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The initiative calls for the restructuring of the city's 24 administrative districts into four special wards with greater authority and elected leaders. ( read original story ...)

Japan must swiftly revise laws to allow the central bank to issue a digital currency, a move that could provide a chance to reform the Bank of Japan's existing mandates and enshrine its inflation ... ( read original story ...)

Campaigning began Monday for a Nov 1 referendum on whether Osaka should become a metropolis akin to Tokyo in 2025. Some 2.24 million voters in the city are eligible to take part in what will be a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan vowed Monday to bolster its missile deterrence capability to respond to threats by North Korean weapons that are becoming “more diverse and complex,” as displayed ... ( read original story ...)

A second referendum to decide whether voters in this western Japan city wish to dispense with its city status and instead be governed as four ... ( read original story ...)

It has been called Japan's underground "Parthenon", a cavernous complex charged with protecting Tokyo and surrounding areas from catastrophic flooding -- a risk experts warn is growing as climate ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese wholesale prices fell 0.8% in September from the same month a year earlier, data showed on Monday, marking the seventh straight month of year-on-year declines and heightening the risk the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks dropped slightly Monday morning as investor sentiment was hit by the yen's firmness against the U.S. dollar and uncertai ... ( read original story ...)

Movements in the Chinese yuan are set to be watched by investors on Monday, following steps taken by the central bank after a recent strengthening of the currency against the dollar. ( read original story ...)

Official campaigning for a second referendum on whether to restructure Japan's western city of Osaka will begin on Monday. ( read original story ...)

The deal signifies Japan's evolving approach to the Pacific as it seeks to counter Chinese assertiveness and preserve a rules-based regional order. ( read original story ...)

"I was born in the city of Konan in Aichi prefecture and worked at a company in Nagoya before founding Collabo Style in Tokyo in 2013. Because I wanted to contribute to the local economy, I had ... ( read original story ...)

Iga Swiatek says her main goal is to become more "consistent" after becoming Poland's first singles Grand Slam champion with a sensational run at the French Open. At 54 in the world, Swiatek is the ... ( read original story ...)

The card was written and dropped off by Yoichi Okai, a police officer who patrolled around her house the night before. Matsui, 77, was thankful that Okai still made his usual nightly rounds despite ... ( read original story ...)

Brazilian winger Mateus grabbed a late winner as fifth-placed Nagoya Grampus won 1-0 at home against third-placed Cerezo Osaka in the J. League's top f ... ( read original story ...)

Australia is in talks with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and South Pacific nations on reopening travel as coronavirus infections ease, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday. Australia shut its ... ( read original story ...)