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Extremely hot weather hit wide areas in Japan from the Kyushu to Hokuriku regions on Monday. Weather officials say people should continue to stay alert for heatstroke on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister nominee Kim Min-seok on Monday expressed his hope for deepening relations between South Korea and Japan during a meeting with a high-ranking Japanese official. "This year is ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's average supermarket rice prices fell for the third straight week through June 8, data showed on Monday, reflecting the release of cut-price grain from the government's emergency stockpile. ( read original story ...)

The Diels–Alder reaction is a widely used tool for building complex ring structures but often requires difficult-to-make starting materials. ( read original story ...)

Asuka Cruises recently announced the deployment of its two ships for the second half of 2025 and early 2026. According to the website of the Japan-based cruise line, bookings for the new cruise ... ( read original story ...)

Executives and employees of a Korean confectionery company, Crown Haitai Confectionery, will take center stage in Japan later this month — not to sell sweets, but to perform centuries-old Korean ... ( read original story ...)

A police officer accidentally fired a pistol inside a vehicle parked near the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, police said Mon ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks climbed Monday as exporter shares were bought on a weaker yen, with the U.S. dollar rising on the prospects of higher in ... ( read original story ...)

Rice prices in Japan have doubled since last year partly due to supply shortages that began last year, triggering a national crisis that has caught policymakers and consumers off-guard. ( read original story ...)

Members of a family who run a formerly Michelin-starred restaurant in western Japan were arrested Monday for ignoring an order to tem ... ( read original story ...)

By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) -Japanese sportswear giant ASICS will ramp up India manufacturing to 40% from 30% over the next few years to ensure steady supply, a top executive told Reuters, as the ... ( read original story ...)

Local authorities in Tokyo are ramping up efforts to raise voter turnout ahead of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election on Sunday, rolling out a series of public awareness campaigns aimed ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning, boosted by exporter shares on a weaker yen, with the U.S. dollar climbing on prospects of higher in ... ( read original story ...)

This photo provided by Source Music shows K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- LE SSERAFIM will hold their first solo concert at Tokyo Dome, Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Kazuyoshi "King Kazu" Miura made his first appearance of his 40th season as a professional footballer at the weekend and shows no sign of wanting to hang up his boots any time soon. ( read original story ...)

Public support for Japan’s prime minister is holding up after the government moved to address high rice prices, according to new opinion polls, a positive sign for Shigeru Ishiba as he heads into an ... ( read original story ...)