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MUMBAI (Reuters) - Japan's Sapporo withdrew its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics because the Games were "too soon" for the city, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday. The mayor of Sapporo said on Wednesday that the northern Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Holdings says that it has set up a committee to conduct a strategic review of the business, as the Japanese beer group comes under pressure from shareholders dissatisfied with stagnant growth. ( read original story ...)

A Surprising Discovery The East Japan Expressway in Tokyo’s Komae City became the center of a recent controversy after depressions were discovered on the road, leading to a series of unauthorized ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government on Thursday said it will seek to revoke the religious corporation status of an organization whose solicitation tactics came to light last year over the assassination of former ... ( read original story ...)

Japan made a "very impressive pledge" to an International Monetary Fund account that provides subsidies to enable zero-interest rate loans to the poorest countries, IMF Managing Director Kristalina ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC is planning to start producing 6-nanometer advanced semiconductors in its second Japan plant in Kumamoto in 2027, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka and Rafael Nadal are set to return to tennis at the 2024 Australian Open, the tournament's director announced Wednesday ( read original story ...)

A then high school student accused of slashing three people here last year admitted to the allegations and apologized in court on Oct. 12.The suspect, a 19-year-old Nagoya native who was a second-year ... ( read original story ...)

The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia are considering holding talks in Tokyo next week, government sources said Th ... ( read original story ...)

There is no pressing need for the Bank of Japan to alter its yield control settings as it has room left for manouevre before the 10-year bond yield hits its ceiling, a central bank board member said on Thursday, ( read original story ...)

A group of Japanese firms will issue a digital currency by July 2024 for the transaction and settlement of clean energy certificates, cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret said on Thursday.GMO Aozora Net Bank will issue the yen-based digital currency, ( read original story ...)

Japan, which calls for a political solution to allow Israel and a future independent Palestinian state to coexist, provides assistance to Palestinians through various schemes. That assistance totalled $2.3 billion over the last decade, according to a foreign ministry document issued in June. ( read original story ...)

GMO Aozora Net Bank will issue the yen-based digital currency, called "DCJPY", which will then be used by telecommunication firm Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) for settlement of clean energy certificates, DeCurret said. ( read original story ...)

Japan must focus on improving wage growth to pave the way for sustainable inflation, Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday, signalling that the central bank must retain its monetary easing policy for the time being. ( read original story ...)

Game Changer Wrestling held their GCW To Live And Die In Tokyo show at the Shin-kiba 1st RING in Tokyo, Japan. The event featured Joey Janela, Masha Slamovich, Blake Christian, and other stars. The results, ( read original story ...)

Sapporo, Japan, is pushing back its Winter Olympic bid and will no longer pursue the 2030 Games, according to Japanese media. In a press conference Wednesday, Sapporo mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto reportedly cited a lack of public support stemming from a corruption case involving 2020 Tokyo Olympic organizers (but not Sapporo). ( read original story ...)