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Mourning of the late Pope Francis continued in Japan on Monday, with people paying their respects in front of a world-renowned painting now on display at the Holy See Pavilion of the 2025 Osaka World ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese supermarket rice prices rose for the 16th straight week and doubled from a year ago, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, despite the government's release of the staple grain from its ... ( read original story ...)

The number of foreign residents in Sapporo has doubled over the past decade, despite an overall population decline in the city. ( read original story ...)

Cancer ranks as one of the top causes of death worldwide. The National Cancer Institute reported nearly 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million ... ( read original story ...)

Palace Skateboards now has flagship stores across the world in London, New York City, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Seoul. Osaka will mark the second Japanese flagship store location for the streetwear ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s shares rose to levels not seen since before Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariff announcement, as progress in trade talks and a slightly weaker yen fueled risk appetite. ( read original story ...)

But the nation's population has been in decline for 15 years. Last year, more than two people died for every baby born — a net loss of almost a million people. And now, the island nation is on pace to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo is a choose-your-own-adventure metropolis that always leaves you wanting more. In partnership with Intrepid, one Broadsheet writer joins a small group tour, managing to see a huge chunk of Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of Japanese women hold jobs than their American counterparts. ( read original story ...)

Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates. ( read original story ...)

Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura on Monday denied a report in the Yomiuri newspaper that cited U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as saying during a bilateral meeting with Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Sapporo have arrested a 77-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his wife on a street in Sapporo. According to police, the incident occurred at around 8 p.m. on Saturday. NTV reported that ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka shared an inspirational message on her Instagram days after a painful Madrid defeat as the Japanese seemingly took some time to analyze everything that happened in the last couple of days ... ( read original story ...)

An operator of a vehicle known as a "flying car" has canceled its demo flights scheduled on Sunday at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka due to broken components. ( read original story ...)

A Cebu Pacific Air flight bound for Nagoya from Manila took an unexpected return at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday afternoon due to a technical issue. This was announced by ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya Grampus will welcome high-flying Kashiwa Reysol to Toyota Stadium on Tuesday in what promises to be a compelling J1 League clash between two sides experiencing contrasting fortunes this season. ( read original story ...)