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Birth rate remains stubbornly low despite series of government initiatives encouraging couples to have bigger families ... ( read original story ...)

September profit fell 11% from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global demand, but Japan’s top automaker appeared to be holding up better than ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy likely rebounded in the third quarter as global demand picked up, a Reuters poll showed, but the effects of the coronavirus crisis persisted and it could take some time to return to ... ( read original story ...)

The government of this central Japan city announced on Nov. 5 that it has sent a letter to the head of a district in Berlin demanding the re ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's household spending slumped in September from a year earlier and real wages slid for the seventh straight month, data showed on Friday, a sign sluggish domestic demand will continue to drag on ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese police are invoking special powers to deal with an escalating turf war among yakuza criminals after a gang boss was shot in both legs in a rare outbreak of public violence.Detectives are ... ( read original story ...)

BAE Systems has proposed a package to support Japan's F-X next generation fighter development program, the company announced Thursday. According to a company press release, BAE responded to a request ... ( read original story ...)

Research shows that Japan's noncompulsory state of emergency generally succeeded in reducing human movement. A recent study used mobile phone location data for January-April 2020 to record and plot ... ( read original story ...)

Even as the U.S. presidential race drags on, at least some Japanese are already missing Donald Trump, whose reelection chances appear to be slipping as votes continue to be counted on Thursday. “From ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said a Kim Jong Un visit to next year's rescheduled Tokyo Olympics would be a "good opportunity" to discuss important matters. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama will be the official tire partner and presenting sponsor for the USAC-sanctioned 2021 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama. ( read original story ...)

A box of 100 highly prized mikan satsumas sells for one million Japanese yen at an auction to mark the start of one of the country's most significant fruit seasons. ( read original story ...)

Japanese health officials reportedly visited the house seven years ago but were unsuccessful as the residents did not let them in. ( read original story ...)

Nagoya University scientists in Japan and colleagues at Yale University in the US have uncovered details of how the bacterial propeller, known as the flagellum, switches between counterclockwise and ... ( read original story ...)

is crediting a sprinkler system with helping to control a fire at a tire company Tuesday night. Around 9:20 p.m., crews were dispatched to Yokohama Tire Corp. in the 1500 block of Indiana Street. A ... ( read original story ...)

A box of 100 highly prized mikan satsumas sells for one million Japanese yen at an auction to mark the start of one of the the country's most significant fruit seasons. ( read original story ...)