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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was encouraged by "productive" early trade talks with Japan and South Korea this week, the Treasury said in a statement on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Police in Sapporo have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of indecent assault after he allegedly groped a girl in her late teens as she walked home two weeks ago. The incident occurred at around ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Retailers in Osaka are getting a boost from the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, which got underway in mid-April. The world exposition is attracting foreign visitors from many places, including ... ( read original story ...)

This is episode 2 of our visit to the beautiful city of Yokohama. In today's episode we go deeper into Yokohama to uncover special foods and activities you can try in Yokohama city. This seaside town ... ( read original story ...)

Big Lots announced it will reopen 55 stores on May 1, with 219 locations reopening by June. The company had closed several stores, including a dozen in Houston. The latest announcement from the ... ( read original story ...)

Constructed for the ongoing Osaka 2025 Expo in Japan, it serves as a key feature of the event. Notably, Guinness World Records recognized it as the planet’s “largest wooden architectural structure” on ... ( read original story ...)

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will play a WTA 125 tournament for the first time in a decade next week after she accepted a wild card to the upcoming L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo. ( read original story ...)

Singapore is inviting visitors to its Osaka World Expo pavilion to dream, a fitting pursuit given that the international exhibition is being held on the man-made Yumeshima or Dream Island. ( read original story ...)

After suffering an early exit at the ongoing Madrid Open, former World No.1 Naomi Osaka has taken some drastic measures as she is scheduled to compete at an upcoming WTA 125 event in Saint-Malo. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA, Japan -- Japanese machine maker and Toyota Motor parts supplier Toyota Industries is exploring going private under a special purpose company that would be backed by the automaker and other ... ( read original story ...)

Kashima Antlers maintained their second-place position in the J1 League with a narrow 1-0 victory over struggling Nagoya Grampus. Kei Chinen's 54th-minute strike, assisted by Naomichi Ueda, proved the ... ( read original story ...)

When Tokyo's top trade negotiator met U.S. President Donald Trump for tariff talks at the White House earlier this month, he presented him with a gold-coloured piggy bank. ( read original story ...)

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, ... ( read original story ...)

Amazon Friday was ordered by Tokyo District Court to pay $244,167.02 to a Japanese medical device distributor for failing to remove Chinese counterfeit products from the platform. ( read original story ...)

California has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, as he warned of the threat posed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs to the tech powerhouse’s ... ( read original story ...)

A three-judge panel at Yokohama District Court found Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Krieger liable in a civil suit and awarded compensation to the victims based on the severity of their injuries. ( read original story ...)