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An advisory panel to Japan's finance minister adopted a much softer stance in its budget recommendations on Tuesday, a change in approach to fiscal discipline that comes amid a reflationary push by ... ( read original story ...)

A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared history as wartime allies. ( read original story ...)

Sapporo and Osaka saw the biggest cuts as a percentage of planned services, data shows.  Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

A married couple in Osaka Prefecture who have been indicted for attempting to smuggle rice into Japan from Vietnam have now also been referre･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has announced the signing of Centara Life Osaka, marking the group’s second property in Japan and further strengthening its presence in one ... ( read original story ...)

A hands-on session in the Japan’s capital invites people to taste Gaza’s heritage through recipes like fogaiyya, its chard substituted with Japanese komatsuna, blending culinary discovery with ... ( read original story ...)

The dispute between China and Japan could drag on for a year, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said, adding Taipei hoped the two sides can find a way to resolve their differences. ( read original story ...)

Japan's ruling coalition parties are planning to submit a bill during the current Diet session to reduce the number of Lower House seats by up to 10 percent. Some opposition parties are voicing ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo and Manila have reportedly held informal talks on a possible export of the Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile system. The same unit is also slated for deployment on a Japanese island ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan is at the center of the dispute, which started after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi commented on Japan's possible intervention if China were to invade Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

Chiba Prefectural Police received an emergency call shortly after 8 p.m. on Dec. 1 to report "a man brandishing a kitchen knife" in ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Robin Brooks of Brookings Institution highlights the recent spike in Japanese government bond yields, noting investors are demanding higher risk premia. He warns that with Japan facing what he calls ... ( read original story ...)

The 21-year-old is a two-time world champion and front-runner to claim the title when he makes his Olympic debut in Milan-Cortina in February. ( read original story ...)

United States figure skater Ilia Malinin can burnish his credentials as the red-hot favourite for Olympic gold when he faces his rivals at the Grand Prix Final in Japan this week. Kagiyama is ... ( read original story ...)

Winnipeggers Yohnatan Elizarov (left) and Ava Kemp are the top ranked duo at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final this week in Nagoya, Japan. Kemp and Elizarov arrived in Japan two days ahead ... ( read original story ...)

One French restaurant in this north Japan city is capitalizing on the persistently high number of bear captures in the region this year to ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)