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In Japan, Christmas is regarded as a commercial holiday, the city streets filled with twinkling lights, opulent trees, and plenty of Kentucky Fried Chicken. With idyllic winter weather, stupendously ... ( read original story ...)

A tourist facility near Tokyo has treated its capybaras to a warm bath filled with "yuzu" citrus fruit on the winter solstice. ( read original story ...)

The population in all of Japan's 47 prefectures except Tokyo is projected to fall in 2050 from 2020 levels, a government estimate sho ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's finance minister on Friday said he would strive to contain the risk of runaway debt after unveiling an annual budget as speculation mounts the central bank will shift away from more than two decades of ultra-easy monetary policy. ( read original story ...)

The White House says Nippon Steel's plan to buy US Steel should be probed on national security grounds,even though Japan is a "close ally". It also expressed concern about the deal's potential impact on supply chain reliability in a Thursday statement. ( read original story ...)

Lael Brainard, Biden’s national economic adviser, said the takeover of an “iconic American-owned company” by a foreign entity deserved “serious scrutiny.” ( read original story ...)

A group of students from Nagoya University of Foreign Studies are seeking host families for an upcoming stay on the island of Kaua‘i. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Friday sentenced a 74-year-old far-left activist, who had been on the run for decades, to 20 years in prison for killing a policeman, among other charges, during a ... ( read original story ...)

3D action RPG Tokyo Revengers: Last Mission will launch in February 2024 in Japan, Victor Entertainment announced. It will be available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC via DMM Games, iOS ... ( read original story ...)

Patriot missiles are among the most advanced weapons supplied by the US to Ukraine. Tokyo previously only allowed for components of licensed equipment to be sent from Japan to the nation where the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher on Friday as market sentiment was boosted by overnight gains in the U.S. stock market. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the ... ( read original story ...)