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Osaka Prefectural Police launched an investigation after the discovery of two corpses in a residence in Osaka City on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ruling party lost all three parliamentary by-elections held Sunday, loosening Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s grip on power ahead of national elections later this year. Suga said he takes ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshihide Suga has suffered a setback in his first electoral test as Japan’s prime minister after opposition parties won a string of victories in by-elections across the country. Defeats for the ... ( read original story ...)

Independent Takashi Kawamura was elected as mayor of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the fifth time on Sunday, defeating three other candidates. Kawamura, 72, backed by his own regional ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday he intended to take the ruling party's defeats in parliamentary by-elections a day earlier with humility and make necessary amends. Suga said his ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s plans to discharge radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is a callous act that would do catastrophic harm ... ( read original story ...)

British table tennis player Paul Drinkhall misses a Tokyo Olympic spot after losing in the final round of qualifying. ( read original story ...)

Tsutenkaku Tower is seen lit up in red as Osaka prefecture COVID-19 alarmed emergency in Osaka, Japan on April 25, 2021. Tokyo,Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures entered a new state of emergency for ... ( read original story ...)

Pedestrians wearing face masks walk at Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures entered a new state of emergency for COVID-19 on April 25 through ... ( read original story ...)

Takashi Kawamura backed a failed bid to oust Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura using a petition with apparently forged signatures. ( read original story ...)

Sapporo is home to many international residents, and municipal data reports that as of February 1, 2020, that number stands at 15,073, exceeding 15,000 for the first time. By nationality China has the ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura is set to be re-elected in Sunday's mayoral election for the fifth time despite being embroiled in a c ... ( read original story ...)

Ever since they went public with their romance, fans can’t seem to get enough of Cordae and Naomi Osaka’s relationship–but now, something the rapper said about his girlfriend on ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympic test events continued with track cycling on Sunday but planned in-person rider interviews were changed to an online format, as a worsening coronavirus situation in Japan forces ... ( read original story ...)

Bars, department stores and theaters across Japan closed for 17 days Sunday, after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three other prefectures in an attempt to ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama F. Marinos extended their unbeaten run to nine games by hammering Yokohama FC 5-0 at home in Saturday's J. League first-division Yokohama derby. M ... ( read original story ...)