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Japanese stocks led the gains in Asian markets Friday after Wall Street rallied to one of its best days of the year as data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected, with particular credit going to the country’s shoppers. ( read original story ...)

Sapporo has launched “Win This Fish” promotion via Sunday Gravy for Aussies to win a giant yellowfin tuna and an all-expenses paid trip to Tokyo for two to eat it. The winners will have a chance to ... ( read original story ...)

As Ishizawa snatched her bag, the woman’s husband, Yuya Nishimoto, grabbed the back of the motorbike. As he held on, he was dragged for a couple of meters before both he and Ishizawa tumbled to the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan issued its first “megaquake advisory” last week after a powerful earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of the country’s southern main island of Kyushu ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks are headed for their first weekly advance in over a month, with benchmark indexes gradually recovering from the recent rout amid a better economic outlook in the US and a decline in the yen, ( read original story ...)

Typhoon Ampil is set to brush past eastern Japan on Friday as a “very strong” storm — on par with a Category 2 hurricane — threatening to bring damaging winds and torrential rain to a wide area. On ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s biggest regional bank wants to hire experts who can help it invest in riskier assets. Like other listed Japanese companies, Fukuoka Financial Group Inc. is facing pressure from policymakers to boost returns for shareholders. ( read original story ...)

Kanta Iwashita goes yard in the opening round of the Little League World Series to extend Japan's lead over Puerto Rico. ( read original story ...)

Australians are able to enter the Sapporo promotion to win a giant yellowfin tuna and an all expenses paid trip to Tokyo for two to eat it, starting today. The winners will have a chance to bid on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Airport Terminal operates in facilities management, merchandise sales, and food and beverages segments. Click here to read a full overview of JAIRF stock. ( read original story ...)

A powerful typhoon is advancing toward Tokyo and other eastern areas of Japan on Friday morning, with the weather agency urging peopl ( read original story ...)

The former world No. 1 tennis star is opening up about her ongoing struggle to get back into the swing of things. Since giving birth to her daughter, Shai, in July 2023, Naomi Osaka has been working hard to make her comeback to the sport she’s been playing since she was three years old, ( read ...

Japan's economy expanded by a faster-than-expected annualised 3.1% in April-June, rebounding from the previous quarter thanks to a strong pick up in consumption and backing the case for another near-term interest rate hike. ( read original story ...)

Tennis champion Naomi Osaka recently shared her struggles with postpartum changes following a loss to Ashlyn Krueger in Cincinnati. ( read original story ...)

The 82nd Nisei Week Japanese Festival returns to Little Tokyo on 17-18, offering family-friendly celebrations of Japanese culture with food, entertainment, and the Nisei Week Taiko Gathering. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party is searching for a successor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. But is it willing to change to appease a dissatisfied public? ( read original story ...)