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A district court on Thursday referred to the family court a case involving a 16-year-old boy charged with murdering his parents in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, last year. Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Murata Manufacturing is considering deals of more than 100 billion yen ($665 million) to drive growth, the smartphone component supplier's CEO said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Shota Imanaga said he doesn't take lightly the "honor" of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Trade Minister Yoji Muto plans to visit the U.S. in March and will seek exemptions from Trump administration plans to set import tariffs on steel and cars, the Asahi newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)

Suzuki Motor will target an operating profit margin of at least 10% and a return on equity of 15% or more for the first half of the next decade, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Trade Minister Yoji Muto plans to visit the United States in March and ask the Trump administration to exempt Japan from upcoming tariffs on steel and cars, the Asahi newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan build a more inclusive political system and protect human rights. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Resonac Holdings is looking to make deals after reducing its borrowing and wants to be involved when a state-backed fund exits from peer JSR, the CEO of the chip materials maker said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Industries Americas Inc. announced in a press release on Wednesday plans to stop all production operations at its Versailles manufacturing plant by mid-2025. ( read original story ...)

WIRED tests the benefits and limitations of using generative AI, specifically ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode, as a language tutor for travelers. ( read original story ...)

The two are now in development on celebrity prank show 'The Insider,' which Banijay will be taking to the London Screenings ( read original story ...)

Shanghai Port slipped to a 2-0 loss against Yokohama F Marinos on Wednesday but the Chinese Super League side could still qualify for the last 16 of the Asian Champions League Elite following Shandong ... ( read original story ...)

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy snow advisory on Wednesday morning forecasting up to 70cm (2ft) of snowfall within 24 hours in areas along the Sea of Japan coast. Fresh snowfall was ... ( read original story ...)

Shanghai Port slipped to a 2-0 loss against Yokohama F Marinos on Wednesday but the Chinese Super League side could still qualify for the last 16 of the Asian Champions League Elite following Shandong ... ( read original story ...)

Suntory Spirits, a company that manages Suntory Group’s alcoholic beverage business in Japan, announced a total investment of 6.5 billion yen in the Suntory Osaka Plant, the key production hub for its ... ( read original story ...)

Tomoya Yanagimoto, 28, raped and injured the girls — who were 8 to 12 years of age — between March 2016 and May 2022. ( read original story ...)