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TOKYO (Reuters) - In an unexpected move on Thursday, a Tokyo court decided not to extend the detention of ousted Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn, meaning he may soon be released from jail where ... ( read original story ...)

told the BBC that Japan was considering every possible option but has "not yet come up with a decision". Citing unnamed government sources, Kyodo news agency said a formal announcement could come next ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo District Court said it decided not to extend the detention of Nissan’s ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn, arrested in November for alleged financial misconduct, meaning he ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan is considering leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial hunts after unsuccessfully campaigning for decades to gain support for the cause. The Fisheries Agency s... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A Japanese court has denied prosecutors' request to extend detention of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn. The Tokyo District Court on Thursday rejected the request for another 10-day deten... ( read original story ...)

Japanese news agency Kyodo has reported, citing unnamed sources, that the country could leave the commission as early as next year. The government in Tokyo is understood to have been mulling leaving t... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Japan will withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in a bid to resume commercial whaling, Kyodo News reported on Thursday, citing government sources. Japan’s withdrawal fr... ( read original story ...)

Nissan has partnered with tennis Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka to create a special-edition GT-R, of which only 50 will be made. The car is based on a GT-R Premium edition, which in Canada starts ... ( read original story ...)

NORTHAMPTON -- Yokohama Ramen restaurant is now open downtown after more than a year of planning. Since the soft opening on Dec. 9, co-owner Andy Liu said, the restaurant has been busy. "Every day it' ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Coincheck Inc will win approval to operate as a licensed cryptocurrency exchange from the country’s financial regulator this month after improving its governance in ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA - A court sentenced a 48-year-old man to death on Wednesday for killing two junior high school students in Osaka Prefecture in 2015, rejecting the defense counsel’s claim that he did not intend ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has claimed sovereignty over all four islands ... In a sign of its sensitivity, Foreign Minister Taro Kono ignored questions about the islands at a recent news briefing. He later apologized, say... ( read original story ...)

The mobile unit of Japanese tech giant Softbank has had a disappointing debut on the Tokyo stock market. The firm aims to raise up to 2.6 trillion yen ($23bn; £18bn) by selling shares at 1,500 yen eac... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — SoftBank Group Corp.’s Japanese mobile subsidiary ... They didn’t speak at the ceremony but are expected to announce the first-day results at a news conference after the market closes. Softban... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — SoftBank Group Corp.’s Japanese mobile subsidiary began trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday in one of the world’s biggest share offerings. Five executives each rang a bell with a ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka was named the most unfairly treated sportsperson of 2018 in a nationwide poll. Osaka, who was 20 at the time, defeated Serena Williams to win the US Open in September. It was a historic wi... ( read original story ...)