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After 25 years, trillions of dollars of monetary stimulus and more governments than you can count, Japan is done with deflation, right? Perhaps not, as Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told surprised Tokyo lawmakers recently. It also may have startled Bank ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metro's Ichigaya Station is seen flooded at about 7 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2024, in this image from the account of X (formerly Twitter) user "GZL-Koichi." When central Tokyo was hit by torrential ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Thursday morning, weighed down by high-tech issues after the earnings results of U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp. failed to impress investors. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

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Drew Dinsick says Naomi Osaka is a "problem" for US Open favorites, explaining why she's capable of winning the tournament and how a Iga Swiatek-Osaka semifinal would be "must-watch" TV. ( read original story ...)

Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Japan has issued evacuation orders for nearly a million people in the path of Typhoon Shanshan, as the powerful storm brought torrential rains, strong winds and landslides in which one person has been killed. ( read original story ...)

A Chinese student, center, who identified himself only by his family name Yang, hands out pamphlets during a protest staged in front of a train station in central Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Smoke, an award-winning cannabis retailer, announced Wednesday it has begun a restructuring of its business and obtained an Initial Order under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) ... ( read original story ...)

Shanshan is expected to make landfall on Kyushu, Japan’s southwesternmost main island, Thursday morning local time, though its exact track remains unusually uncertain. Weak stee ( read original story ...)

A bottlenose dolphin who has been biting swimmers in Japan since last month may be doing so out of loneliness and sexual frustration. ( read original story ...)

Approximately 167 locations remain open and operating in the normal course, through its various retail programs, with no changes to online business or loyalty program Tokyo Smoke to pursue exit from ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is on high alert as powerful Typhoon Shanshan edges closer, with high waves and wind prompting flight cancellations, train suspensions, and factory shutdowns. The storm is expected to hit southern Kyushu on Thursday, with winds reaching up to 155mph (250kph) at its centre, strong enough to topple houses. ( read original story ...)

A Chinese military intelligence-gathering plane intruded into Japanese airspace for two minutes on Monday, Japan's Defense Ministry said. ( read original story ...)

Residents urged to take shelter as the Category Four typhoon, dumping 23.6 inches of rainfall in 24 hours, is forecast to rip through Japan's south west. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka sat in the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium and watched Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova battle for a spot in the US Open final. From her seat, she privately wished she could be back out on the court playing again. ( read original story ...)

Twice U.S. Open winner Naomi Osaka played like a tennis superhero on Tuesday, but instead of a cape, her super suit had bows. She set the tennis world and the internet ablaze as she stepped out on Louis Armstrong Stadium donning a custom-made Nike kit designed by Yoon Ahn featuring a ruffled skirt and a ...