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The Red Sox should sign 40-year-old free agent bullpen righty David Robertson as the "cherry on top of an already strong roster," a Boston baseball podcast host urges. ( read original story ...)

Japan's government said Friday it will release up to 210,000 tons of rice from its stockpile in an effort to stabilize the supply in the market and counter-act rapidly rising rice prices. ( read original story ...)

The future of Japan ’s incredible £50 billion train line hangs in the balance as the project faces delays. Japan 's ambitious Maglev bullet train project, designed to revolutionise high-speed travel, ... ( read original story ...)

My family moved from New Orleans to Okinawa. Public spaces in Japan are design with kids in mind, something I miss now that I'm back in the US. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese companies’ decision to call off negotiations highlights the challenges legacy automakers face in partnering to tackle new technologies. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics racewalking silver medallist Koki Ikeda has been banned for four years for using or attempting to use a banned drug, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday. Ikeda will not be allowed to participate in the Japan Race Walking Championships on February 16, ( read original story ...)

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to begin serving plant-based ramen on international first and business class flights. Called ‘ANA Original Ramen’, these will be introduced as a light meal option starting March 1, ( read original story ...)

An update from Sapporo Holdings ( ($JP:2501) ) is now available. Sapporo Holdings reported its consolidated financial results for the year ending ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Holdings ( ($JP:2501) ) just unveiled an announcement. Sapporo Holdings has announced its Group Medium to Long-Term Growth Strategy, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics racewalking silver medallist Koki Ikeda has been banned for four years for using or attempting to use a banned drug, the Integrity Unit said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Police in Nagoya have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his mother by kicking and strangling her at her apartment on Thursday. According to police, Teru Takemoto, a company ... ( read original story ...)

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 12, 2025, shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka ahead of its opening in April on the artificial island of Yumeshima in the western ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday approved the government nominee for the central bank's policy board, Junko Koeda, an academic known as a fiscal and monetary hawk, paving the way for full ... ( read original story ...)

Japan began talks with the US to find out the details of President Donald Trump’s planned reciprocal tariff measures, as the Asian nation braces for potential fallout. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka’s outfit received a seal of approval from tennis legend Venus Williams. The 27-year-old caught the eye of the seven-time Grand Slam winner when she shared her best outfits for 2024. Known ... ( read original story ...)

At around 9:00 p.m. p.m. on February 8, the unnamed Aussie, 32, is suspected of hitting a fellow streamer, 38, multiple times with a selfie stick on a sidewalk in the Susukino entertainment area. The ... ( read original story ...)