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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese opposition lawmakers on Friday urged a former finance official to testify in parliament about a suspected cronyism scandal that could pose a risk to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's support and hurt his push to revise the pacifist ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday reappointed central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda for another term, and chose an advocate of bolder monetary easing as one of his deputies in a potent signal to investors that policy makers are in no rush to turn off a ... ( read original story ...)

Oh yeah, there he was, at center ice, bowing to a huge ovation for an Olympic-record short program. The defending Olympic champion from Japan scored 111.68 points Friday, building more than a four-point lead over Spain's Javier Fernandez, who happens to ... ( read original story ...)

The government also submitted to parliament its nomination of Masazumi Wakatabe as deputy governor. TOKYO: Japan's government on Friday reappointed Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda for another term and chose an advocate of bolder monetary easing as ... ( read original story ...)

Cryptocurrency traders filed a lawsuit Thursday against Japanese exchange firm Coincheck, seeking repayment after hackers raided hundreds of millions of dollars in digital assets. Seven plaintiffs — two companies and five individuals — took part in an ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA (Reuters) - As sharing services change car use and ownership, Toyota Motor Corp’s (7203.T) new design chief believes that vehicles will shift towards either generic boxes on wheels for everyday use or ultra-luxury cars, wiping out the need for ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to keep up pressure on North Korea until Pyongyang abandons its nuclear and missile programs, Japan's foreign ministry said on Thursday. The two leaders confirmed ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s core machinery orders tumbled in December at the fastest pace in more than three years and companies expect orders to rise only marginally in January-March, raising concerns that recent gains in capital expenditure will taper off. ( read original story ...)

In the case of Sapporo, the largest city in the northernmost island of Hokkaido, one such symbol is virtual songstress Hatsune Miku. While Miku's a pretty big deal across all of Japan, she has special significance to Sapporo, which is where the company ... ( read original story ...)

It is a marriage made in Heaven for cute-obsessed Japan: this Valentine's Day, lovers can present the object of their affection with a world first -- naturally bright pink chocolate. The KitKat store in the glitzy shopping area of Ginza in Tokyo is a riot ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has held off Korea 4-1 for its first Olympic victory in women's hockey, with Hanae Kubo and Shoko Ono each scoring in the first period. Japan came into its third Olympics winless, but it has the ninth-ranked team in the world and is tops in Asia ... ( read original story ...)

A rising yen, which tends to push down Japan’s import prices and depress exporters’ earnings, took the gloss off an otherwise respectable report on the world’s third-largest economy. The GDP data comes after news that Abe’s government has decided ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Display Inc reported on Wednesday a fourth consecutive quarterly net loss, as its slow adoption of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology resulted in fewer orders from its largest client, Apple Inc. The liquid crystal ... ( read original story ...)

(ASIA NEWS NETWORK/THE JAPAN NEWS) - More foreign tourists have been visting Umaiya, a long-established shop selling takoyaki octopus balls in Kita Ward, Osaka, since it was featured in the 2016 Kyoto and Osaka Michelin Guide. It was the first time ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Robust consumer spending drove Japan’s economy to eight straight quarters of growth in October-December, its longest continuous expansion since the 1980s bubble economy, and evidence that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s campaign to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan’s economy grew at a slower than expected 0.5 per cent annual pace in the October-December quarter, as strong exports failed to fully compensate for relatively weak domestic demand. The preliminary data released Wednesday show Japan has ... ( read original story ...)