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Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organisation, that includes famed musician Herbie Hancock and other celebrities in its fold, has died at 95, the Japanese religious ... ( read original story ...)

According to Japan Meteorological Corp., which provides fall foliage forecasts for 700 viewing spots across the nation, this year’s peak in Sapporo didn’t arrive until Nov. 13, 16 days later than ... ( read original story ...)

The $2.35 billion deal to purchase Block IV and V Tomahawk missiles would give Japan a new offensive punch in a restive region. ( read original story ...)

Daisaku Ikeda, who helped spread Buddhist thought around the world through Soka Gakkai - Japan's largest religious organisation and an ally of the government - has died, the organisation said on ... ( read original story ...)

Daisaku Ikeda, a former leader of Japan's influential Buddhist group Soka Gakkai, has died at the age of 95. Over decades Ikeda expanded the organisation's international following and forged links ... ( read original story ...)

The climactic final showdown between Toman and Tenjiku takes place on Yokohama's seventh pier, with the fate of the Tokyo Manji Gang hanging in the balance. Izana Kurokawa, the leader of Tenjiku, ... ( read original story ...)

A student at a high school in Osaka Prefecture temporarily lost consciousness and was taken to a hospital after a teacher put him in a choke ... ( read original story ...)

Retired Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu has announced his divorce from his wife, three months after he publicized the union, blaming it on media "stalking" and harassing the ex-couple.Hanyu ... ( read original story ...)