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YOKOHAMA, Japan -- An 18-meter kinetic statue of Gundam, a famous anime robot, was revealed to the public at the Gundam Factory Yokohama complex southwest of Tokyo on Saturday. Hundreds of people ... ( read original story ...)

World Tokyo shoppers clean hands and phones on the go. Posted . Shoppers washed their hands and sterilized their smartphones in the streets of Tokyo's posh Ginza district on Satur ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya Grampus clinched third place and an Asian Champions League playoff berth with a 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Saturday, the last day of the J. League top flight season. Naoki Maeda struck ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya Grampus clinched third place and an Asian Champions League playoff berth with a 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Saturday, ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- An 18-meter kinetic statue of Gundam, a famous anime robot, was revealed to the public at the Gundam Factory Yokohama complex southwest of Tokyo on Saturday. Hundreds of people ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese operator of a bulk carrier that struck a coral reef and caused an extensive oil spill off the coast of Mauritius said Friday that the accident occurred after the ... ( read original story ...)

Much of the focus on the Tokyo Olympics has been on the unprecedented postponement because of the pandemic, and how the Olympics can be held in seven months. ( read original story ...)

I had to eat snow' Up Next, Heavy snow causes havoc in Japan. Video, 00:00:55Heavy snow causes havoc in Japan Record snowfall in Japan. Video, 00:00:30Record snowfall in Japan. Video, 00:01:05US ... ( read original story ...)

A former local councillor in Japan has spoken out against perceived sexism, after she was voted out of office in a town referendum after making sexual assault allegations against the mayor.Shoko Arai ... ( read original story ...)

"As time went by, the cars got buried," said a driver. "I was really scared." Japan's Self-Defense Forces distributed food, blankets and fuel to the stranded, and worked with shovels to free vehicles. ( read original story ...)

While parts of the Northeast U.S. were getting buried by more than three feet (or around a meter) of snow earlier this week, the high terrain of Japan dealt with about twice that much. Extreme ... ( read original story ...)

There's still a question mark over the Olympics, but India's second-highest ranked TT player, now in Tokyo, tells us of his experience so far. ( read original story ...)

Rescuers are trying to free more than 1,000 vehicles which have been stranded on a highway overnight after a heavy snow storm struck Japan. Self-defence forces distributed food, fuel and blankets to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's TV Asahi said on Friday a report that it broadcast saying prosecutors had questioned former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over political funding was untrue and apologized to him. Abe, who stepped ... ( read original story ...)

Rescuers may take until Saturday morning to free all the stranded vehicles, the company that manages the highway said. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA -- The central Japan city of Nagoya has seen a sharp rise in severe COVID-19 cases since November, when Japan's "third wave" of infections set in, with infections in Aichi Prefecture remining ... ( read original story ...)