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Last year, the tennis champion was shown with light skin in an instant noodle ad. Now, she’ll be portrayed as a manga character, and illustrators insisted on getting details right. ( read original story ...)

Japan's core machine orders likely rebounded in October along with demand for Japanese exports, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, but a resurgence in coronavirus cases at home and abroad could dampen ... ( read original story ...)

For the properly adventurous there is a fund that invests in Turkish bonds, which offers a tempting interest rate and a five-year return history of minus 54 per cent. What is almost completely absent ... ( read original story ...)

Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka’s Naniwa Ward is lit up in red after the Osaka prefectural government issued a “red alert” to warn against the rising number of novel coronavirus cases on Dec. 3. (Yuki ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo prosecutors are considering a summary indictment of two officials in former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office for alleged violation of political funding laws, the daily Asahi reported ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese craft collected dust from the asteroid Ryugu that scientists hope could shed light on the origins of life ... ( read original story ...)

Call it a special delivery: after six years in space, Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe is heading home, but only to drop off its rare asteroid samples before starting a new mission. The fridge-sized probe, ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka raised its virus alert to the highest level after a rise in serious cases put strain on the Japanese prefecture’s medical system, while South Korea’s number of newly confirmed cases rose to the ... ( read original story ...)

Facing a coronavirus resurgence, Osaka Prefecture has decided to raise its original virus alert level from "yellow" to "red," meaning "emergency" and a first since the system was implemented in May, ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's latest serve doesn't involve a tennis ball or racquet, but it's definitely earned an ace in our eyes. The all-star athlete joined forces with Strathberry to create her own ... ( read original story ...)

The International Paralympic Committee pledged on Thursday to give members and athletes their biggest ever grants fund of 1.8 million euros ($2.2 million) next ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese prosecutors are investigating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in connection with unrecorded dinner expenditures. ( read original story ...)

Japan's oldest zoo unveiled the first baby elephant to be born there since its founding more than a century ago, and asked the public for help in naming it. ( read original story ...)

A new video advertisement from Nike Japan that portrays the experiences of three soccer players from different backgrounds has sparked fierce debate online, including some calls to boycott the company ... ( read original story ...)

Doha: They are guaranteed to advance to the Round of 16, and their opponents are sure to be eliminated, but Ange Postecoglou has advised his Yokohama F. Marinos players to embrace the opportunity in ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Nov. 2. Osaka Prefecture’s health care system is close to be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients. (Takaharu Yagi) Osaka ... ( read original story ...)