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TOKYO -- More than 50% of households in Japan's capital will be occupied by only one person in a little over 25 years, according to national estimates of the household makeup of Japan in 2050 by ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday that he would ask companies to raise wages significantly during next year's labour negotiations in the spring, known as 'shunto'. Ishiba made the remarks at the end of a three-party meeting between the government, ( read original story ...)

NHK has learned the governments of Japan and Morocco aim to promote investment and trade, with a focus on the automotive sector. ( read original story ...)

Japan Authorities Raid Amazon Japan for Possible Anti-Competitive Practices, Nikkei Reports TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese Fair Trade Commission conducted an on-site inspection of Amazon Japan on ... ( read original story ...)

A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation held steady near 3% in October, data showed on Tuesday, reinforcing the central bank's view that rising wages are prodding more firms to pass on ... ( read original story ...)

The South Korean ceremony took place near Japan's Sado mines, where an estimated 1,500 Korean laborers were forced to work during WW2. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A majority of the wards in Tokyo do not have emergency preparedness measures specifically directed toward international visitors, a Nikkei survey shows, underscoring the urgent need to create ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will hold a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the dark side of their history. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber is supplying its BluEarth-GT AE51 tires as original equipment (OE) to Toyota for use on the automaker’s new hybrid sedan, the Camry, sales of which were launched gradually in Europe, ... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka High Court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a doctor to 18 years in prison for the consensual killing o ... ( read original story ...)

Arriving at a destination is always a thrill, but it’s often tempered by the knowledge you may have to negotiate a long “other passports” line at immigration. For me, that’s usually the worst part of ... ( read original story ...)

China placed a buoy within Japan's exclusive economic zone earlier this year without notifying Tokyo, which called the move "regrettable." ( read original story ...)

We are writing our own history story,” Chinese Taipei manager Hao-Jiu Tseng said after his team upset the United States earlier this week to keep its Premier12 gold medal hopes alive. When the U.S. then defeated Venezuela on Friday, ( read original story ...)

Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten, until a security camera caught the furry culprit in action. ( read original story ...)

South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado gold mines in a memorial ceremony. ( read original story ...)

Nov. 25 (UPI) --International forces mounted their most serious assault on the Japan Cup in many years, but it didn't make any difference, as locals swept the first five placings in Sunday's 44th ... ( read original story ...)