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All Blacks star Damian McKenzie has opened up about his decision to leave New Zealand and pursue a deal with Japanese club Tokyo Sungoliath. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened nearly flat Wednesday as bargain-hunting following the market's three-day drop was offset by fears over the Omicron COVID-19 variant after Japan confirmed its first case the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Wednesday started offering coronavirus vaccine booster shots to health care workers amid growing concerns over a new variant of the virus that has already been detected in the country. ( read original story ...)

Japan and the United States could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan, and Beijing needs to understand this, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, has turned 20, ready for a debut as a new adult member to take a share of official duties for the royal family whose population continues to s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's new political leadership is calling on the country's financial bureaucrats to ramp up efforts toward issuing a digital currency, pointing to China's far quicker progress as a potential ... ( read original story ...)

Cirium reveals Japan Traveler Intelligence Survey which highlights that 80% of Japanese citizens are planning for travel within the next 12 months. ( read original story ...)

They don’t call Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue “The Monster” for nothing. The WBA and IBF bantamweight world champion is undefeated, with all but three of his wins by knockout — mostly in the early rounds ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama – Prosecutors on Monday appealed a ruling that sentenced a former nurse to life in prison for killing three patients by putting a disinfectant into their IV drips at a hospital in ... ( read original story ...)

PETALING JAYA: Plenitude Bhd is acquiring a 14-storey hotel in Osaka, Japan for RM97.57mil. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Plenitude said its indirect subsidiary, Plenitude Osaka Sdn Bhd, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks wobbled between positive and negative territory in directionless trade yesterday as investors remained cautious about a new virus strain and US monetary policy moves over inflation. After ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Autograph Collection is ready to welcome and stimulate its guests with a range of offers capturing the vibrancy and wavelength of the "now" in Tokyo. The hotel's concept of "TOKYO WAVES," with ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) and the festival’s affiliated contents market, Tiffcom, have set the dates for their 2022 editions. TIFF will be held for 10 days from Monday, October 24 to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Wednesday said it would expand its travel ban on foreigners entering the nation, preventing those with resident status from 10 African nations including South Africa from entering the country ... ( read original story ...)

Bonenkai, or end of year, party season kicks off in December with some reluctant to join in on the workplace tradition ... ( read original story ...)

Brazil and Japan became on Tuesday the latest countries to report cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.Why it matters: The arrival of the "variant of concern" in the two countries underscores the ... ( read original story ...)