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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street as fears over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to dampen sentiment. In the first 15 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Reuters ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s key inflation measure weakened last month in another sign that Japan’s price dynamics are at odds with a global trend of rapid acceleration that is prompting central bank action overseas. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) is relocating its head office functions to a non-tire products factory in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from central Tokyo, in a move to increase operating ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government asked China via consulate for opportunity to meet the man who is believed in good health, chief cabinet secretary says. ( read original story ...)

The Alliance Tire Group segment — comprising Yokohama Rubber's agricultural, OTR and industrial tire businesses — generated high double-digit growth. ( read original story ...)

Olympics makes its return to the airwaves, one Sault Ste. Marie woman is recounting her own Olympic journey that happened 50 years ago. Diane Acton went by her maiden name Pratt when she competed in ... ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has paid the medical expenses of two athletes who got injured at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games last summer. The athletes – Enoch Adegoke and Usheoritse ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama has announced that it is to continue to supply its Advan racing tires to the Super Formula Championship in Japan and is developing a tire using sustainable materials for introduction in 2023. ( read original story ...)

The Osaka Asian Film Festival has unveiled its biggest ever program – a total of 76 films – to unspool next month (March 10-20, 2022). Its competition section includes the acclaimed Korean debut film ... ( read original story ...)

MONROE, Ga. — Javianne Oliver is still running off the energy and momentum from Tokyo 2020. She came home with a silver medal in the women's 4x100 meter relay. She is still reminiscing on her Olympic ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will extend COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures until March 6 in 17 other prefectures including Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka to curb ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo officials say they have confirmed what appear to be the first cases of local infections of the BA.2 Omicron subvariant in the Japanese capital. ( read original story ...)

U.S. Forces Japan on Thursday reported at least 115 new cases at 13 installations since its report the previous day. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 17,864 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Thursday. The daily tally marked a 9th straight day of week-on-week decline, but the number of deaths ... ( read original story ...)

French luxury group and Gucci owner Kering is eyeing second- and third-tier cities for possible store expansion in the United States, where its sales are booming, Chairman and CEO Francois-Henri ... ( read original story ...)