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A 44-year-old Tokyo resident has been arrested on suspicion of having abducted a junior high school girl and taking her to a hotel in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A protest march calling for the protection of the rights of foreign workers in Japan and opposing discrimination and xenophobia was held arou･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Coast guard rescuers pulled all 21 people out of the water, but a 17-year-old female student and the captain of Fukutsu were later pronounced dead, officials said. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA -- The parents of Yoshihiro Hattori, a Japanese student who was fatally shot at the age of 16 while studying in the United States in October 19･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

By Katya Golubkova and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) - Japan plans to start releasing oil from its stockpiles on Monday to soften the shock from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, a stark ... ( read original story ...)

Thousands of Japanese baseball fans are calling for the country to cancel their Netflix subscriptions after their loss in the WBC. ( read original story ...)

Nissan Motor Co. is selling its Yokohama headquarters for 97 billion yen, roughly $630 million, to an entity called MJI Godo Kaisha while simultaneously preparing to eliminate approximately 20,000 ... ( read original story ...)

Asia-Pacific allies agreed to about $57 billion worth of energy deals with American companies during the Indo-Pacific Energy Security Forum in Tokyo, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday. ( read original story ...)

Shohei Ohtani sounded off after Japan’s loss to Venezuela, which officially eliminated them from the World Baseball Classic. ( read original story ...)

Team Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata announced he will step down from his position after the World Baseball Classic. Japan was eliminated from the WBC on Saturday with an 8-5 loss to Venezuela in the ... ( read original story ...)

Ohtani hit a first-inning home run but also struck out twice and had the game-ending flyout in Japan’s quarterfinal loss to Venezuela. ( read original story ...)

Shohei Ohtani and reigning champ Japan faced Venezuela team in WBC quarterfinals. Check out the highlights. ( read original story ...)

Located in a ritzy neighborhood of the city, the former Lexus showroom now showcases the Century Coupe concept. ( read original story ...)

Down by a run in the top of the sixth, Abreu came to the plate with nobody out and runners on the corners, knowing a base hit, or even a deep fly ball, would be enough to turn Saturday’s quarterfinal ... ( read original story ...)

Wilyer Abreu's no-doubt three-run home run in the sixth proved the difference as Venezuela upset Shohei Ohtani and Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's World Baseball Classic title defense is over. Saturday night at loanDepot Park in Miami, Venezuela rallied from behind to eliminate Japan ( VEN 8, JPN 5) and advance to the semifinals. ( read original story ...)