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The year 2020 was not a good one for the Japanese economy. It was battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, as were many other economies in the region. While Japan's economy did show some signs of recovery ... ( read original story ...)

The Marine Corps is stepping up training in Japan for island-based conflict in the Western Pacific, putting it at the leading edge of a pivot by the U.S. to face the military challenge from China. ( read original story ...)

An intruder broke into Japan’s imperial palace, the home of its royal family, and roamed around the complex before being detained.The 29-year-old man spent two hours in the Akasaka Palace before ... ( read original story ...)

Researchers from Yokohama National University in Japan have developed a prototype microprocessor using superconductor devices that are about 80 times more energy efficient than the state-of-the-art ... ( read original story ...)

Here are five other numbers to help fill-in the picture of the world’s third-biggest economy as it enters 2021. Y140m ($1.36m): The cost to the city of Tokyo of removing almost 14 tonnes of uninvited ... ( read original story ...)

Haiti-rooted Japanese professional tennis player Naomi Osaka was named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for 2020 — for overall stellar play, capturing her third Grand Slam title, and taking ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo reported 816 new daily coronavirus cases on Sunday, a day after governors from the capital and neighboring prefectures called on the Japanese government to announce a state of emergency to ... ( read original story ...)

Posted . Japan will consider issuing a new emergency declaration after governors in the capital region urged action to tackl ... ( read original story ...)

A 29-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into the Tokyo residence of Emperor Naruhito, where he reportedly spent two hours before being discovered, local media said Sunday. ( read original story ...)