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Tokyo says North Korean claims are "unacceptable," following a statement from the North Korean foreign ministry claiming the issue of abducted Japanese citizens has been resolved. ( read original story ...)

The beautiful game is played in some of the most beautiful football stadiums in scenic places around the world. ( read original story ...)

Mikako Kotani, who won two bronze medals for Japan in the 1988 Olympics, has been named the sports director of the 2020 Tokyo Games and will take over from Oct. 1, the organising committee said on ... ( read original story ...)

Starting Thursday, the airline will use new forms of address, such as “Attention all passengers” and Good morning, everyone.” ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese court on Wednesday found the government and the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant negligent for failing to take measures to prevent the 2011 nuclear ... ( read original story ...)

Thanks to some heroic simultaneous interpreters, Japanese viewers were treated to the real-time raw chaos of the dueling candidates. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese man dubbed the "Twitter killer" for luring his victims on social media admitted in court Wednesday to killing nine people, local media said. But lawyers for Takahiro Shiraishi, 29, argued ... ( read original story ...)

The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has named Mikako Kotani as its new sports director. She takes over the position on Thursday. Kotani won two bronze medals ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Defense Ministry is seeking a record-high budget of nearly 5.5 trillion yen ($55 billion) for fiscal 2021 to fund more purchases of costly American stealth fighters and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Defense Ministry is asking for a 8.3% budget increase in 2020, its largest rise in more than two decades, in the face of China's rapid military modernization and a looming threat from North ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's defence ministry on Wednesday unveiled a record $52-billion budget request in a push to maintain military readiness under pressure from China and North Korea. ( read original story ...)

Japan's military has asked Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's new government for its ninth straight annual budget increase, including funds to begin development of an advanced stealth fighter to counter ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese man dubbed the "Twitter killer" for luring his victims on social media admitted in court Wednesday to killing nine people, local media said. ( read original story ...)

To be able to stay in the country, foreign students at Japanese-language schools are typically required to be offered a job while still studying. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended lower Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden clashed in a chaotic first p ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's capital recorded a total of *** new coronavirus cases on Sept. 30, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced. ( read original story ...)