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“The launch of Montreal’s first scheduled link to Japan will also offer travelers from Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern U.S. convenient access to Japan and beyond, complementing our existing Tokyo flights from Toronto, Vancouver and ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK — Sapporo, the number one selling premium Asian beer brand in the U.S., announced today the release of Sapporo Premium in a new 16-oz.(473 ml.) version of the sleek and distinctive Sapporo can. The new package will join Sapporo’s existing ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy 144,522 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that will close late on Thursday. Japan, the world's sixth-biggest wheat ... ( read original story ...)

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is one of Japan's biggest pop stars and an eccentric princess of Harajuku fashion. Thanks to her colourful, hyper-kinetic dance songs, she's one of the few J-Pop stars to cross over to the West, winning endorsements from the likes of Katy ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s household spending unexpectedly contracted in April and services sector activity slowed in May, figures out on Tuesday showed, raising the possibility of the economy falling into recession this quarter. Economists say it is too ... ( read original story ...)

HONOLULU - Prince Akishino, the second son of Japan's Emperor Akihito, and his wife, Princess Kiko, are making their first official visit together to the U.S. The Japanese royal couple is in Hawaii this week as part of a yearlong celebration of the 150th ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Sharp Corp said it will acquire Toshiba Corp’s personal computer business for $36 million, highlighting its recovery under the control of Foxconn and marking a return to a business it quit eight years ago. It will pay 4 ... ( read original story ...)

FILE - In this Saturday, May 19, 2018, file photo, Japan's Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko watch as Prince Hisahito participates in a sports event at a primary school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo. Prince Akishino, the second son of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Airlines Co. has decided to go head-first into the home turf of Asia’s largest low-fare carrier. The Japanese operator, which is starting its own budget carrier next month, will begin flying to Southeast Asia initially, Masaru Onishi, a director at ... ( read original story ...)

HONOLULU — Prince Akishino, the second son of Japan's Emperor Akihito, and his wife, Princess Kiko, are visiting Hawaii for the first time. The Japanese royal couple is on Oahu this week as part of a yearlong celebration for the 150th anniversary of the ... ( read original story ...)

It takes about three hours on the Shinkansen, or bullet train, to travel from Tokyo, south to Osaka. We get to take the Hikari train, which has a top speed of over 160 MPH. It’s the fastest train covered by our rail pass, but not the fastest train that ... ( read original story ...)

Coming to the United States on July 1st, 2018, is Yokohama’s newest addition to the Geolandar lineup—the Geolandar X-MT. Fardad Nikham of Yokohama tells us, “For an extreme off-road tire with tenacious grip and killer looks, the GEOLANDAR X-MT also ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp is in talks to finalize a deal to buy Toshiba Corp’s personal computer business for around 5 billion yen ($45.7 million), as the Japanese electronics unit of Taiwan’s Foxconn seeks to re-enter the PC market, sources said. ( read original story ...)