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June, worse than the initial estimate of a 27.8% contraction, revised data from the Cabinet Office showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

The world's third-largest economy shrank by an annualized 28.1% in April to June, more than a preliminary reading of a 27.8% contraction, revised data showed on Tuesday, suffering its worst postwar ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's real wages fell for the fifth straight month in July, the government said on Tuesday, pointing to possible deeper strains ahead for consumer spending as the impact on the economy from the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's revised GDP figures for the second quarter are set to be out at around 7:50 a.m. HK/SIN. Preliminary estimates released in mid-August had shown the country's GDP shrinking 27.8% on an ... ( read original story ...)

Believed to align the mind, body and soul, shojin ryori is a fascinating insight into the careful balance of new and old perfected by Japan. ( read original story ...)

Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga signalled the possibility of calling a snap election if he were to become the country's next prime minister, the Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Tennis phenom Naomi Osaka rolled into the U.S. Open quarterfinals by beating Anett Kontaveit, but it was the mask Osaka wore upon entering Flushing Meadows that made news Sunday. Osaka wore a mask ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka advanced to the 2020 U.S. Open women's singles quarterfinals with a straight sets win while Petra Kvitova and David Goffin were among the players to suffer round of 16 upsets at the Grand ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka returned to the U.S. Open quarterfinals by taking advantage of some early jitters for Anett Kontaveit and showing no ill effects from a recent left hamstring problem. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo will open Pride House, Japan's first permanent such center, next month to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights before and during the rearranged Olympic Games in 2021. Although there have been similar ... ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a 9-year-old schoolgirl he met through an online game and confining her for more than two days, with investigative sources saying he had ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 12:25 a.m. Naomi Osaka returned to the U.S. Open quarterfinals by taking advantage of some early jitters for Anett Kontaveit and ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka beats Anette Kontaveit in straight sets to reach the last eight of the US Open. ( read original story ...)

The storm triggered landslides and left four people missing and hundreds of thousands without power as it barreled through southwestern Japan. ( read original story ...)

Groups fighting for equality in Japan focus on the rights of immigrants, refugees, Ainu and Zainichi residents. ( read original story ...)

Researchers say they have figured out a grafting mechanism that can overcome the “impossible” process of combining widely different plant species. The grafting technique takes advantage of the strong ... ( read original story ...)