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All Nippon Airways — headquartered in Tokyo — recently announced it brought its third Airbus A380 aircraft into service between Tokyo and Honolulu. This marks a "significant expansion" in service ... ( read original story ...)

Pacific region and needs to update its approach to have stronger presence there to counter China's influence, said the top American diplomat to Tokyo.Speaking at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York on Friday, ( read original story ...)

Japan's core inflation in September slowed below the 3% threshold for the first time in over a year but stayed above the central bank target, keeping alive expectations that policymakers will phase out ultra-easy monetary policy. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Self-Defense Forces plane mainly carrying Japanese and South Korean nationals from Israel arrived in Tokyo on Saturday as war rages on between the Middle Eastern nation and the ... ( read original story ...)

This powerful 12,000-year-old artform has been used in worship, battle and throughout Japanese history. ( read original story ...)

A 21-year-old man who filmed himself licking a soy sauce bottle at a conveyor-belt sushi chain in Nagoya, Japan has been sentenced to three years in prison. In its ruling, the Nagoya District Court ... ( read original story ...)

The organizer of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, has formerly told relevant parties that construction costs for the event are expected to be up to 235 billion yen, or about 1.57 ... ( read original story ...)

The Universal Music Store HARAJUKU opened today – Friday October 20 th in Tokyo's most vibrant, creative and culturally renowned district. The Store features RS No.9 HARAJUKU - making its debut in ... ( read original story ...)

By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told his ruling party to look into a possible income tax cut as part of measures to cushion the economic blow from rising living costs, ( read original story ...)

Japan's property market is showing signs of overheating because of an inflow of foreign money and growing investments by major real estate developers, the central bank warned on Friday. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said she would visit Egypt to attend an international conference on Saturday that will discuss ways of tackling humanitarian and safety issues stemming from the Israel-Hamas conflict. ( read original story ...)

Japan will provide a subsidy of up to 12 billion yen ($80 million) to moon exploration startup ispace as part of a grant programme for innovative ventures, industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan intervened in the Japanese government bond (JGB) market on Friday for the fifth time this month after the 10-year yield pushed to a fresh decade high, pitting the central bank in a fight against market forces as U. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government has presented to the country's parliament a plan for Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa's visit to Egypt from late on Friday, Kyodo news agency reported. A Japanese foreign ministry spokesperson said he has not yet heard of any such plan. ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan intervened in the Japanese government bond (JGB) market on Friday for the fifth time this month after the 10-year yield pushed to a fresh decade high, pitting the BOJ in a fight against market forces amid surging U. ( read original story ...)

Less than a year had passed since Japan’s surrender to the Allies; a few days prior, the tribunal’s chief prosecutor had handed down a 55-count indictment of Japan’s wartime military and civilian leaders. ( read original story ...)