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Tomomi Inada makes comment after new prime minister appoints just two women on 21-strong cabinet ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday he wanted to compile a basic policy on a new digital agency by the end of this year and submit necessary bills to next year's ordinary session ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is considering easing strict coronavirus border restrictions from October to allow more foreign nationals to enter, local media reported Wednesday. Tourists would still be banned and only longer ... ( read original story ...)

Many Japanese people rose up in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, but experts argue Japan needs to address issues of discrimination and diversity closer to home. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach spoke by telephone on Wednesday and had a discussion about holding a successful Games, Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)

(TOKYO:4681) has announced that The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama will open for business on September 23. One of the most famous hotels in Honolulu, The Kahala Hotel & Resort, has continued to be a ... ( read original story ...)

Once a premier industry event, Tokyo Game Show has been increasingly overshadowed by global competitors in recent years. But as the pandemic forces it online, some see a chance for reinvention. ( read original story ...)

It stands just over 18 metres tall and weighs 25 tonnes. And, after years of painstaking work, a life-size Japanese Gundam robot has just proved to its legions of fans that it really can move. ( read original story ...)

Six chunks of granite weighing between 5.1 and 7.6 kilograms each were found on a sidewalk beside a station building in this capital city o ... ( read original story ...)

A study last week from the University of Oxford showed Tokyo to be the most expensive Summer Olympics dating from 1960. And the meter is still running. ( read original story ...)

Seven matches. Seven masks. Seven names. Watching Naomi Osaka play the U.S. Open, I was inspired by how beautifully she wove her dominant athletic performance into another narrative. Believe me ... ( read original story ...)

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said his “best guess” is that next season will not start until at least January, acknowledging top players could miss next year’s Games. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday amid continued concerns over the pace of global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. In the first 15 minutes of trading ... ( read original story ...)

Located on the Yamashita Pier in Yokohama, Japan, the moving Gundam was constructed within a closed site where the public were not permitted. The 18-meter tall robot has been in the works since 2014, ... ( read original story ...)

Life-sized Gundam in Yokohama is now in testing mode.pic.twitter.com/51HVoraPb7 This is amazing, but it can’t possibly be real right? This is a deep fake, isn’t it? Part of me wants to know but ... ( read original story ...)

SAKAI, Osaka Prefecture--An inmate with a pre-existing condition plans to file a lawsuit against Osaka Prison, arguing that its rules have put him in a “life-threatening situation” of being infected ... ( read original story ...)