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NAGOYA – Nagoya University Hospital said Wednesday one of its surgical teams left gauze inside a woman’s body during an operation carried out 44 years ago. The patient, an Aichi Prefecture resident now in her 80s, complained of stomach pain for many ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Gas Co. President Takehiro Honjo said his company is considering lowering retail electricity prices as early as next spring to counter a planned markdown by Kansai Electric Power Co. We constantly consider diversifying our price plans and revise the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's new baby panda debuted formally Tuesday, immediately melting the hearts of hundreds of lucky fans who managed to obtain zoo tickets, many wearing panda-themed clothes. Xiang Xiang, which means fragrance in Chinese, was born in June ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to purchase a set of costly land-based U.S. missile combat systems to increase the country’s defence capabilities amid escalating threats from North Korea. The approval will allow the Defence ... ( read original story ...)

This expansion comes as Japan prepares to host a series of major international sporting events, including the 2020 Olympic Games and the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which will include matches staged in Sapporo. - TradeArabia News Service ( read original story ...)

News reports Tuesday showed investigators from the Tokyo District ... The $80 billion magnetic levitation, or maglev, railway between Tokyo and the central Japanese city of Nagoya is a decades-long project that is expected to reduce travel time between ... ( read original story ...)

SYDNEY, Australia — Outgoing Australia coach Ange Postecoglou has confirmed he will take over as head coach of Yokohama F. Marinos in the J-League from February. The 52-year-old announced his shock resignation from the Socceroos in November, weeks after ... ( read original story ...)

The Asian Cup winner has accepted the job in charge of City Football Group (CFG)-aligned J-League club Yokohama F Marinos and will take up the reins in the new year. The deal fulfils Postecoglou's ambitions to return to club football, having successfully ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – Japan's Cabinet has approved a plan to purchase a set of costly land-based U.S. missile combat systems to step up the country's defense capability amid escalating threats from North Korea. Tuesday's approval will allow the Defense Ministry to buy ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan's Cabinet has approved a plan to purchase a set of costly land-based U.S. missile combat systems to step up the country's defence capability amid escalating threats from North Korea. Tuesday's approval will allow the Defence Ministry to buy ... ( read original story ...)

Kyodo News reported. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to purchase more U.S. military equipment. North Korea has fired two missiles over Japan this year, as well as three intercontinental ballistic missiles on steep ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING -- China sent several warplanes on a long-range drill to the Sea of Japan on Monday and also conducted drills around rival Taiwan, moved that prompted South Korea to scramble fighter jets and could raise concerns about Beijing's growing military ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — A baby panda has made a special appearance before Tokyo's governor, a group of local schoolchildren and the media one day ahead of its official public debut. Xiang Xiang, a 6-month-old female giant panda, will debut Tuesday in a limited ... ( read original story ...)

This food blogger captured a chef fillet a giant sunfish on the streets of Tokyo, Japan. The channel owner runs a food vlog where she films weird and wonderful food creations from around the world including cotton candy art in Toyko and black crepes in ... ( read original story ...)

The poster boy for the film Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, the third film of the unstoppable franchise, has gone for sale on Auto Trader. Equipped with its iconic Nitrous Oxide system, the Nissan 350 Z owned by Takashi, AKA the "Drift King" (DK ... ( read original story ...)

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