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Covid and a campaign to encourage cashless payments prompts credit card companies to consider adding 17th digit ... ( read original story ...)

A reporter boxed in by the limits of London life finds liberation in the city’s flea markets and vintage emporiums ... ( read original story ...)

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday for the second time within days, fanning further speculation about the state of his health. Abe suffers from chronic ulcerative ... ( read original story ...)

There has been growing speculation about whether the prime minister is sick, possibly with a recurrence of the ulcerative colitis that plagued him during a first term in office and contributed to his ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday set a new record for the longest consecutive term in office but faced growing speculation about his health as he returned to hospital. ( read original story ...)

A motorcade carrying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a Tokyo hospital on Monday again stoking concerns about his ability to continue as leader due to health issues and fatigue from handling ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at a Tokyo hospital on Monday morning, a Reuters witness said, amid mounting concerns about his ability to continue as premier due to health issues and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Takuma Sato held off Scott Dixon over the final 20 laps Sunday to capture the 104th Indianapolis 500, taking his second Indy 500 victory after his first front-row start. The 43-year-old from ... ( read original story ...)

International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons says finances will not stop nations attending the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)

The idea of using a public bathroom with see-through walls may sound like the stuff of nightmares. But a famous Japanese architect is hoping to change that view. Lucy Craft reports. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Takuma Sato won the Indianapolis 500 for the second time in four years on Sunday after a late crash saw the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" end under caution. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to visit a Tokyo hospital on Monday morning to receive results of a medical check-up from a week ago, Yomiuri daily said, amid concerns voiced by ruling ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday became Japan's longest-serving prime minister in terms of consecutive days in office, marking 2,7 ... ( read original story ...)

Following Tropical Storm Higos, Tropical Storm Bavi has developed in the West Pacific Ocean.Bavi formed just east of Taiwan on Saturday morning, local time, according to the Japan Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)

Would you use a see-through public washroom? Japan’s giving park-goers the chance, with imaginative new transparent restrooms courtesy of the Tokyo Toilet Project. ( read original story ...)