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Three children and their mother were found dead with stab wounds and cuts to their bodies on Thursday at their home in Tokyo, where a fire occurred. Police plan to question the father, who is ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Friday, dragged down by Wall Street declines and selling of technology and real estate issues on concerns over higher borrowing costs as Japan's benchmark government ... ( read original story ...)

A pair of Yubari melons, an early summer specialty for the city of Yubari, Hokkaido, fetched 3 million yen (about $19,000) in this season's･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

LED light bulbs of a large, symbolic roof structure called the "Ring" were tested at the venue of "Expo Osaka, Kansai" on Yumeshima island in Osaka on the evening of May 21. The Ring is about 2 ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Kansai Expo will be cashless, utilizing a facial recognition system for payments and visitor access management instead, the event’s organizers announced on May 23. ( read original story ...)

Discover how SEI's Layer 1 blockchain, RNDR's Apple-backed growth, and BlockDAG's innovative strides in digital transactions and mining capabilities are shaping the future of blockchain technology. ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks were in focus at a hedge fund conference this week, accounting for most of the top Asia investment ideas as asset managers highlighted Japan Inc's efforts to improve capital efficiency ... ( read original story ...)

A woman and her three children were found dead with stab wounds after a fire at a house in the Togoshi district of Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Thursday. Police received an emergency call at around 1:30 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning as sentiment was dampened by declines on Wall Street after stronger-than-expected economic data diminished hopes for U.S. interest rate cuts in the ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea and Japan announced on Friday a series of sanctions applied to individuals, organisations and ships related to Russia's alleged procurement of weapons from North Korea in breach of U.N. ( read original story ...)

Japan's growing role as a security provider in Asia is necessary, with the US preoccupied with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, analysts say A survey found Japan as the most trusted major power in ... ( read original story ...)

There will be celebrations in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday regardless of whether Yokohama F. Marinos can protect its 2-1 lead in the second leg of the Asian Champions League final or Al-Ain ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Friday on selling spurred by a plunge on Wall Street overnight after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data reduced the prospects of interest rate ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core inflation slowed for a second straight month in April due to milder food inflation while staying comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, government data showed on Friday. The ... ( read original story ...)

For more than two decades, investors lost their shirts in Japan. In a trade that became known as a “widowmaker”, they sold short Japanese government bonds with their tiny yields, yet suffered as ... ( read original story ...)

Consumer inflation grew at a slower pace in April but remained above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target amid growing expectations over additional interest-rate increases. ( read original story ...)