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Nobel winner Kenzaburo Oe, whose novels were built from memories of Japan's postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died. ( read original story ...)

The former chairman of scandal-hit school operator Moritomo Gakuen and his wife reported to the Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office on the morning of March 13 to be locked up in a penal facility ... ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo court ordered Monday that the case against a former professional boxer, who was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murd ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks fell sharply Monday, as financial shares took a beating from concerns over how the collapse of tech-focused U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank late last week could affect the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Kenzaburo Oe, who won Japan its second Nobel Prize for literature with books about pacifism and his disabled son, and used his fame to protest both nuclear weapons and power, died on March 3 due to old age, according to his ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's High Court ordered a retrial on Monday for an 87-year-old former boxer, dubbed the world's longest-serving death row inmate, nearly six decades after he was convicted of murder.Hakamada spent nearly five decades on death row and was certified the world's longest-serving death row inmate, ( read original story ...)

The seven-foot sword, the largest of its kind found in Japan, was found buried alongside a massive shield-like mirror, also thought to ward off evil. ( read original story ...)

With Japan preparing to welcome foreign visitors for the cherry blossom season for the first time in three years after loosening COVID-19 border controls, excitement is in the air for the travel ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks dropped sharply Monday morning, led by plunges in banks and other related issues as concerns over the U.S. financial sys ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday, led by financial issues after tech-focused U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank collapsed late last week. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich clocked 2:17:18 hours to retain her Nagoya Women's Marathon title on Sunday in Japan. Despite not being able to beat her winning time in Nagoya the previous year (2:17:18), ... ( read original story ...)

Actors with strong personalities, Takayuki Yamada and Kengo Kora, are filming a movie near Osanbashi Bridge in Yokohama...! Takayuki Yamada is the talk of the town for his unique character in "What to ... ( read original story ...)

To contain China and North Korea, the US is willing repeatedly to throw former 'comfort women' and slave labourers under the bus Antony Blinken and Avril Haines have an idee fixe that seems impervious ... ( read original story ...)

Noma may have shocked the world with the announcement that it would be closing its doors at the end of 2024, but it’s still on track to open a pop-up in Japan in a few days. While the event may get ... ( read original story ...)

China's standing in the international semiconductor supply chain could be on shaky ground once trading partner South Korea closely aligns its interests with the United States and Japan, according to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo confirmed 606 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, down by 99 from a week earlier. Three new deaths were reported in the nation’s capital, while there were seven severely ill coronavirus patients under ... ( read original story ...)