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it will have all the requirements for an excellent championship because the last condition in Rio was different," FINA President Julio Cesar Maglione told the Kyodo news agency. "We are sure that it will be fine here." Olympic organizers in Tokyo are ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA – Top officials from the education ministry and the city of Yokohama met Monday to discuss how to better prevent school bullying in the wake of the harassment of a transfer student from Fukushima. Hiroyuki Yoshiie, senior vice education minister ... ( read original story ...)

The Nippon Ham Fighters held their first victory parade in four years on Sunday, celebrating their Japan Series and Pacific League championships in the streets of Sapporo. A crowd estimated at around 138,000 cheered on the Fighters, who captured their ... ( read original story ...)

This tall structure is envisioned to be built in one of the most technologically advanced places in the world which is in Tokyo, Japan. The Sky Mile Tower is a joint-proposal and vision by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Leslie E. Roberson Associates for ... ( read original story ...)

Here I am more than halfway into my trip and Tokyo greets me with bright lights and people everywhere. It's crazier than Hong Kong in very many ways and I loved discovering the weird and wonderful in this city. Visiting the Tsukiji fish markets and seeing ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described Donald Trump as a "trustworthy leader" after meeting the US president-elect on Thursday to get clarity on statements Trump had made while campaigning that had caused concern about the alliance. ( read original story ...)

Japan's prime minister has voiced confidence in Donald Trump's leadership after becoming the first foreign leader to meet the US president-elect. Thursday's meeting at the Trump Tower in New York City came amid nervousness among Japan's leaders about the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook western Japan on Saturday but there was no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued. The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 11:48am (0248 GMT), was in ... ( read original story ...)

Buenos Aires: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make an official visit to Argentina on Monday hoping to boost investment in the Latin American nation, officials said. It is the first visit to Argentina by a Japanese prime minister in 57 years - the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the first world leader to meet US president-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, seeking reassurances over the future of the US-Japan security and trade relations. Abe met with Trump in New York, where the incoming ... ( read original story ...)

Trump and his family’s business ventures emerged again Thursday evening, when a photograph was distributed that showed his daughter Ivanka at a meeting between Mr. Trump and the Prime Minister of Japan. News media were not allowed to attend the session ... ( read original story ...)

A sell-out crowd for Wales' autumn international against Japan has prompted a travel warning for Cardiff. Arriva Trains Wales said extra trains had been put on to try and cope with demand, but it still expected services to be very busy. Cardiff council ... ( read original story ...)

In the meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the mogul’s Trump Plaza residence on Thursday, Ivanka — a model-turned-business executive — was seen seated as the group conversed in the opulent reception room. Media were shut-out of the ... ( read original story ...)

The controversial relocation of Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market will not take place for ... To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is necessary to subscribe. We offer a broad range of subscription options depending on your needs. ( read original story ...)

A man was blackmailed for some three million after being caught taking upskirt photos of a high school girl in Tokyo (Nippon News Network) TOKYO (TR) – Two men blackmailed a man for more than three million after they caught him taking illicit photos of a ... ( read original story ...)

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