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Peter Meberg couldn't believe it when he spotted his late brother’s jacket on a young man at a Tokyo train station that sees 3.7 million commuters a day. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's Shibuya Ward is expected to ban drinking alcohol in public at night, an extension of restrictions that were put in place for Halloween and New Year's Eve starting in 2019. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States are considering holding talks involving their foreign and defense chiefs in Tokyo on July 28, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday. The two countries may also convene a meeting of foreign ministers of ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Critical fuel shortages for commercial flights at airports across Japan have led to difficulties in increasing the number of international flights and adding new routes, industry and government sources said Saturday. A surge in demand for ... ( read original story ...)

NHK has learned the details of a bilateral document laying out support measures Japan will provide to Ukraine. Sources say the Japanese government is planning to sign the document with Ukraine on the sidelines of next week's Group of Seven summit. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A medical corporation here has received administrative guidance for allegedly discounting vaccination fees for patients in return for high ratings on Google Map reviews in Japan's first government action against so-called "stealth marketing." ( read original story ...)