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Amid growing uncertainties on the global oil market, Japan is looking to boost its energy cooperation with Russia, and international sanctions on Moscow don’t prohibit cooperation, Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

On the other hand, Japan Foods Holdings has no interest-bearing debt. Moreover, in the area of corporate transparency, in light of the recent news events with regards to Sakae Holdings’ lack of openne... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s household spending rose slightly and higher bonus payments lifted wages in December, though the underlying trends in these two gauges showed only modest improvement and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s household spending rose slightly in December from a year earlier to mark the first increase in four months, government data showed on Friday, suggesting a pick up in consumpt... ( read original story ...)

GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child on Thursday urged Japan to do more to let children be children, free of excessive pressures or corporal punishment in school or at home ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO, Japan: After 44 hours labouring outside in sub-zero temperatures, the Thai team of snow sculptors has taken the top prize once again at the Sapporo Snow Festival. Their winning "Betta Brillia... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese e-commerce start-up Mercari, which went public last year with great fanfare, booked a quarterly loss of 1.1 billion yen ($10 million) and warned of more losses ahead as ... ( read original story ...)

The Ishigaki Summary Court in Okinawa Prefecture fined the two men about $900 each on charges of defamation, NHK and Kyodo News reported Wednesday. The defendants were fined last month for damaging co... ( read original story ...)

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Japan's leading mobile operator Docomo has invested in Hatch, a spin-off of Angry Birds game maker Rovio, to bring 5G gaming to Japanese consumers, Rovio said on Wednesday. Hatch ... ( read original story ...)

Five central and western prefectures in Japan have reported cases of the highly contagious virus at farms since January, Kyodo News reported. "We are facing an extremely serious situation," Agricultur... ( read original story ...)

Abe said Japan and Germany would work together to keep the global economy growing. "In order to do so, we need to minimize the impact on the global economy from Brexit," Abe said at a joint news confe... ( read original story ...)

My Japanese fans were always excited when i wrote ... Pete Davidson shares struggle with borderline personality disorder In other Grande news, a Las Vegas artist is suing the pop star, alleging ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised the Bank of Japan's ultra-loose monetary policy for helping create jobs, suggesting the government wasn't unduly worried that inflation rem... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka has pulled out of next week’s Qatar Open with an unspecified back injury, tournament organizers said on Tuesday. Osaka, who was set play for the ... ( read original story ...)

World Number one and two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has pulled out of next week's Qatar Open because of a back injury, tournament organisers said on Tuesday. No more details were given ... ( read original story ...)

Longevity in Japan is another factor behind the aging of its population and rising costs for elder care. Aso retracted his comment when asked about it during a parliamentary session on Monday. He apol... ( read original story ...)