ( read original story ...)

On August 7 the Osaka City Mint kicked off the production of commemorative 1,000-yen coins for the upcoming Osaka-Kansai World Expo in 2025. One side of the coin has a full-color image of the man-made ... ( read original story ...)