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Naomi Osaka is partnering with Meta for a new, digital-only apparel line she designed for the Meta Avatars store that will be available on Instagram, Messenger, Facebook and in VR. ( read original story ...)

A district court in Nagoya, Japan, has become the second district court in the country to rule that banning same-sex couples from marrying is unconstitutional. Tuesday’s ruling marked the end of a lawsuit that a male same-sex couple filed in February 2019, ( read original story ...)

STORY: The North Korean satellite saw its booster and payload plunge into the sea, North Korean state media said, and the South's military said it had recovered parts of the launch vehicle.Sirens ... ( read original story ...)

In a ruling issued Tuesday, the Nagoya District Court became the second major higher court in the country to rule that the lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Presiding ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo shares fell across the board Wednesday as investors locked in profit after recent gains, while also monitoring the risk of a US debt default. ( read original story ...)

Authorities in Poland say that a priceless 16th century Italian painting that was looted by Nazi Germany during World War II has been found in Japan and returned ( read original story ...)

Japan's government will set aside $26 billion for new child care measures, slightly more than earlier estimated, in a move likely to add more debt to the industrial world's heaviest public debt burden. ( read original story ...)

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has given Dezeen an exclusive look at his design for the Expo 2025 Osaka, an undulating pavilion that will be built from paper tubes, bamboo and ... ( read original story ...)

Typhoon Mawar appears to be losing force as it heads toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands, after largely skirting Taiwan and the Philippines ( read original story ...)

Warning sirens sounded in South Korea and Japan after North Korea launched what it said was a space satellite. The launch failed after a second-stage fault in the rocket, according to North Korean media. ( read original story ...)

The start of an inflationary regime, coupled with the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s valuation reforms, will boost Japanese stocks to their record high as early as the first half of 2025, according to BofA Securities. ( read original story ...)