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They are investigating whether the two men were involved in a series of robberies that have taken place over the past month in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, and the nearby prefectures of Nagano, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were mixed Thursday morning, as buying on growing hopes for interest rate cuts in the United States, reported Kyodo News.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 283.84 points, or 0.74 ... ( read original story ...)

Step inside Japanese artist Takashi Kuribayashi’s ‘Genki-ro’ in Utsunomiya for a rejuvenating herbal steam spa ... ( read original story ...)

About a thousand people, including Palestinians and their supporters, rallied in Tokyo on Wednesday to commemorate 76 years since Pal ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday, spurred by record high closes on Wall Street overnight after the U.S. consumer price index for April showed inflation is cooling which fueled ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy contracted in the first quarter, squeezed by weaker consumption and external demand and throwing a fresh challenge to policymakers as the central bank looks to lift interest rates away ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy contracted at an annualised clip of 2.0% in January-March from the previous quarter, weighed by sluggish private consumption and exports, government data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Plans for the co-development of a GPI were originally announced in August 2023 during a Japan-US summit. The US Missile Defense Agency will lead the development of the GPI, while Japan will contribute ... ( read original story ...)

When it comes to off-road tires, there are a few brands that have achieved legendary status amongst the community of truck and SUV owners who take the sport seriously. One such brand is Yokohama . The ... ( read original story ...)

Thirty years later, what started as a personal hobby has become a showcase of pop culture centering on Asian and Asian-American artists. An art exhibition celebrating the world of Giant Robot is ... ( read original story ...)

A Virginia woman wants to keep the deathbed promise she made to her brother to bring home the remains of Sgt. Harry Younge, a Copiague native and one of 62 airmen who died. ( read original story ...)

Japan and the United States have signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile defense system as the allies seek to defend against the growing threat of hypersonic weapons ... ( read original story ...)

HIRATSUKA, Japan—Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. will invest $24.3 million to expand motorsports tire production capacity at its Mishima plant in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan. The investment will support ... ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announces its plan to expand motorsports tire production capacity at its Mishima Plant in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Yokohama Rubber will invest about ¥3.8 ... ( read original story ...)

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's 41 scrambles in April were down from 70 in March, the final month of the fiscal year 2023, in which Japanese air force jets were dispatched 669 times to monitor ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's industry ministry kicked off talks on Wednesday to craft the next basic energy plan, a key long-term strategy for the resource-poor country aimed at balancing energy security and ... ( read original story ...)