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Tokyo: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral ties. Swaraj, who was here on a three-day visit, also conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo's name is expected to be included along with possible ... "What we have heard so far has been very positive," Dubi told Kyodo News. "(The new approach) is highly valued by the cities because they hear directly from the IOC what is expected rather ... ( read original story ...)

In order to make North Korea respond properly, they play an important role," Japan's Minister of Defence Itsunori Onodera said at a regular news briefing. The one-month Foal Eagle field exercise is scheduled to begin on Sunday, with the computer-simulated ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Embattled liquid crystal display (LCD) maker Japan Display Inc (6740.T) said its board will discuss on Friday a plan to raise 50 billion yen ($470 million), including more than 30 billion yen through a third-party allotment of new shares. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that Japan must avoid entering a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States to rectify trade imbalances. Fears of a trade war have mounted this month as U.S. President Donald Trump’s ... ( read original story ...)

Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested a 48-year-old man for allegedly cutting the hair of a woman at a railway station in Nagoya on Tuesday, reports Nippon News Network (Mar. 27). At around 3 p.m., Tomomi Matsunaga, of no known occupation, came up from ... ( read original story ...)

(Kyodo News via AP) They missed the playoffs last season and have ... contribute to wins that will move us toward a championship," Uehara told reporters. "Other Japanese clubs showed interest, but the Giants had the most positive approach, and I am grateful." ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has sounded out the North Korean government about a bilateral summit, and Pyongyang has discussed the possibility of a leaders’ meeting with Japan and other countries, Japan’s Asahi newspaper said on Thursday. The government of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has sounded out the North Korean government about a bilateral summit, and Pyongyang has discussed the possibility of a leaders' meeting with Japan and other countries, Japan's Asahi newspaper says. The government of Kim Jong-un informed leaders of ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) -- A Tokyo Olympic official promised a clean games on Wednesday, pledging to improve water quality in the venue for marathon swimming and triathlon, and to ban four large Japanese construction companies that have been charged with colluding on ... ( read original story ...)

3:40 p.m. A Japanese news agency says a train believed to be used by high-level North Korean officials has left the Beijing station. Kyodo News reported Tuesday afternoon the train had departed. The agency did not say how it knew that. The train's arrival ... ( read original story ...)

Gox was hacked and went bankrupt, the case still casts a shadow over the regulatory regime put in place to protect Japan's thriving cryptocurrency market. Mark Karpeles, the French founder and former CEO of Mt. Gox, says he hopes to recoup the millions ... ( read original story ...)

The English actor was photographed hitting the streets of Tokyo on Tuesday, and it just so happens that ... it's [kind of] known to their close circle," an insider recently told E! News. "They talk all the time. Katy and Orlando have grown up since they ... ( read original story ...)

LIEGE, Belgium — Japan's preparations for the World Cup took another hit Tuesday. The Japanese team, which will face Colombia, Senegal and Poland in Group H at the tournament in Russia, lost to Ukraine 2-1 in a friendly. Japan has won only two of its ... ( read original story ...)

Since then eight North Korean crewmembers were deported from Japan, and Kang is to be deported to North Korea as well, an action South Korea's Yonhap news agency defined as "forcible repatriation" on Tuesday. Deportation could have serious consequences for ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan are “completely in sync” over North Korea and agree that it must abolish its medium- and short-range missiles as well as intercontinental and intermediate range ballistic missiles, Japan’s foreign ... ( read original story ...)