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Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Wednesday to snap a four-day winning streak, as investors locked in technology and other share gains a day after both the Nikkei and Topix indexes notched 33-year ... ( read original story ...)

NHK has learned that Japanese customs officers seized around 700 kilograms of an illegal stimulant drug in March from the cargo of a ship that arrived at Tokyo port. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday the government must look into whether it can buy the central bank's huge holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETF) at book value. ( read original story ...)

An opposition party lawmaker on June 6 announced that he had obtained an internal document stating that 0.36 milligrams of alcohol per liter ... ( read original story ...)

Nato statutes ‘clearly limit the scope to North Atlantic’, official says, with reports that president Macron personally objects to the idea ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese high court on Wednesday refused to grant a retrial to a man who served 17 years in prison for abducting and killing a 22-month-old boy near Nagoya, central Japan, in 2002. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks lost ground after earlier advances Wednesday morning as investors locked in technology and other share gains a day after both the Nikkei and Topix indexes closed at 33-year highs. The 225 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is committed to mobilise all policy options available while putting the economy before fiscal reform, according to a draft of the government's mid-year policy framework reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday, ( read original story ...)

Even on a weekday, there's a queue at Tokyo's vegan Izakaya Masaka, including many tourists eager to try meat-free versions of Japanese classics like fried chicken and juicy dumplings.Tina Bui, a 36-year-old vegan from San Francisco, ( read original story ...)

Kim Schumacher, associate professor in sustainable finance at Kyushu University, says Japan’s push for ammonia as well as avoided emissions is fundamentally driven by the need to make Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

While scouring the seafloor almost 300 feet below the surface, Japanese researchers saw something red crawling between the dark rocks. It had long, spindly antennae and a translucent body, the ... ( read original story ...)

The first two legs of Pokemon Go Fest 2023's live events will happen simultaneously in London, England and Osaka, Japan August 4-6, while the final stop on the live tour will be Randall's Island Park in New York City August 18-20. A worldwide in-game event is scheduled for the following weekend, August 26-27. ( read ...

Murad, of Connecticut, say that the search for the missing hiker has ended after vanished from a trail in Japan in April. ( read original story ...)

Japan has joined Australia and the United States in a $95 million cable project aimed at combatting China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. ( read original story ...)

Round 2 of the Japanese Emperor’s Cup ushers Sagamihara into Atsubetsu Park, hoping to square shoulders with Consadole Sapporo. Both sides possess similar forms and approach the game in hopes of ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Emperor’s Cup resumes with Briobecca Urayasu squaring against Yokohamaa F.Marinos in what seems like target practice for the Hosts. Both sides possess bragging rights of form. Both teams ... ( read original story ...)