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Two-time Olympic medalist Nesthy Petecio is now aiming for next year’s Nagoya, Japan Asian Games after a disappointing 33rd Southeast Asian Games result here, where she ended with undeserving bronze ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gas Co., Japan’s biggest distributor of the fuel, plans to invest in US downstream assets to lift earnings and reinforce the last leg of its energy supply chain. ( read original story ...)

The mother arrived in Taiwan in September, leaving her daughter in Japan, and was later detained by Taiwanese authorities for her alleged involvement in prostitution. ( read original story ...)

We have tested the Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 tire in snow and on ice off-pavement and on. We came away very impressed by these tires used on very popular crossover SUVs. ( read original story ...)

The hiker's GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack, the Asahi Shimbun reported. ( read original story ...)

Japan, China and South Korea have held a health ministerial meeting and agreed to continue strengthening cooperation in the healthcare field. ( read original story ...)

Nagoya Grampus will welcome Kashiwa Reysol to the Toyota Stadium in the second leg of the J League Cup playoff on Sunday. The first leg at the Kashiwa Hitachi Stadium ended in a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Nagoya plan to question staff at Japan Post's Tokai branch after 245 letters and other items that had been dropped off in mailboxes in Nakamura Ward were found in bushes near Nagoya Station ... ( read original story ...)

A so-called "human washing machine," which can shower and dry a person in just 15 minutes even while lying down, has been installed for the first time at a hotel in Osaka, Japan. On the 14th, the ... ( read original story ...)

A United Airlines flight bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon after experiencing an engine failure during departure, the ... ( read original story ...)

A United Airlines jet bound for Tokyo was forced into an urgent return to Washington Dulles International Airport ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had been a record low snowfall this season. About 140 snow statues are now ... ( read original story ...)

The hiker's GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack, the Asahi Shimbun reported. ( read original story ...)

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means. ( read original story ...)

President Lee Jae-myung has confirmed the appointment of Lee Young-chae, 54, a professor at Japan’s Keisen Women’s University, to fill the vacant position of Consul General in Osaka, which has been ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Metro Co. conducted a disaster drill early Saturday at a train station in the major western Japan city it serves to prepare for ... ( read original story ...)