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Brexit trade deal Friday after signing an agreement with Japan that it said shows it can stand alone on the global stage, as talks on a pact with the European Union remain bogged down. London said the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and Britain signed a bilateral free trade deal Friday in the the first such major post-Brexit deal, reducing tariffs on Yorkshire lamb sold in Japan, as well as auto parts for Japan ’s Nissan ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- Documents on an 18-year-old boy who allegedly sold 100-yen skin toner in bottles labeled as products of high-end Japanese cosmetics brand S ... ( read original story ...)

Iris Ohyama, whose goods are ubiquitous in Japanese homes, has relied on its usual offbeat methods during the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S.-China trade tensions to ride the teleworking wave and bring ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core consumer prices slipped for the second consecutive month in September, a sign that a coronavirus-induced demand downturn is piling deflationary pressure on the world's third-largest ... ( read original story ...)

Britain and Japan are set to sign a trade deal on Friday at a ceremony in Tokyo, marking London's first major post-Brexit agreement as it holds an intense round of negotiations with the European Union ... ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will freeze development of its SpaceJet regional jet as the COVID-19 pandemic squeezes finances and erodes prospects for Japan's first passenger aircraft in half a ... ( read original story ...)

European food delivery companies are betting on success in the sizeable Japanese market with Wolt and Delivery Hero-owned Foodpanda expanding into the country. ( read original story ...)

The nature of their sports and backgrounds gave Naomi Osaka and Tiger Woods a unique spotlight. They've chosen to use it very differently. My pops ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is sharing some more highlights from her 23rd birthday week. After sending social media into a frenzy with her private beach photos, the famous tennis star recently posted a video showing ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2021 will be a symbolic Games to prove that people, all together from across the world, have defeated the virus, Koike says ... ( read original story ...)

SOMPO combines cutting-edge technologies with wisdom to build 'A Theme Park for Security, Health and Wellbeing' ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Yudai Ono extended his scoreless innings streak to 45 as he reeled off his sixth shutout in the Chunichi Dragons' 1-0 Central League win over the DeNA BayStars on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Rising defaults will threaten Japan’s financial system if the Covid-19 downturn is prolonged, the Bank of Japan has warned in its closely watched Financial System Report. But so far there has been no ... ( read original story ...)

Officials want the world to know they are working on measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic at next year’s games, even if they don't know exactly what they will be. ( read original story ...)

"I hope that the Paralympics will be a chance for people to realise that people (with disabilities) live among them" and are part of society, she added. The decision to delay the Paralympics, now set ... ( read original story ...)