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World Health Organization director general Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus has been awarded with an Olympic Order after being credited for playing an ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday convicted a married couple of the 2021 murder of an 18-year-old high school girl in Yamanashi Pre ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index trimmed earlier losses and ended slightly higher on Tuesday despite falls in European stocks, after Beijing's central bank cut two benchmark interest rates. ( read original story ...)

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A technology craft club with a history of more than 50 years at the private Shiba Junior and Senior High School here has suspended its activities since December 2022 due to debt trouble, it has been learned. ( read original story ...)

The law is widely recognised as a dark chapter in Japan's post-war recovery and was repealed in 1996. On Monday, parliament released a long-awaited 1,400-page study, based on a government ... ( read original story ...)

Two nine-year-olds were among the 25,000 people forcibly sterilised in Japan under its post-World War Two eugenics law, a parliament report has revealed. The law, in place for 48 years, forced people ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA -- A 36-year-old man was arrested on June 20 for allegedly making a Yokohama Stadium security guard fall down after a Nippon Professional Baseball game the previous evening because he was ... ( read original story ...)

Corporate Japan is bracing for a record number of shareholder proposals at their annual general meetings later this month as investors demand more returns and better governance.Most Read from BloombergTucker Carlson's Fox Defense Crumbled When He Took MillionsXi Tells Blinken ‘Very Good’ That Progress Made on US-China TiesGlobal Stocks Slip on Worry Rally Looks Exhausted: ...

A 36-year-old man was arrested on June 20 for allegedly making a Yokohama Stadium security guard fall down after a Nippon Professional Baseball game the previous evening because he was upset that he ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended almost flat Tuesday as investors continued to lock in gains after recent rallies, with overseas trading muted amid the closure of U.S. markets the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 18.49 points, or 0.06 percent ... ( read original story ...)

An American push to establish “green shipping corridors” is key to reducing carbon emissions from the shipping industry, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday as sentiment was dampened by overnight losses in European markets while investors continued to lock in gains after recent highs. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 165. ( read original story ...)

Japan signed a critical minerals trade agreement with the U.S. looking to qualify for EV tax credits, but its EV production is still lagging behind. ( read original story ...)

According to local media, a devastating accident occurred in Hokkaido, northern Japan, resulting in the death of five individuals and causing 12 others to be transported to the hospital. ( read original story ...)

By Takaya Yamaguchi, Makiko Yamazaki and Paritosh Bansal TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's financial regulator has sounded out top domestic banks about China risks and whether they have plans in place if ... ( read original story ...)