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Tattoos may have become a big part of mainstream culture, but not every culture shares the same view of body art. In Japan, our love of tattoos could actually get us banned from certain places, including the hugely popular onsens — the Japanese hot ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics reached a broad agreement Wednesday on the allocation of costs for the 2020 Games with the metropolitan, national and local governments of the seven prefectures and four other cities hosting events. Governments ... ( read original story ...)

A research team at Japan’s Nagoya University has developed a series of new catalysts can hydrogenate ‘difficult substrates’, such as amide bonds under much milder conditions than was previously possible. The scientists recently published a study ... ( read original story ...)

Chima the Chihuahua from Nagoya, Japan, wouldn't take no for an answer as she asked for more and more pats and strokes from her doting owner. In the clip, Chima sits on a tile floor next to her owner. She reaches forward with her front right paw and ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka was the first stop on our three week tour of Japan ... There’s pretty big queues of Japanese workers so go early. The good news is even in the queue you can soak up the vibes and have a beer or two. We had plates full of sea urchin, tuna, salmon ... ( read ...

Players can check out the Joy Billiards booth for more details on these giveaways. Joy Billiards will also be making an appearance in Osaka Japan this November when the International Chinese Eight Ball Association (ICEA) and JPBA host the Joy Cup Chinese 8 ... ( read original story ...)

"Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 release this is year unlikely because of the lack of material from the manga. Materials from the manga are still not enough to make another anime adaptation. Meanwhile, the cast for the live action adaptation has been revealed, with ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics have reached a broad agreement on the allocation of costs for the 2020 Games with the metropolitan, national and local governments of the seven prefectures and four other cities hosting events. Governments ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike (pic) is challenging the old-boy network in the capital, where she thrashed a ruling party rival to win her post and now aims to lead reform-minded candidates to victory in a city-wide July election. A popular former TV ... ( read original story ...)

... lowest level in more than two decades and the labor market is tighter than it was during Japan’s booming bubble economy years. This should be great news for the world’s number three economy, but analysts are warning not to pop the champagne quite ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday urged China to exert greater pressure on North Korea to stop its nuclear and missile development, saying Beijing's role in getting Pyongyang to abandon those efforts was "crucially important." Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio ... ( read original story ...)

A survey carried out by Japan's National Fisheries University found that over half of the puffers, or fugu, studied in a three-year programme were Spottyback-Shosai-fugu hybrids. The result, the Mainichi Daily News reports, is a hybrid species that is ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Tuesday urged China to exert greater pressure on North Korea to stop its nuclear and missile development, saying Beijing's role in getting Pyongyang to abandon those efforts was "crucially important." Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s top security adviser ... conducted the latest in a quick succession of missile tests. Pyongyang’s official KCNA news agency said on Tuesday a new ballistic missile controlled by a precision guidance system had ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s biggest exploration and production company, Inpex, will consider bidding in the tender to develop Iran’s Azadegan oil field, in which the Japanese corporation had been operator of the project before pulling out in 2010 over the tightened ... ( read original story ...)

London's Chelsea Football Club, for which Yokohama Rubber is an official shirt partner, has concluded its highly successful 2016-17 season, which included capturing the league title of the English Premier League for the second time in three years and the ... ( read original story ...)