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TOKYO (Reuters) -Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan’s biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported on Tuesday a 38.7% drop in quarterly net profit as the pandemic-era trading boom waned. October-December ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida’s government will submit the endorsement by 5pm today. (AP pic) TOKYO: Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet formally approved nominating several mines for ... ( read original story ...)

The digging of a tunnel to transport the radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean has been delayed, while a critical inspection was also delayed due to COVID-19. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, lifted by overnight advances on Wall Street and positive earnings results from some Japanese companies. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate fell to 2.7% in December as employment posted the biggest monthly gain in nearly 36 years, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted ... ( read original story ...)

Nationalist sentiments against ethnic Koreans are reportedly on the rise in Japan once again, reportedly in connection with looming elections in Seoul and ramped up missile testing in Pyongyang. ( read original story ...)

Japan is potentially open to hosting once-banned American intermediate-range missiles pending the results of a defense policy review, per the country’s ambassador to the United States — previewing ... ( read original story ...)

Japan registered 18,518 of all legal demands to have tweets removed from across the world in the first half of 2021, or 43 percent of the total, to be the top requestor to Twitter Inc. in that period. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama’s flagship Advan tyre range has secured original equipment approvals from some of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers, such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche. The manufacturer will ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber’s natural rubber processing subsidiary in Thailand supported efforts to aid villagers affected by flooding in the country in December 2021. Y.T. Rubber Co, Ltd (YTRC) provided food ... ( read original story ...)

Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka plunged to No. 85 in the WTA singles world rankings, released Monday. She dropped 71 spots from her pre-Australian Open rank of 14 after her third-round loss to American ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO. KAZINFORM Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he is not considering declaring a state of emergency in Tokyo over a recent spike in novel coronavirus cases amid the spread of the highly ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's estimated population dropped to 13,988,129 as of New Year's Day, down 48,592 from a year earlier, the first decrease in 26 y ... ( read original story ...)

The planners for the 2022 Beijing Olympics must have taken notes during last year's Summer Games in Tokyo. In their Olympic Village, there isn't a cardboard bed in sight. Summer Britcher, a U.S. luge ... ( read original story ...)

Emma Raducanu has risen to number 13 in the world tennis rankings as Naomi Osaka fell 71 places to 85th. The WTA rankings were updated today following the conclusion of the Australian Open this ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s estimated population fell by 48,592 from a year before to stand at 13,988,129 as of Jan. 1, marking the first decline in 26 years on an annual basis, the metropolitan government said Monday. ( read original story ...)