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Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed sharply higher Tuesday, the first trading day of 2022, as U.S. shares rising overnight and a weak yen boosted risk appetite and saw exporters advance. The ... ( read original story ...)

A Nagoya-based precision machinery maker is working on technology for brewing out-of-this-world beer. Eyeing a future when people will stay in outer space for longer periods than ... ( read original story ...)

Following our coverage of Yokohama’s offer for Trelleborg Wheel Systems, the tyre and wheel manufacturer’s Swedish parent company Trelleborg AB has confirmed that “external parties have shown interest ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka made a triumphant return to tennis in her first match since her hiatus from the sport, defeating Alizé Cornet in the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka opens up about her break from tennis and the decision to make her 2022 return in Melbourne. By Courtney Nguyen - WTA Insider Former No.1 Naomi Osaka made a triumphant 2022 debut at the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's capital recorded 151 new coronavirus infections on Jan. 4, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced. ( read original story ...)

Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday despite worries about rising numbers of cases of coronavirus in the region. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.8% to 29,301.79 in Tokyo's first trading day ... ( read original story ...)

Chubu Electric Power Co., a major Japanese utility based in central Japan, will invest up to 400 billion yen ($3.5 billion) overseas ... ( read original story ...)

Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka was rusty on her return to action for the first time in four months but still advanced to the second round of the Melbourne Summer Set tournament with a 6-4 3-6 ... ( read original story ...)

Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has opened her 2022 season with a win over Alize Cornet in one of the so-called Summer Set tournaments in Melbourne ... ( read original story ...)

I was kind of nervous, but I’m happy I was able to hold my serve in the last game," admitted Naomi Osaka after her three-set win over France’s Alize Cornet. The world No. 13 will shoot for a third ... ( read original story ...)

A Shinto shrine in central Tokyo that was hit by a coronavirus cluster infection is turning away many worshippers arriving there for traditional New Year visits. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Revengers anime is getting a second season, which will be adapted from the manga’s Christmas Showdown arc. The anime, which premiered in Japan in April last year, follows the story of ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. dollar briefly hit a five-year high in the upper 115 yen range on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2022, while Tokyo stocks surged to bring the Nikkei index to its highest level in over a ... ( read original story ...)

Signs for a local public prosecutors' office and other agencies were found vandalized with red paint in this city north of Tokyo on Jan. 4, ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. dollar climbed into the upper 115 yen range on Tuesday in Tokyo, its highest level since January 2017, as dollar buying was fueled by increased risk appetite following a surge in Tokyo stocks ... ( read original story ...)