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TOKYO - Japan's much admired Emperor Akihito plans to abdicate on April 30, 2019, at age 85 in the first such abdication from the Chrysanthemum Throne in about 200 years, the government said Friday. Akihito's elder son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the ... ( read original story ...)

Fujita Kanko Inc. announced its plan to open Hotel Gracery Namba in Osaka, Japan. Construction is expected to begin in January 2018, with an opening scheduled for summer 2019. Hotel Gracery Namba will be the 11th hotel in Fujita Kanko's Hotel Gracery brand ... ( read original story ...)

The boat, carrying squid, also had a sign saying “Chongjin,” possibly related to a major port city on North Korea's eastern coast, Kyodo News reported. Dozens of boats and debris wash up on Japanese northern coasts yearly. This year, 59 cases ... ( read original story ...)

(Iori Sagisawa/Kyodo News via AP) Officials said they were linked to a reported campaign by the North to send fishermen farther out for more catches. It's unclear if people aboard those boats that drift near Japanese shores each year intend to defect or ... ( read original story ...)

For the past six decades, San Francisco and Osaka, Japan, have been “sister cities,” participating in special events and programs that promote cultural exchange. But as Jacey Fortin reports for the New York Times, Osaka has moved to sever the ... ( read original story ...)

An outlet of the Ichiran chain in Osaka has been accused of illegally employing a Vietnamese woman (TBS News) OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police on Tuesday arrested a Vietnamese national for working illegally at an outlet of a popular ramen chain in ... ( read original story ...)

Sumo grand champion Harumafuji has said he will retire from the sport, in a scandal that has rocked Japan's highly ceremonial sport. Harumafuji is being investigated for an alleged assault on a junior wrestler. He said he "apologised from [his] heart" to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) -- Tokyo marked 1,000 days to go until the 2020 Paralympics on Wednesday with a ceremony at the world's tallest tower. The 634-meter (2,080-feet) Tokyo Sky Tree was lit up in red, blue and green - the three colors of the Paralympic symbol. ''We ... ( read original story ...)

A large majority of people living in Osaka said to eat their iconic food takoyaki less than a dozen times a year. In 1933, a restaurant in the Ikunoku Ward of Osaka called Aiduya unveiled a new dish, radioyaki. It was a grilled ball of batter with beef ... ( read original story ...)

The missile, believed to be an ICBM by the Pentagon based on initial assessments, was launched from Sain Ni, North Korea and flew roughly 620 miles before landing in the Sea of Japan. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, which first reported the launch ... ( read original story ...)

“This is not enough to determine (if a launch is likely soon),” the source told Reuters. Japan‘s Kyodo news agency reported late on Monday that the Japanese government was on alert after catching such radio signals, suggesting a launch could come in ... ( read original story ...)

"This is not enough to determine (if a launch is likely soon)," the source told Reuters. Japan's Kyodo news agency reported late on Monday that the Japanese government was on alert after catching such radio signals, suggesting a launch could come in a few ... ( read original story ...)

Ocean currents off the coast of Japan shift and the waters get choppy in winter months, routinely washing ships ashore. More than 40 boats full of dead people have washed up this year, according to Sky News. In 2016, the number was 66. The 23-foot boat was ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Kyodo news agency, quoting the defense ministry, said there were no reports of any damage. U.S. stocks briefly pared gains on the news but the S&P 500 index was up almost one per cent at the close. A U.S. intelligence official said the initial ... ( read original story ...)

Fox News reported. It also wouldn’t be the first time skeletal remains have been found along the Japanese coast with nine others washing up on the coast this year alone. Defectors typically make the dangerous journey into South China via China and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Gold's drilling contractor Sumiko Resources Exploration ... including a 1.2 metre wide channel sample across the vein at 446 g/t Au and 376 g/t Ag (see news release dated: February 9, 2017). Drilling will target extensions to high-grade ... ( read original story ...)