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Japan will seek to bolster military ties with the Philippines during a visit to Manila by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that comes after tensions escalated between Beijing and the Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA -- Three men were stabbed on a downtown Yokohama street on Nov. 2, leaving one dead and the other two injured. ( read original story ...)

A collapse in the yen is forcing Japan to scale back a historic five-year, 43.5-trillion-yen defence build-up aimed at helping to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to eight people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)

New Zealand captain Sam Cane will play a season for Tokyo-based Suntory Sungoliath and take a year off from Super Rugby following the disappointment of the World Cup final. ( read original story ...)

"The lack of competing domestic alternatives will likely continue to put a floor on foreign net purchases," Goldman Sachs said of the US bond market. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA -- Although passengers of the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train bid farewell to its beloved snack carts on Oct. 31, some items, including the popular "too-hard" ice cream, will remain on the menu ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo has signed a deal with Carlsberg for the Danish brewer to distribute the Japanese beer brand in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. The deal also extends to Sapporo products – such as Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka’s performance coach has revealed the “biggest challenge” ahead for the former world No. 1 as she prepares to make her tennis comeback. ( read original story ...)

The suspect, said by the Japanese media to be 86, was held after the police stormed a post office once two employees had reached safety. ( read original story ...)

The central bank changed its policy to allow higher 10-year bond yields. Unlike the US, it can afford to raise borrowing costs slowly as inflation is low. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why monetary tightening as others loosen may give Tokyo an edge. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government said Thursday it has approved the increased estimate of 235 billion yen (about 1.56 billion U.S. dollars) construction costs for the 2025 World ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Japan ended an eight-hour standoff with a suspected gunman at a post office on Tuesday 31 October by arresting a man after two hostages were freed safely. The man reportedly had entered the post office with a gun in Warabi, ( read original story ...)

However, there’s now no need to ride all the way to Tokyo Station to get your hands on the coveted treat in liquid form. FamilyMart is currently carrying Tokyo Banana drinks at all outlets nationwide (from November 7 in the Kinki region) for a limited time. ( read original story ...)

Japan's government on Thursday compiled a package of measures to cushion the economic blow from inflation that will involve spending of more than 17 trillion yen ($113 billion), a move that could ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he will prod companies to achieve wage hikes in 2024 that exceed levels seen this year."We hope to ensure that growth in household income exceeds ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy likely shrank in the July-September period, the first contraction in four quarters, according to a Reuters poll, heightening challenges for the central bank's exit from ultra-loose monetary policy. ( read original story ...)