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TOKYO -- Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn appeared in a Japanese courtroom Thursday for a hearing ahead of his trial on accusations of financial misconduct. The session was the first in a series of ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi will be president of the main competition jury at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, the fest announced Wednesday in Cannes. TIFF director Takeo Hisamatsu called ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 30-year-old woman over the alleged defrauding of an elderly man in Machida City, reports TBS News (May 22). In April, the victim, aged in his 80s ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--Crime gangs are increasingly using waters near Nagoya Port to smuggle in illegal drugs from Taiwan, taking advantage of the close proximity and the relatively low number of customs officials. ... ( read original story ...)

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (May 23, 2019) – A cool sea breeze and the scenic Yokohama Port served as the backdrop for the Yokohama North Dock Running Festival, which drew more than 1,600 runners to the ... ( read original story ...)

Dealing a blow to Olympic boxing officials after months of investigations, the IOC has set up a vote next month on removing the sport's governing body AIBA from organizing bouts at the 2020 Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

We want to ensure that the athletes can live their dream and participate in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,” IOC President Thomas Bach said. The recommendations will be put to a full IOC session ... ( read original story ...)

International Olympic Committee executives recommended Wednesday that boxing's governing body be stripped of its right to organise the event at Tokyo 2020, but said the sport should still feature at ... ( read original story ...)

As many news organizations write Chinese President ... Kono is the foreign minister’s family name, just as Abe is the Japanese prime minister’s family name. The Japanese diplomat says that ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - After pulling out of last week’s Italian Open due to injury, World number one Naomi Osaka admitted she has had a “rocky” claycourt season heading into the French Open. ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, the daughter of a Haitian father and Japanese ... In Japan, her coy personality and breezy news conferences have made her into a media darling. 'Naomi-speak' was among the most searched ... ( read original story ...)

New Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Harvard-educated ... chairman of the lower house foreign affairs committee, told a Reuters News seminar this week. “I don’t think (demands) will be as harsh ... ( read original story ...)

1. Yokohama not so hot as an Olympic dry run: The Japanese city lies less than a 40km bike leg from Tokyo and its course profile – essentially pan-flat – resembles what triathletes can expect at next ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese exports fell for a fifth straight month in April, offering the latest sign that China’s slowdown and its trade conflict with the U.S. are continuing to weigh on Japan’s economy ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor’s Japan Taxi, born in a government committee and designed to be an all-things-to-all-people cab, has become a high-priced icon of Tokyo’s budget-busting 2020 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese exports contracted for the fifth month in April due to a slump in shipments of chip-making equipment to China, underlining the growing threat to the world's third ... ( read original story ...)