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The Japanese government is planning to continue gasoline subsidies next year with phased in reductions, the Nikkei newspaper said on Tuesday. In a draft economic stimulus plan, the subsidies will continue in 2025, ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Democratic Party for the People will nominate its head Yuichiro Tamaki for the premiership vote as planned following a report about his personal life. ( read original story ...)

A 21-year-old man, attending a university in Tokyo and studying to become a social worker, asked for protection from police officers who arri ... ( read original story ...)

After an initial vote failed, with no candidate getting a majority, Ishiba bested Yoshihiko Noda, the president of Japan's Constitutional Democratic Party and the LDP's main political opposition with 221 votes to Noda's 160 and 84 invalid ballots that ... ( read original story ...)

Temperatures are cooling in Japan, but interest in visiting shows no signs of abating, as autumn arrivals continue to outpace pre-pandemic levels. ( read original story ...)

Japan is developing an innovative project to connect Tokyo and Osaka via a "conveyor road", an automated route designed to address the growing demand for delivery services and the shortage of drivers. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama has been building ties with Northampton College by providing educational talks on logistics and by donating a retired lorry for its mechanical students to practice their skills. It was after ... ( read original story ...)

Shigeru Ishiba's scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election late last month. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Police said Monday they have launched an investigation after the kanji character for "death" was found graffitied on two spots of a stone wall at the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo police have arrested a Vietnamese woman on suspicion of illegally employing Vietnamese nationals at five bars in Tokyo. Duong Thi Minh Hong, a 29-year-old Vietnamese national, operates five ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA—After a deluge of criticism, the leader of the Conservative Party of Japan retracted his suggestion that subjecting women over 30 to having their uteruses removed would prod them to have ... ( read original story ...)

A 5-year-old Vietnamese boy has died after a car collided with a crane truck on Sunday in Nagoya, police said. Nguyen Van Thien Nhan was in the back seat of the car when the accident occurred at ... ( read original story ...)

February 2025 to discover Aichi's long history of innovation and manufacturing in Japan.NAGOYA, JAPAN / ACCESSWIRE / November 11, ... ( read original story ...)

Prestige Indonesia delves into the brand’s holistic approach to beauty while exploring the brand’s artistic roots and scientific breakthroughs during an immersive trip to Nagoya, Japan. Anindya Devy ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened mixed Monday, as buying after record highs on Wall Street indexes late last week was offset by selling amid a cautious mood before a vote in parliament to select Japan's prime minister. ( read original story ...)

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan’s drivers have been wary of making the switch to electric vehicles. Its EV market share is about a 10th of China’s, and EVs account for less than 1 per cent ... ( read original story ...)