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BP will merge its offshore wind-energy business with that of Japanese power-utility JERA to create a standalone company, in line with the British company’s strategy to focus on its more profitable oil-and-gas operations. ( read original story ...)

The Olympic Council of Asia has demanded that the Japanese organizers of the 2026 Asian Games make significant improvements to their ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo District Court has sentenced a former junior high school principal to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting and injuring a female student 14 years ago. ( read original story ...)

Preparations are underway for the highly anticipated World Expo 2025 that is set to take place in Osaka, Kansai from April to October next year. One of the oldest and largest international events ... ( read original story ...)

Media reports said Holland would take charge of Yokohama ahead of the new J. League season, which starts in February. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Empress Masako says the Nobel Peace Prize for an organization of atomic bombing survivors was a key event that impressed her this year and reminded her of the importance of global peace ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's bankruptcy filings this year are set to surpass 10,000 and hit the highest since 2013, private-sector data by Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) showed on Monday, ahead of a closely watched central ... ( read original story ...)

Gareth Southgate's former England assistant Steve Holland is set to be named as new coach of Japanese club Yokohama F-Marinos, local media reported Monday.Reports in Japanese media said Holland would ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy expanded in July-September at a faster pace than initially reported thanks to upward revisions in capital investment and exports, keeping alive market expectations for a near-term ... ( read original story ...)

Bain Capital-backed Kioxia Holdings Corp. is set to price its initial public offering Monday that could value the Japanese memory maker at as much as $5.5 billion. ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy expanded in July-September at a faster pace than initially reported, thanks to upward revisions in capital investment and exports. Gross domestic product rose an annualised 1.2% in the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy expanded an annualised 1.2% in the July-September period from the previous quarter, a faster pace than the preliminary reading, government data showed on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Practise your English with our short listening exercises: play the audio, answer the questions, and check the answers at the bottom of the page. ( read original story ...)

(Mainichi/Takahiro Kato) TOKYO -- An Australian woman who was raped by a U.S. serviceman in Japan in 2002 recently spoke to Mainichi Shimbun. In the interview, she stated that the agreement between Tokyo and Washington over the status of U.S. military ... ( read original story ...)

The man who defied the odds to become PM must now perform another miracle to show he should not be written off. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber announced it is supplying its BluEarth AE-01 tires as original equipment (OE) to Honda Motor for use on the automaker’s N-Box Joy, the crossover model of its mini-vehicle N-Box, which ... ( read original story ...)