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Halloween revelry around Tokyo's iconic Shibuya crossing has grown too scary for its own good, but can "saying 'Don't come here'" keep a lid on it? ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet is set to approve a scheduled economic stimulus package on Nov. 2, later than the previously planned late October timeframe, two government and ruling ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's largest labour organisation Rengo is set to demand wage hikes totalling 5% or more, its internal documents showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Hiratsuka, Japan—The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its BluEarth AE-01 tires as original equipment (OE) to Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for use on the automaker’s new mini-vehicle, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has reported its exports climbed 4.3% in September from a year earlier while imports sank 16.3%, leaving a positive balance of 62.4 trillion yen ($410 billion), the first monthly trade surplus ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan offered a more optimistic view of regional economies on Thursday, saying wage hikes were broadening, underscoring its growing conviction of progress towards achieving an inflation ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is urging Saudi Arabia and other oil producing nations to increase supplies to stabilize the global oil market, the chief cabinet secretary said on Thursday, as rising fuel prices amid the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s government plans to have prison inmates process scallops for export to overcome a bottleneck arising from China’s ban on imported seafood from its neighbor, according to a Mainichi newspaper ... ( read original story ...)

Shares have tumbled in Asia following a retreat on Wall Street after big U.S. companies delivered mixed profit reports and Treasury yields added pressure on stocks. ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports grew for the first time in three months in September, amid signs of resilience in overseas markets, but a worsening conflict in the Middle East and slowdown in China cloud the outlook ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports hit a record level in September, climbing for the first time in three months as automakers revved up shipments to the U.S. and Europe, unshackled from a global chip shortage that had ... ( read original story ...)

The pair, who welcomed a daughter named Shai in July, unfollowed one another on their respective social media accounts. They have been together since 2019. ( read original story ...)

It will start with dozens of vehicles in central Tokyo, with a goal of expanding to 500 vehicles, before eventually taking the service named “Cruise Origin” to other areas, Honda Chief Executive ... ( read original story ...)