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The airline is launching the first nonstop service between the continental U.S. and the skiing hotspot of Sapporo, Japan. ( read original story ...)

MUFG, Mizuho, and SMFG will be the first Japanese institutions granted access to Anthropic's restricted Mythos AI model, a source told Reuters. ( read original story ...)

AI innovation is dominated by the U.S. and China. It’s a polarizing contest which has Japan partnering with India to develop “trustworthy AI.” ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s bear problem continues, and the country is running out of the robot wolves that help keep them at bay. First released in 2016 by the manufacturer Ohta, Monster Wolf was originally designed to ... ( read original story ...)

The new 1 Hotel Tokyo uses 1,500 potted plants, nature-inspired design and complimentary sound baths to create a sustainable sanctuary in the sky. ( read original story ...)

United Airlines plans to launch two new routes to Japan this fall and winter, including service to Japan's top ski destination, Sapporo. ( read original story ...)

United today announced it is expanding its service to Japan with new flights to Sapporo and Tokyo-Narita this winter. The airline will launch the first nonstop service from the continental U.S. to ... ( read original story ...)

Pokka, Sapporo’s flagship soft-drinks brand, is central to its overseas beverages business, with a strong footprint in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Its product line-up includes tea, coffee and ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Holdings Ltd. suspended exports of its Pokka brand of beverages to the Middle East as escalating tensions involving Iran heighten concerns about demand. ( read original story ...)

Electric buses imported from China by Japan ahead of last year’s Osaka Expo have become a liability after revealing fatal defects. Despite an investment exceeding 70 billion Korean won, it remains ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo police have arrested two Vietnamese men who allegedly entered a home in Setagaya Ward where a family of four was killed 26 years ago. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA—The Nagoya High Court on March 7 ruled that provisions of the Civil Code and the Family Register Law that do not recognize same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Plans within the Japanese government to invite U.S. President Donald Trump to Japan just ahead of his visit to Beijing -- which would have enabled Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to ... ( read original story ...)

Amid a record number of lethal bear attacks, Japan has a secret weapon. Meet "Monster Wolf". ( read original story ...)

"Monster Wolf" is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls menacingly to scare away wild animals. ( read original story ...)

By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) - Japanese refineries increased their oil processing to over 70% of their capacity for the first time since March, Petroleum Association of Japan data showed ... ( read original story ...)