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Putin flew on a backup aircraft, according to Japanese media, and landed in Tokyo about 45 minutes behind schedule. He and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe focused on territorial issues, including a possibility of discussing joint economic projects there ... ( read original story ...)

Putin said Friday at a news conference in Tokyo that the negotiations would take place in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. It wasn't immediately clear if the western-backed Syrian opposition would accept the location for peace talks with Syrian President ... ( read original story ...)

2 Mr. Hideya Takashima is scheduled to assume the post of President and Representative Director of Sapporo Breweries Limited after resolution of the Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders to be held by December 31, 2016 and following resolution of the ... ( read original story ...)

SANZIGEN Animation Studio announced on its official website on Wednesday that it will open a new studio in Nagoya in April. The new studio will be the company's fourth, following its studios in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Fukuoka. SANZIGEN's stated goal with the ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Real Madrid beat Mexican side Club America 2-0 to reach the Club World Cup final on Thursday and extend its unbeaten run to 36 games. Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo each scored to help the European champions reach the final on ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Russia and Japan aren't likely to resolve a long-running territorial dispute, but they hope to announce an economic co-operation agreement after their leaders finish talks in Tokyo on Friday. The two countries have been negotiating the agreement ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spent much of their three-hour talks Thursday discussing a longstanding territorial dispute and a peace treaty between the two countries. "We had in-depth discussions on a ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – Osaka University has become the first university in Japan to set up a permanent research facility for genome-editing technologies following the opening of a new center on Wednesday. Genome editing involves technologies to insert and delete or ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's parliament has passed a long-awaited law to legalise casinos. The move paves the way for casino resort developments that also include hotels and shopping centres. International gaming firms including Wynn Resorts, MGM Resorts and Caesars have ... ( read original story ...)

Russian President Vladimir Putin goes to Japan to meet PM Shinzo Abe for talks on the volcanic islands that have stood in the way of a peace deal since World War Two. After Japan's WW2 surrender but before any deal was signed, the Soviet Union invaded the ... ( read original story ...)

NAGATO, Japan - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Japan on Thursday for a two-day summit that marks his first official visit to a G-7 country since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea. His Rossiya Airlines plane touched down at 4:50 p.m. at ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's parliament is about to approve a law on "integrated resorts" that is the first major hurdle in allowing casinos to set up shop in the wealthy nation. The upper house of the Diet approved the bill on Wednesday after it was pushed through the lower ... ( read original story ...)

Tsukamoto kindergarten, in Osaka, introduced the rescript 15 years ago, although school officials say it is not intended to fuel nationalism. “What we’re aiming to foster in education is patriotism or ‘Japanese-ism,’ expanding Japan’s spirit all ... ( read original story ...)

Shares in some of the world's biggest gambling firms have rallied after the legalisation of casinos in Japan moved a step closer. A parliamentary panel approved a long-awaited bill, effectively meaning it is guaranteed to become law, possibly as soon as ... ( read original story ...)

An elderly Japanese woman has died while snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef, in the fourth tourist death at the Australian attraction in a month. The 75-year-old was pulled from the water on Tuesday at Moore Reef, about 45km (30 miles) from Cairns. ( read original story ...)

The US maintains two Osprey squadrons in Japan, according to Reuters ... it could have fallen on where we are living," local resident Yuri Soma told Kyodo news agency. Local anger against the US military has intensified in recent months after a civilian ... ( read original story ...)