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The global economy is struggling to recover from the pandemic, with ultra-low interest rates and growth — but Japan has been battling these trends for several decades ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government will exclude the popular tourist destinations of Sapporo and Osaka from its domestic travel subsidy campaign for three weeks following a recent resurgence in coronavirus cases ... ( read original story ...)

The Amazing Life of Naomi Osaka. She has emerged as one of the most measured, and perhaps most unanticipated, voices to address racial injustice in America. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike remains firm about being able to safely hold the Olympics next year despite growing concerns about Japan's recent resurgence of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will exclude the popular tourist destinations of Sapporo and Osaka from its domestic travel subsidy campaign for three weeks following a recent resurgence in coronavirus cases in the two cities, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday the best case scenario for the Summer Olympics next year is to have venues full of spectators, as organisers debate how to plan for the Games amid the COVID ... ( read original story ...)

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is likely to discuss economic, climate change and pandemic-related cooperation with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, says Stephen Nagy from the International ... ( read original story ...)

There are widely applicable lessons to be learnt from the country’s economic evolution since its bubble burst in 1992. But the lessons from recent years are those of economic policies to emulate, as ... ( read original story ...)

Tennis champ, with a "silence is violence" message, is joined by artist-activists Flo Milli and Cordae for new vignettes. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo shares opened sharply higher on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said he no longer opposed government aid for Joe Biden's transition team, with markets also buoyed by new vaccine news. ( read original story ...)

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit Tokyo on Tuesday, marking the first such high-level trip since Japan picked a new leader in September and amid mounting concerns over Beijing's growing ... ( read original story ...)

Sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga is folding his Tokyo noodle ramen shop after 15 years in December, unable to overcome the prospect of a lasting customer slump due to the coronavirus crisis. ( read original story ...)

Chef/restaurateur Jeff Osaka has been giving RiNo residents and visitors a choice for the past five years, with Sushi-Rama's original location at 2615 Larimer Street and Osaka Ramen's underground ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka fought back from a set down against Anett Kontaveit before clinching a dramatic decider in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open in New York. The gripping contest makes our ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is preparing to suspend its "Go To Travel" subsidy program to areas including popular tourist destination cities Sapporo and Osaka, given the high number of novel coronavirus cases there, ... ( read original story ...)

A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations says former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has urged “compensation” and “other reparations” for him ... ( read original story ...)