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A large metal arm in a Japanese factory swept a cluster of fluffy white fabric rectangles off a carousel into a group to be wrapped in plastic before packaging for shipment. The items were adult ... ( read original story ...)

Japan warned on Friday that China risked escalating tension with Taiwan with an increase in military exercises that appeared aimed in part at readying Beijing's forces for a possible invasion of the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Friday to discipline military personnel who mishandled classified materials in a scandal that threatens to undermine Tokyo's efforts to convince the U. ( read original story ...)

Three people were missing after a landslide occurred in Matsuyama, the capital of Japan's Ehime Prefecture, according to broadcaster NHK. ( read original story ...)

Japan's top currency diplomat, Masato Kanda, said on Friday authorities will take action as needed in the foreign exchange market, after the yen's spike overnight raised market speculation about ... ( read original story ...)

The yen surged more than 2% against the dollar after a softer-than-expected reading of US inflation, prompting reports that Japan stepped into the market to support its currency.The currency rallied ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese companies foreseeing a growing surplus in stocks of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as their demand for the fuel wanes in coming years, are scrambling to invest in regional markets to provide ... ( read original story ...)

Facing an alarming rise in bear attacks, Japan wants to make it easier to shoot the animals in residential areas - but hunters say it is too risky. In the year to April, there were a record 219 bear attacks in the country - six of them fatal, according to official data. ( read original ...