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Sour, bitter and exquisitely delicious, the rare sanbokan fruit is believed to have originated with a single tree growing inside a castle. ( read original story ...)

A 39-year-old man in Nagoya has been arrested after suspicion of theft. He walked off with a shoulder bag belonging ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic boss Thomas Bach said Thursday that the Tokyo Games could take place next year even without a coronavirus vaccine, pointing to the success of the Tour de France. ( read original story ...)

IOC President Thomas Bach sounded an optimistic note on Thursday about holding the Tokyo Olympics next year, taking heart from the recent resumption of major sports events and progress in novel ... ( read original story ...)

People use umbrellas to shelter from the rain while crossing a street in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

As a young boy, Matthias Dandois dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player."I was really into soccer. I played for seven years but I sucked at it. The coach was always screaming at me for ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's 53-year-old footballing golden oldie Kazuyoshi Miura, better known as King Kazu, won plaudits Thursday for his latest record-setting appearance, but said he was disappointed he didn't score. ( read original story ...)

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday held his first telephone call with his South Korean counterpart since taking office, telling President Moon Jae-in that ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and South Korea must cooperate to counter any threat from North Korea, Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, told South Korea's president on Thursday, calling for the uneasy neighbours to ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he told his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in that the two countries needed to repair their damaged re ... ( read original story ...)

US Open champion Naomi Osaka, American women's football player Megan Rapinoe and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Patrick Mahomes were among the athletes named on the 2020 "Time 100" list of the most ... ( read original story ...)

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE HOLDING MEETING TO DISCUSS CORONAVIRUS COUNTER-MEASURES FOR TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS, TOKYO 2020 CHIEF EXECUTIVE TOSHIRO MUTO SPEAKING TO MEDIA SHOWS ... ( read original story ...)

Blind Paralympian training for Tokyo 2021 ... ( read original story ...)

Some Bank of Japan board members warned a resurgence in the coronavirus pandemic could delay an economic recovery and destabilise its banking system by pushing more companies under, minutes from the ... ( read original story ...)

Last month, a 48-year-old man walked into a Bic Camera electronics store in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, and started shouting out, “I got corona!” and was promptly arrested. According to subsequent ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka wore a mask bearing the name of a different Black American before each match at the US Open US Open champion Naomi Osaka, American football player Megan Rapinoe and Super Bowl MVP Patrick ... ( read original story ...)