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Heavy snow could fall in Tokyo and surrounding areas through early Monday, disrupting transportation during the morning rush hour, the weather agency and the transport ministry said Sunday. The Japan ... ( read original story ...)

He studied medicine at Delhi University and later got a master's degree in public finance from National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, which he attended on a World Bank scholarship. ( read original story ...)

Officials in Tokyo reported more than 13,000 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday -- the fifth straight day of week-on-week declines. The daily tally in the capital is down more than 4,400 from ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Heavy snow could fall in Tokyo and surrounding areas through early Monday, disrupting transportation during the morning rush hour, the weather agency and the transport ministry ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo reported 13,074 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Feb. 13, which was 4,452 fewer than the previous Sunday, as well as 12 related deaths, one of whom was a woman over 100 years old. Osaka Prefecture ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (AP) — As players gathered at their respective blue lines to honor their opponents following the game, Michelle Karvinen of Finland immediately noticed Japan captain Chiho Osawa growing ... ( read original story ...)

Some suggested the timing of the news conference was aligned with the evening news cycle in Japan. "This news conference was set up because we have had numerous requests for one-on-one interviews, ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Sunday announced 13,074 confirmed new cases of the coronavirus. The daily tally is down more than 4,400 from a week ago, marking five straight days of week-on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government has announced that heavy snow will likely hit the Tokyo area and warned of possible traffic bottlenecks. Weather officials forecast heavy snow in eastern and central Japan from ... ( read original story ...)

Heavy snow was forecast for Tokyo and many parts of the Kanto region, as well as Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures in central Japan, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning that transportation in ... ( read original story ...)

HONOLULU — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts were meeting Saturday in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by nuclear-armed North Korea after ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will consider gradually raising the entry limit on arrivals to 5,000 after it eases border controls for foreign workers and students next month, Japanese media reported, citing government ... ( read original story ...)

The recent tests have rattled Pyongyang’s neighbors in South Korea and Japan. South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who helped set up the historic talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and ... ( read original story ...)

There were also seven related deaths, metropolitan government officials said. In Osaka, authorities reported 6,746 new cases on Feb. 12, a decrease of 4,172 over the previous Saturday, as well as 11 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo has been the nerve center of Japan’s movie industry for more than a century. Kyoto, the country’s ancient capital, has a proud filmmaking tradition, especially for samurai period films ... ( read original story ...)

In 2012, after overcoming Bayern Munich in a dramatic Champions League final penalty shootout at the Bavarians' own Allianz Arena, they were upstaged by Palmeiras' eternal enemies Corinthians in ... ( read original story ...)