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An elderly couple visit their grownup children in this stunning work of art from 1953, now re-released for its 70th anniversary ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks extended their gains Thursday for the fourth straight day, led by automaker issues and boosted by eased concerns that th ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's budget demands will hit a record, exceeding 112 trillion yen ($767 billion), for the current fiscal year, sources told Reuters, as rising interest rates add to debt-servicing costs and military and social security spending rises. ( read original story ...)

The shutters were down on one of Japan's best-known department stores on Thursday in the sector's first strike for six decades, sparked by fears that its mooted new US owner will slash jobs.Unions, fearing job cuts, ( read original story ...)

Japan's defence ministry made a record spending request on Thursday of 7.7 trillion yen ($52.67 billion), for fiscal 2024, the latest step of a plan to boost defence spending by 43 trillion yen over five years. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has sampled seafood and talked to workers at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on a visit to assess the impact of China’s ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi plant. ( read original story ...)

Workers represented by a labor union at Japanese department store operator Sogo & Seibu Co. will go on a rare strike at its flagship ... ( read original story ...)

Workers at a major Tokyo department store went on strike on Thursday after talks with management over the planned sale of their company broke down, marking the first major walk-out the country has ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output fell more than expected in July, signalling a rocky start to the second half of the year for manufacturers as worries mount over growth in China and the global economy. ( read original story ...)

Now, in one of Japan’s most extraordinary labour muscle-flexes in recent memory, department store staff at one of the country’s most famous names, Seibu, are breaking yet more new ground by going on strike for the first time in more than 60 years. ( read original story ...)

A pair of rare, pink grasshoppers are being looked after as pets here after insect-loving brothers recently discovered them near a tra ... ( read original story ...)