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Tokyo stocks closed lower Thursday on continued concerns over the Ukraine issue, with woes over rising interest rates also contributing to a circumspect mood. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ... ( read original story ...)

Dynastic Kawasaki Frontale start the J. League campaign as the favorites, but the road to another title will not be easy. ( read original story ...)

Japanese carmaker Toyota lobbied for Nagoya Airport to be built. When it opened 17 years ago today, Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) took over all Nagoya Airport's commercial flights and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan plans to extend COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures in 16 prefectures including Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka beyond Sunday to early March to curb coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ... ( read original story ...)

Japan city of Osaka, a local company supporting people with disabilities is preparing to launch an online platform on March 1 to allow former clinic patients to share their worries and experiences. ( read original story ...)

JAPAN'S PM KISHIDA: THE COVID-19 QUASI-EMERGENCY MEASURES FOR 17 LOCATIONS WILL BE EXTENDED TILL MARCH 6TH, INCLUDING OSAKA. ( read original story ...)

Japan announced Thursday it will ease its tough COVID-19 border controls by increasing the number of people allowed to enter each day and reduce quarantine requirements following criticism that its ... ( read original story ...)

Business leaders fear damage to nation’s reputation after three months of closed borders, while the public largely supports tight restrictions. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 17,864 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Thursday. The daily tally is down more than 1,000 from a week ago, marking a 9th straight day of ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended lower today as concerns over geopolitical risks linked to the Ukraine situation continued to weigh on market sentiment. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.83 per cent or ... ( read original story ...)

Experts expressed concerns Thursday about the prolonged effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tokyo's medical system, especially in light of an increase in severely ill elderly patients. You are now ... ( read original story ...)

Narumi Abe did something still rare in Japan: she bought a foreign car, picking a Peugeot e-208 over a Honda e because, she said, the Peugeot can travel longer distances between charges. ( read original story ...)

That’s why our Japanese-language reporter Yuki Shirai went to check out a modern art building in the Nagoya neighborhood of Arimatsu in central Japan that has a cafe where you can meditate in the dark ... ( read original story ...)

Outdoor events such as Oktoberfest and the annual Christmas market will still be on while the venue is renovated ... ( read original story ...)

The governments respectively of Japan’s Osaka prefecture and Osaka city reached on Tuesday what they termed a ‘Basic Agreement’ on an integrated resort (IR) with United States-based casino group MGM ... ( read original story ...)

With the prime minister’s support, can Japan’s unions convince employers to raise wages after 30 stagnant years? ( read original story ...)