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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met with South Korea's top intelligence official on Tuesday in a sign of a thaw in relations between the two countries, but maintained ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan said it would support consolidation and cost-cutting at regional banks by giving them extra interest on their deposits at the central bank, a move that analysts said would advance ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan will exempt regional banks from negative interest rates if they agree to merge or cut costs in a highly unusual use of monetary policy to reshape the financial sector. Regional banks ... ( read original story ...)

Ben Powell of the BlackRock Investment Institute discusses investing amid a "very encouraging" backdrop for risk during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Brand new Resident Evil 8 PS5 gameplay has debuted in a new trailer, courtesy of none other than Naomi Osaka. You can see the PS5 First Play trailer with the tennis superstar just below, in which ... ( read original story ...)

Following an official look at her collaborative Blazer Mids with COMME des GARÇONS, Naomi Osaka has now unveiled her upcoming apparel partnership with Nike. The lineup celebrates the tennis player’s ... ( read original story ...)

Pedestrians are reflected in a board in Tokyo, Japan. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we ... ( read original story ...)

The number of suicides in Japan rose in October for the fourth month in a row to the highest level in more than five years, data showed on Tuesday, a trend activists have blamed on the economic impact ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga instructed his cabinet on Tuesday to compile a package of stimulus measures to revitalise an economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the country's economy ... ( read original story ...)

A school student crosses a street in Tokyo, Japan. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics organisers said news of a coronavirus vaccine was a "relief" on Tuesday but insisted their bio-security planning for the postponed Games remained unchanged. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics organizers on Tuesday said they were encouraged by a gymnastics meet over the weekend and are now ready to hold test events early next year. The Sunday ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics organizers on Tuesday said they were encouraged by a gymnastics meet over the weekend and are now ready to hold test events early next year. ( read original story ...)

Japan expects greater cooperation in climate change and other environmental issues with the United States under a Joe Biden presidency, Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- As Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido has seen a spike in the number of coronavirus infections mainly around its capital Sapporo since late October, experts have warned that the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese music enthusiasts, loyal to CDs long after the rest of the world went online, have begun reaching for the eject button and switching to streaming services as artists cancel in-store events ... ( read original story ...)