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NAGOYA – Japan’s first outdoor Legoland park opened in Nagoya on Saturday, raising hopes that more tourists will visit the area and deliver an economic boom to the nation’s third-largest business region. With children’s tickets priced higher than ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have begun collecting discarded electronic devices that will be used in the production of the medals to be awarded to athletes. Japanese Olympic swimmer Takeshi Matsuda and Paralympian Takuro Yamada attended a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's whaling fleet returned home Friday after killing 333 whales in the Antarctic, achieving its goal for the second year under a revised research whaling program. The Fisheries Agency said the five-ship fleet finished its four-month expedition without ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – Osaka officials Friday launched an on-site investigation into allegations of fraud involving private school operator Moritomo Gakuen’s construction costs for a new elementary school. The prefectural investigation comes as Diet members weigh ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, marking the fastest annual pace in nearly two years but still distant from the central bank's ambitious 2 percent target. ( read original story ...)

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NAGOYA – Nagoya Castle’s main concrete tower is set to be replaced in 2022 with a wooden structure more closely resembling the original keep as the city looks to attract tourists. The project will be the first of its kind for a Japanese castle ... ( read original story ...)