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Senior government officials have recently made remarks that appear to support a suggestion that Japan should select the disputed No ... ( read original story ...)

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included figure skaters returning from the U.S. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo District Court also sentenced the former assistant head of the sports department of core subsidiary Dentsu to two years in prison suspended for four years. ( read original story ...)

A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as the rescue operation of the driver has dragged on for days. ( read original story ...)

Emergency workers have been hampered by unstable ground since Tuesday, when a truck and its driver were swallowed north of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Australia's export price index rose 3.6%, while its import price index advanced 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024. ( read original story ...)

Advertising giant Dentsu Group Inc. has been fined 300 million yen ($1.94 million) after being found guilty of violating the Anti-Monopoly Law in connection with the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games bid-rigging scandal. ( read original story ...)

Another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650-foot radius had been evacuated, a spokesman said. ( read original story ...)

Russian ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Rakuten Group has decided not to seek a listing for Rakuten Securities on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company said on Thursday. The struggling e-commerce giant had said in November that it had temporarily withdrawn its application to have the securities unit go public, ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical posted third-quarter profits on Thursday that trailed analyst estimates, as the company continues a restructuring push. ( read original story ...)

Rachael Kirkconnell still loves Tokyo, despite it being the city where she and ex Matt James broke up. The “Bachelor” alum, 28, shared a collection of photos from her Japanese vacation to her Instagram on Wednesday — one day after discussing their split on the Tuesday episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. ( read ...

The mutilated body of a man has been found in a mountain area in the Osaka Prefecture city of Higashiosaka, police revealed on Jan. 29. ( read original story ...)

Japan and the United States are in the final stage of planning for a meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President Donald Trump in Washington on Feb. 7, the Asahi newspaper said on ... ( read original story ...)

Rachael Kirkconnell won’t let heartbreak get her down! On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Bachelor alum, 28, shared a set of photos on Instagram of her trip to Tokyo with Matt James, 33, which ended in them ... ( read original story ...)

Rescue workers are still battling to save the life of the driver of a truck trapped in a sinkhole near Tokyo. The road collapse occurred on Tuesday at an intersection in Yashio City, Saitama ... ( read original story ...)