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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 ...)

Akie Iwai of Japan has shot a 9-under 63 to lead the first round of the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic. Three other Japanese players — Nasa Hataoka, Yuna Nishimura, and Mone Inami — were a stroke back after rounds of 64 at the Taiheiyo Club in north central Japan. ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Japanese trading house Mitsui will take a 12.69% stake in Axiata Group's digital and analytics unit, the Malaysian telecommunications conglomerate said on Thursday. Mitsui will invest $58 million in Axiata Digital & Analytics (ADA) through ADA's holding company, Axiata Digital Services. ( read original story ...)

Japan's SoftBank Corp's bond-type shares were listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday in the first such listing in Japan, raising a total of 120 billion yen ($799 million) on strong retail and institutional investor demand. ( read original story ...)

Trash collectors in samurai costumes took to Tokyo's streets on Wednesday (November 1), theatrically wielding garbage tongs and flicking litter left from an evening of Halloween revelry into wicker baskets on their backs. ( read original story ...)

Firefighters arrived three minutes late to the scene of a medical emergency here after a dispatcher made a mistake inputting the address, ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has likely called things off with her boyfriend Cordae. Three months after welcoming their first baby, the 26-year-old tennis star and 26-year-old rapper are sparking speculation they have ... ( read original story ...)

Husbands Matthew Schueller and Michael Lindsay recently traveled across the Pacific Ocean to Osaka, Japan, and returned to share their experiences. The happy, smart, and sexy duo are no strangers to ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is getting the band back ahead of her comeback to tennis as the former world No 1 has rehired performance coach Florian Zitzelsberger. Osaka, 26, hasn't played since 2022 September, when ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka wants to be back in Australia at the beginning of the 2024 tennis season. "It's an interesting journey for me because the work we started was not quite finished. Now we have the chance. Naomi is ... ( read original story ...)

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd will continue to invest and grow its portfolio of brands while staying focused and vigilant on both its revenue management and cost-optimisation initiatives. ( read original story ...)

Japanese equities were star performers in the first half of 2023, and had a sleeper surprise in October. But it may pay to wait until year-end to buy back into another Tokyo rally. ( read original story ...)

WEST POINT, Miss. — Executives from Yokohama Tire Corp. said their motor carrier customers have adjusted well to the post-COVID economy, but maintain that circumstances for these commercial fleets ... ( read original story ...)

Former Giant pitcher and silver medalist Hitoshi Ono was sentenced to two years in prison. In his apartment in Yokohama, there were 400 bottles of high-grade sake believed to have been stolen from his ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Sapporo Breweries in January will start placing a big bet on three Asian markets by teaming up with Danish beer giant Carlsberg Group to sell its Sapporo Premium and Yebisu brands. The target ... ( read original story ...)

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) wrapped up its beloved snack cart service aboard the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train on Oct. 31, with a ... ( read original story ...)