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"I declare open the eighth Asian Winter Games which are being held in Sapporo and Obihiro," the crown prince said of the games, which will run until next Sunday. Australia and New Zealand are attending as non-medal participants in their Asian Winter Games ... ( read original story ...)

The inauguration last month of Donald Trump as U.S. president and his plan to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act, known as “Obamacare,” has left many people here wondering: How does Japan compare? In Japan, health care has long been likened to air and ... ( read original story ...)

DUBAI, UAE - Starting her second full season on the WTA tour, Naomi Osaka is slowly getting comfortable with her surroundings - as much off the court as on. The Japanese teenager unleashes unbridled aggression to help her win matches, and her reservedly ... ( read original story ...)

according to the Osaka Prefectural Government. The letter, however, is apparently just one of many incidents pointing to the pair’s nationalist and even racist leanings. A separate pamphlet distributed to parents in December and obtained by Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - One third of Japanese firms are looking to lift business investment at home in the next financial year, but companies are less bullish about capital spending in the United States due to uncertainty over the Trump administration's policies ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 jolted the Chiba Prefecture region of Japan, east of Tokyo on Sunday, the weather agency said. No tsunami warning was issued as a result of the temblor. The quake, which measured ... ( read original story ...)

A separate report from Nippon News Network (Feb. 19) reveals that the door of the ... He is suspected of raping seven women in Tokyo and Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures between April and October of 2016. He allegedly filmed the sexual assaults with ... ( read original story ...)

"These games will show the potential of Asia to the world," Katsuhiro Akimoto, head of Sapporo's organizing committee, said. "We have great expectations for the spectacular athletic performances of over 2,000 athletes." Among the dignitaries at Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, hailed the "real partnership" between the OCA and Sapporo city at the welcome reception for the 8th Asian Winter Games on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)

The delegation of China march in during the opening ceremony of the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan, Feb. 19, 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao) SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) - The eighth Asian Winter Games raised its curtain here at the Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)

Koike said in a recent interview with Kyodo News. “The problem is very likely to be protracted.” The relocation issue will be a major focus of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election as it is unclear who decided to build the new market at the site ... ( read original story ...)

In 2016, residents of Tokyo found over 3.67 million yen ($32.5 million) on the streets of the city and handed money over to the police, BBC reports. Police was able to track the owners of 2.7 billion yen found on the streets of Japan’s capital city. ( read original story ...)

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics now say ¥43.8 billion will be needed to build and remodel 11 facilities outside the capital, plus about ¥50 billion to turn the athletes’ village into condominiums after the games, the sources said. Although the ... ( read original story ...)

If the electronic menu board at the restaurant wasn’t convenient enough, the abundant amount of vending machines (approximately 2.7 million of them) located throughout the city of Tokyo offering people beer, cigarettes, fruits, vegetables, hot and cold ... ( read original story ...)

North Korean International Olympic Committee member Chang Ung expects big things from the Asian Winter Games being held in Sapporo and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to follow. Speaking to Kyodo News on Friday night, Chang indicated his nation will compete next ... ( read original story ...)

Good morning everybody. Heading out now to run the new Tokyo Marathon course. Will report on all the new sections. pic.twitter.com/me3T1VH3ne — Japan Running News (@JRNHeadlines) February 18, 2017 The new course keeps the start in front of the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)