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A door that stands alone on the Nagoya University looks nothing out of the ordinary. But the aluminum-frame door, covered with brick-colored tiles, is something of a myste ... ( read original story ...)

The Pritzker Prize–winning architect’s work elevates the experience of public spaces during an age of hyperconscious personal hygiene ... ( read original story ...)

The surprise resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — the longest-serving prime minister in modern Japanese history and one of Asia’s most influential leaders — has triggered unease in a region ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday as investors opted to lock in gains made during a recent rebound. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 40.88 points, ... ( read original story ...)

The Tama Hills Recreation Center is a huge plot of land that stretches over the cities of Tama and Inagi in Tokyo. It has remained virtually untouched for more than 70 years. Owing to a combination of ... ( read original story ...)

The Sage of Omaha has disclosed a $6.3bn investment in the quintet, and signalled he will upsize it. In the context of Berkshire’s $150bn pile of cash and an overall equity portfolio north of $200bn, ... ( read original story ...)

Do not judge Shinzo Abe’s Japan by those shiny new structures of the Tokyo Osaka maglev project that will be soon connecting the industrial heartland of Nagoya with the capital city. ( read original story ...)

Provides an overview of Japan, including key events and facts about this earthquake-prone country on the western rim of the Pacific. ( read original story ...)

Former champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka headline Day One at the U.S. Open on Monday, as an unusual calm settled over Flushing Meadows for the first Grand Slam event since the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

The 90-year-old US business tycoon hopes for ‘opportunities of mutual benefit’ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan full-back Kotaro Matsushima said on Monday the Brave Blossoms pulling out of a reported Eight Nations competition is a "disappointment" with the Top League put on hold and domestic-based players ... ( read original story ...)

The Olympic flame has gone on display in Tokyo, having arrived from Greece in March and been mostly hidden away since the Olympics were postponed ... ( read original story ...)

At a low-key ceremony to mark the unveiling of the Olympic flame display on Monday, Tokyo officials reiterated that next year's Games will be a symbol of hope for the world as it recovers from the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has indicated he intends to run for leadership of the ruling party, a source said on Monday, soon after a report emerged that he had won the backing of ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo and Osaka have made lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples in officially recognized partnerships eligible to receive support money if they are victims of crime, marking a rare move ... ( read original story ...)

Same-sex partners of the victims of crime will be able to receive payouts in the same manner as heterosexual couples. ( read original story ...)