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Japan's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in over two years in February, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, as strong orders led to the first output rise since the start of the ... ( read original story ...)

A private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity is set to be released, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing PMI expected at 9:45 a.m. HK/SIN on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Organising Committee is expected to add at least 11 women to its Board, according to reports by Japanese media. ( read original story ...)

Because gymnasts must be 16 in an Olympic year to be eligible for Games, Tokyo delay gives athletes born in 2005 a chance they never expected ... ( read original story ...)

Seiko Hashimoto, the new president of the Tokyo Games organizing committee, said a spectator-free option is not currently envisioned for the Games in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun and other ... ( read original story ...)

Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka have an accurate and efficient serve. So here is a guide on how to serve like them. Read more to know. ( read original story ...)

Dangerous travel conditions are expected to unfold across the Korean Peninsula and parts of Japan as a strengthening storm brings rain and heavy snow as it races across the region. A storm that moved ... ( read original story ...)

With that battle engaged, it was as if Japan itself was finally attacked. As soon as Colonel James Doolittle’s  B-25 raid struck Japan in April 1942, Japan sought to wreak revenge on the United States ... ( read original story ...)

Under Japan’s civil code, married couples are required to share the same surname, thus making the country the only industrialised nation where having different surnames for married spouses is illegal. ( read original story ...)

Mizuho Bank said Sunday a glitch affecting some of its automated teller machines had prevented customers from withdrawing money. ( read original story ...)

Utah bidders "continue to actively work" with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to determine whether to pursue the 2030 or the 2034 Winter Games. ( read original story ...)

Concerned about a rise in what Osaka Ishin said was false statements on social media, the group launched a new Twitter account to track posts about the prefecture's COVID-19 response. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Mizuho Bank is suffering problems at its ATMs, preventing customers from accessing some services, the lender said on its website on Sunday. Customers are unable to make withdrawals at some ... ( read original story ...)

Few sporting controversies now look as silly as the one which followed Naomi Osaka’s win over Serena Williams in the 2018 US Open women’s singles final. ( read original story ...)

Masato Morishige netted a late equalizer Saturday as FC Tokyo salvaged a 1-1 draw and denied new Urawa Reds manager Ricardo Rodriguez a winning start to his J.League first-division career. The opening ... ( read original story ...)

Studio Ghibli's 'Spirited Away' is being turned into a stage play by Toho Co. Ltd and theatre director John Caird that will debut in 2022. ( read original story ...)