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TOKYO (AP) — Tatsuya Yamaguchi of Japan's star pop group Tokio, who acknowledged last week he had sexually harassed a teenage girl, says he's quitting the band. The other four members appeared in a news conference Wednesday that was broadcast live on ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Tatsuya Yamaguchi of Japan’s star pop group Tokio, who acknowledged last week he had sexually harassed a teenage girl, says he’s quitting the band. The other four members appeared in a news conference Wednesday that was broadcast live on ... ( read original story ...)

It was an amusement park-goer’s worst nightmare. More than 60 passengers were stuck on a rollercoaster at Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan. One carriage of the “Flying Dinosaur” ride, located in the park’s Jurassic Park-themed area, stalled close ... ( read original story ...)

(Chika Oshima/Kyodo News via AP) The park apologized and said the problem was ... passengers are rescued from the stopped Flying Dinosaur rollercoaster at Universal Studios Japan amusement park in Osaka, western Japan. Sixty-four passengers were left ... ( read original story ...)

The Mikado productions commonly include actors in Japanese kimonos and Kabuki-style makeup that have stirred controversy, especially in recent years. "To most of us today, it's uncomfortable to see a lot of Caucasian performers in Japanese makeup and ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - The first pitch of Major League Baseball’s 2019 season will be thrown in Japan with the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners playing a two-game set in Tokyo, the league said on Tuesday. The series will mark the eighth season-opener to be ... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka park, packed with holiday makers during Japan’s “Golden Week” series of holidays, said all of the riders were evacuated safely. The last passenger had to wait two hours before being brought down. The park apologized and said the problem was ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought public support Tuesday for his long-cherished goal of revising the country's war-renouncing constitution amid widening scandals that have hurt his government's popularity. Abe said he wants Japan's Self-Defense ... ( read original story ...)

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea, China and Japan will hold a trilateral summit in Tokyo next week, Seoul announced Tuesday, the latest move in a diplomatic whirlwind centred around North Korea. The gathering on May 9 will bring together the South's President ... ( read original story ...)

AMMAN, Jordan — Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told Jordan’s King Abdullah II that his country hopes to upgrade its ties with the kingdom into a strategic partnership. Abe told the monarch on Tuesday that “Jordan’s stability is ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking public support for his long-cherished goal of revising the country’s war-renouncing constitution amid widening scandals that have hurt his government’s popularity. In a statement Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)

of ash on central Tokyo, according to a government study seen by the Kyodo news agency. The ash would paralyse the capital, rendering roads impassable and stopping the flow of goods and people. The study found just 0.5cm of ash could cause mechanical ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shares were higher in Japan and Australia on Tuesday while most other major Asian markets were closed for public holidays. The White House's announcement that it would postpone a decision on imposing hefty tariffs on U.S ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has kicked off Golden Week, a stretch of holidays that typically leads to quieter markets in Asia. But the festive season could portend bad news for investors who are betting against Treasuries: The week after the holidays usually sees an uptick in ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – A woman was arrested Monday for allegedly killing her 2-year-old daughter by dropping her off the balcony of her Osaka apartment, the police said. Yoshimi Sekimoto, 31, is suspected of dropping her daughter Yuzuki from the fifth floor of the ... ( read original story ...)

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday praised the long relationship his energy-hungry nation has had with the United Arab Emirates, a crucial oil supplier, at the start of a Mideast tour. Abe appeared briefly at a ... ( read original story ...)