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Six chunks of granite weighing between 5.1 and 7.6 kilograms each were found on a sidewalk beside a station building in this capital city o ... ( read original story ...)

Sep 23 (OPTA) - Summaries for the J-League on Wednesday (start times are JST) Consadole Sapporo (0) 0 Yellow card: Shindo 92 Subs used: Anderson Lopes 55 (Kaneko), Douglas Oliveira 61 (Takamine), ... ( read original story ...)

The humanoid robot was built as part of a new attraction at Yamashita Pier by engineers at Gundam Factory in the Port of Yokohama. It was due to become the centrepiece of the factory on October 1, but ... ( read original story ...)

A 25-ton robot, inspired by the popular 1970s anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, has made its first moves in Yokohama, Japan. Footage tweeted on September 21 shows the giant Gundam robot moving its arms ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics officials are proposing that the government relax immigration regulations, allowing athletes to enter the country before next year’s postponed games and train during a 14-day quarantine ... ( read original story ...)

The giant Olympic rings are pictured two days before the start of the one-year countdown to the Tokyo Olympics that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic athletes could face strict controls on movement and repeated coronavirus tests under measures discussed Wednesday by a task force charged with finding ways to safely hold the postponed Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Tomomi Inada makes comment after new prime minister appoints just two women on 21-strong cabinet ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday he wanted to compile a basic policy on a new digital agency by the end of this year and submit necessary bills to next year's ordinary session ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is considering easing strict coronavirus border restrictions from October to allow more foreign nationals to enter, local media reported Wednesday. Tourists would still be banned and only longer ... ( read original story ...)

Many Japanese people rose up in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, but experts argue Japan needs to address issues of discrimination and diversity closer to home. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach spoke by telephone on Wednesday and had a discussion about holding a successful Games, Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)