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As companies rethink Japan’s intense work culture, one chief executives plans to move his workers to a picturesque island. ( read original story ...)

NTT Docomo, which broke free of its tradition-minded parent to become a global pioneer of the mobile internet, is returning to its old home in a $40 billion deal that erases its independence. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government vowed to get rid of a newly erected "comfort woman" statue in Berlin, a day after activists in Germany held an inauguration ceremony for the symbol of Japanese wartime ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) said it will spend 4.25 trillion yen ($40 billion) to take its wireless carrier business private, in a deal that opens the path to lower prices as the ... ( read original story ...)

Director Koji Fukada attends the press conference for the Tokyo International Film Festival 2020 in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. This year's Tokyo festival is held on October 31st to ... ( read original story ...)

Unfortunately for those with wanderlust, much of the world is closed to U.S. citizens. Governments have put Paris, London, Tokyo and numerous other international destinations off-limits. And it's not ... ( read original story ...)

As if news of a moving giant Gundam wasn’t exciting enough, we were awestruck after seeing videos of the robot undergoing its first stages of testing. Gundam Factory Yokohama was originally supposed ... ( read original story ...)

By Tiffany May and Hisako Ueno Japan Airlines said it would retire the phrase “ladies and gentlemen” from in-flight announcements made in English, a symbolic step toward inclusivity in a country where ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese telecoms giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, or NTT, says it will spend $38 billion to buy out and take private its mobile unit NTT DoCoMo as it restructures for the 5G era. ( read original story ...)

Japanese land prices have fallen for the first time in three years, marking an average decline of 0.6% nationwide after the coronavirus pandemic weakened demand, a government survey found. ( read original story ...)

If you're stepping on a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane anytime next month, chances are you won't hear the term "ladies and gentlemen" anymore. Instead, from 1 October, gender-neutral phrases like ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA -- A 42-year-old man in this central Japan city was arrested by police on Sept. 28 for allegedly stealing play money that was left as bait for ... ( read original story ...)

A Nissan employee testified Tuesday that he worked with another former Nissan executive, American Greg Kelly to find ways to pay the automaker's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn ... ( read original story ...)

Within a zippy 24 hours of becoming prime minister this month, Yoshihide Suga had not only created the post of Japan’s minister for digital transformation but had also ordered its new holder to rush ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday morning, pressured by selling as many companies began trading ex-dividend. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 77.80 points, or 0.33 percent, from Monday to 23,433.82. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) said it is looking at taking full control of its wireless carrier business in a deal that could be worth around 4 trillion yen (£29.59 billion) and ... ( read original story ...)