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The tremor also measured at the highest possible level seven on the country's own scale of shaking. ( read original story ...)

The enormous quake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in the Kyushu region on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning for the Ariake and Yatsushiro seas ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka enjoyed a breakthrough Wimbledon run this year, but still regretted deeply losing to Karolina Muchova in the quarterfinal. ( read original story ...)

Held every year for more than half a century along the Edogawa River, Katsushika's popular fireworks festival, taking place on July 28 , is known for the unusually short distance between the launch ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and China are giving conflicting accounts about whether their foreign ministers briefly spoke last week. ( read original story ...)

One fan has stretched a Nmecha jersey over a piece of cardboard, with the pen for the autograph already in position. Another has prepared a sign: “Nmecha, could I ... ( read original story ...)

The BVB Evonik Japan Tour is themed “BUILT ON KIZUNA.” In Japanese, “Kizuna” refers to the special bond that connects people through trust, solidarity, and mutual connection. With this theme, ... ( read original story ...)

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said government efforts to boost the country's growth potential will underpin market trust in the yen, countering ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Japan's services producer price index rose 3.2% in June from a year earlier, central bank data showed on Monday, a sign of broadening inflationary pressure that will keep ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama India is strengthening its position in the country's premium passenger vehicle tyre market through capacity expansion, localisation and a stronger focus on SUVs. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama has recalled the above listed tires manufactured between late January and early February of this year from its manufacturing plant in Mississippi. Yokohama Tire is recalling more than 4,000 ... ( read original story ...)

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration slumped in July to the lowest level since she took office last year, the ... ( read original story ...)

One of Tokyo’s most inventive cocktail bars is shaking things up with a menu inspired by convenience store favourites ... ( read original story ...)

Weather officials in Japan are calling on people to take precautions against heatstroke as scorching heat grips mainly western Japan and the Tokai region on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Discover which Japanese prefectures are vying to be named a second capital, focusing on disaster preparedness and decentralisation efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON -- When Naomi Osaka won the 2018 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, she felt nothing could top it. The 6-3, 6-2 March 2018 win over Daria Kasatkina marked the then 20-year-old Osaka's first ... ( read original story ...)