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“I think the fact that they’ve become a single party in just one night, without any discussion of policy, shows that they’re just trying to get the numbers together for the election,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conferenc ( read original story ...)

Legoland Japan is celebrating 1 million visitors since opening in April 2017, bringing some welcome good news for Japan’s newest theme park. Legoland Japan is located in Nagoya — in the chūbu region of Japan between Tokyo and Osaka — and is Lego’s ... ( read original story ...)

The two automakers and the parts supplier also will establish a new company, EV C.A. (Common Architecture) Spirit Co. Based in Nagoya, Japan ... vehicles around the world,” the companies say in a news release. “Through this joint technological ... ( read original story ...)

It will be called the Honda Sports EV Concept. Teased on Friday ahead of a world debut at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, the Sports EV Concept looks to have a striking silhouette and minimalist theme not unlike the Urban EV Concept. Honda says the car will ... ( read original story ...)

Alia Chikhdene, a community manager with Quantic Dream, confirmed to The Independent: “This is a Cyberlife creation impersonated by a real human being.” The company’s "android" demonstration came after a similar stunt at a tech conference in Las ... ( read original story ...)

BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) and Tokyo Electron Device Ltd. (OTCPK:TOELF, OTCPK:TOELY) sign a new sales and distribution agreement providing Japanese device manufacturers with access to BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform 7.0. Tokyo Electron is Japan ... ( read original story ...)

A mother was forced to throw her children out of the way of a speeding, out-of-control Ford Mustang driving on two flat tires, as it “Tokyo drifted” around a corner. The police pursuit of a suspected drunk driver believed to be linked to “additional ... ( read original story ...)

National Police Agency determined there are more than 100 “JK businesses” operating nationwide (TBS News) TOKYO (TR ... be a hotbed of child prostitution are located in Tokyo and Osaka, reports the Nikkei Shimbun (Sept. 28). According to the ... ( read original story ...)

According to MasterCard, Osaka is the fastest-growing destination in the world — and has been since 2009. Over the past seven years, overnight stays from international visitors have grown 24 percent. MasterCard interprets that Osaka’s rapid tourism ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A fast-growing challenge by Tokyo's governor, often floated as Japan's first possible female premier, to Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc has highlighted the risk of his gamble on a snap poll as she tries to replicate a historic defeat of his ... ( read original story ...)

Speaking at a news conference at the Presidents Cup on Wednesday ... and unprecedented situation at the ANA Open golf tournament in the northern city of Sapporo. Jersey City (United States) (AFP) - Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas, who impressed in their ... ( read original story ...)

JAL customers can book through ticketing on Hawaiian's Japan-Hawaii routes, including non-stop flights between Sapporo and Honolulu, and across its Hawaiian Islands network. Hawaiian Airlines passengers will in turn have access to JAL's full domestic ... ( read original story ...)

A snap election for Japan's parliament next month gained more drama after the populist governor of Tokyo formed a political party this week to challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party. Abe's move to hold elections a year earlier than required is ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – An Osaka tattoo artist was found guilty Wednesday of violating the Medical Practitioners’ Law in a case that drew international attention to Japan’s tattoo culture. Osaka District Court Judge Takaaki Nagase ruled that tattoo artist Taiki ... ( read original story ...)

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OSAKA – A hospital in Osaka began performing autopsies to investigate causes of death at police request in April for cases in which foul play is not strongly suspected, in response to a chronic shortage of anatomists in Japan. Osaka Habikino Medical ... ( read original story ...)