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Two men were injured after a gas canister from a portable stove exploded in a restaurant in the downtown area of Japan's Tokyo, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday, lifted by overnight gains on Wall Street and buying of technology-related shares. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 189. ( read original story ...)

Japan's prolonged struggle against deflation may be reaching a pivotal moment, with both rising prices and wages indicating a potential shift, according to the government on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

A college dropout has risen to become the Japan’s latest billionaire after successfully building a global noodle empire. Money in udon: Takaya Awata, the 61-year-old founder and CEO of Toridoll Holdings, ( read original story ...)

Lee Li and Leo Lin, owners of Sapporo at 8065 Peachtree Lane, have signed a lease to take over the end cap of a strip center that sits just behind the Freddy’s Frozen Custard on Rock Road. The address ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Emperor’s Cup is back for the quarter-final stage, with high stakes for the competing teams. It's a winner-takes-all situation, and both sides will be fighting tooth and nail to progress ... ( read original story ...)

We must not allow Tokyo to succeed in these endeavors, as it would become one of the most extensive and malicious distortions of truth in human history. Anyone with a sober mind has already seen it ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's decision to release diluted waste water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear reactor has sparked a prolonged campaign of condemnation, led by China, with the Japanese Embassy in Beijing allegedly attacked by a brick on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

A wave of online harassment and vitriol directed at Japanese people following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from Fukushima has sent tensions between Japan and China soaring, prompting Tokyo to summon the Chinese ambassador. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government has newly found that five companies had fraudulently applied for COVID-19 free testing subsidies totaling 3.91 billion yen (about $26.7 million), and has ... ( read original story ...)

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi called on Japan on Tuesday to display its independence from Washington by releasing Tehran's frozen assets amid U.S. sanctions. ( read original story ...)

Japan threatened on Tuesday to take China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to seek a reversal of Beijing's ban on all of its seafood imports after the release of treated radioactive water from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. ( read original story ...)

STORY: Toyota's Japanese factories are normally a hive of activity. The world’s biggest automaker usually makes around 13,500 vehicles there every day. But not on Tuesday (August 29). Toyota says it has halted all output at its 14 plants in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-born British lady Yuriko Lily Miyazaki is quite a tennis sensation. On Monday, she beat Margarita Betova of Russia, 6-3, 6-3, a major victory in her first main draw match at the US Open. But it ... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka Prefectural Government has newly found that five companies had fraudulently applied for COVID-19 free testing subsidies totaling 3.913 billion yen (about $26.73 million), and has demanded ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government is considering extending until year-end fuel subsidies to keep gasoline prices below 180 yen a litre and is working on a separate budget to finance this measure, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)