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Japan's sales tax revenue in the last fiscal year topped 20 trillion yen ($180 billion) for the first time since the levy was introduced more than three decades ago, an internal government document ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is likely to extend by two weeks or more coronavirus containment measures in the greater Tokyo area, four government sources said on Thursday, as infection numbers creep up less than a month ... ( read original story ...)

America and Japan have been conducting war games and joint military exercises amid fears of a possible conflict with China over Taiwan, it was reported last night.The tabletop war games and drills in ... ( read original story ...)

Samoa's caretaker government has pulled the country's Olympics team from the Summer Games in Tokyo due to fears over Japan's COVID-19 infection rate, Radio New Zealand reported on Thursday. The team ... ( read original story ...)

By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence improved in the second quarter to hit a two-and-half-year high, a central bank survey showed, a ... ( read original story ...)

Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has hit its highest level since 2018, a key business survey showed Thursday, as they bet on a strong post-pandemic recovery despite some setbacks. ( read original story ...)

Secret table-top planning and joint exercises in South China Sea continue as concerns grow over Beijing stance ... ( read original story ...)

After losing her eyesight three years ago, 17-year-old Anastasia Pagonis says her service dog, Radar, helped her regain freedom and independence. Anastasia spent months training for the Paralympic ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence improved in the second quarter to hit a two-and-half-year high, a central bank survey showed, a sign solid global demand was helping the economy emerge ... ( read original story ...)

Confidence at Japanese big manufacturers rose for a fourth straight quarter due to a boost to exports and profits from a pick-up in external demand, a key "tankan" survey by the central bank showed on ... ( read original story ...)

Looking for way to make sure you don’t miss the most exciting moments in sports in real time? Startup Buzzer has an app for that — and it just banked $20 million from a roster of ... ( read original story ...)

A Canadian basketball player who is breastfeeding her infant daughter has won in her quest to bring the baby to the Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)

Caster Semenya again failed to achieve the Olympic qualifying time for the women’s 5000m when she finished fourth at a meeting in Liege on Wednesday, but she would not have been included in South ... ( read original story ...)

Judo is coming home at the Tokyo Olympics, and the Japanese team is under a world of pressure. Fortunately for the host nation, this powerhouse group of athletes is eager to rise to the momentousness ... ( read original story ...)

Claims that a transgender weightlifter expected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics suffered an injury are false. The claim originated in satire. ( read original story ...)

The decision comes after athletes who had recently given birth publicly discussed the hardship leaving their infants at home placed on them. ( read original story ...)