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Campaigning has kicked off in earnest in a referendum on whether to reorganize Osaka city into a metropolitan-style government like Tokyo's. Campaigning officially started in Osaka on Oct. 12 in the ... ( read original story ...)

(KKAA) pays homage to a mid-century icon of osaka. the hotel project sees the revitalization of the 1958-built osaka shin kabukiza theatre, a masterpiece of architect togo murano who is known for his ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo is planning to hold an international gymnastics meet next month that will exempt non-Japanese athletes from a 14-day quarantine period, an approach that might foreshadow planning for next year's ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will order his government to compile extra economic stimulus measures as early as in November, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. The government may also ... ( read original story ...)

Australia will practise their drop goal plays this week ahead of the second Bledisloe Cup test against New Zealand, having eschewed the chance of ... ( read original story ...)

Hampered by cautious investors and a rigid corporate culture, Japan has produced just a handful of major start-ups. But there are signs that could be changing, industry insiders say. ( read original story ...)

IOC President Thomas Bach and Yoshiro Mori, the head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, gave an online pep talk Monday to national Olympic committee representatives to allay fears about the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday morning, weighed down by a strong yen against the U.S. dollar and lower U.S. stocks futures. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 32.74 points, or 0.14 percent, from ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday, tracking an overnight rise in U.S. shares. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 32.99 points, or 0.14 percent, from ... ( read original story ...)

Not Attend Summit in Korea Due to Wartime Forced Labour Dispute: Media Ties between the two Asian neighbours soured after South Korea's Supreme Court ordered a Japanese steelmaker to pay compensation ... ( read original story ...)

The pessimism hanging over Japan's manufacturers lifted slightly in October, suggesting businesses were emerging from the coronavirus pandemic's heavy blow to activity and earnings but at a glacial ... ( read original story ...)

On the face of it, targeting Japan as a source of entrepreneurial growth companies might seem a little incongruous (Miles Costello writes). The country remains locked in a long-term battle to ... ( read original story ...)

NXP RF Airfast multi-chip modules support NEC and Rakuten Mobile in the rollout of 5G NXP Image NXP’s RF Airfast multi-chip modules offer a common footprint across frequency and power for different ... ( read original story ...)

“Following the transaction, [Toyota Santa Rosa] shall be 60% owned by GTCAD and 40% owned by [Toyota Corolla Sapporo],” GT Capital said in the disclosure. Toyota Motor Philippines, from which GTCAD ... ( read original story ...)

GT Capital Holdings Inc. (GT Capital), the listed conglomerate founded by the late tycoon George Ty, has received the green light from the Philippine Competition Commission for its joint venture ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo will host a one-off international gymnastics tournament next month, organisers said Monday, in what could serve as a practice run ahead of the postponed Olympics. ( read original story ...)