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Japan on Tuesday accused Russia of illegally occupying disputed islands off Hokkaido in another sign of weakening relations between the two countries since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. ( read original story ...)

Japanese LGBTQ people and rights groups have condemned a recent discriminatory remark by a senior aide of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, demanding his government enact laws to ban discrimination ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama has been operating a new indoor ice circle test facility at its Tire Test Center of Hokkaido (TTCH) in Japan. The site – which is housed within a 56 x 56m building and has a 1,960m2 ice surfa ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo police on Tuesday arrested a polyamorous 74-year-old man and one of his ex-wives for allegedly brainwashing an adolescent girl ... ( read original story ...)

Plastic forms, variations in elevation and plays of light make the home of a manga artist a fluid and evocative space in which to celebrate domestic intimacy and unleash creativity. ( read original story ...)

Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 3,131 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Tuesday. The number is down 1,731 from a week ago. This marks the 21st day of week-on-week declines. Our site ... ( read original story ...)

Growing worry over Chinese threats has led to a major Japanese boost in military spending, defense partnerships and aid packages, a concerted new effort to draw like-minded Asian nations into a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest winter event is welcoming visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The "Sapporo Snow Festival" has returned in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.NHK World's ... ( read original story ...)

The popularity of Japan's crisp powder snow among foreign skiers, surging back into the country, is luring more to seek the thrill of pristine backcountry slopes - sometimes with deadly impact. ( read original story ...)

Amid nuclear’s toxic legacy in the Pacific, Japan’s plan to dump Fukushima wastewater into the ocean evokes apprehensions. ( read original story ...)

Japanese household spending fell for a second month in December as rising inflation offset otherwise robust private consumption fuelled by the country's reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. Real ... ( read original story ...)

Japan confirmed on Tuesday that it did intervene in the foreign exchange market twice in October to support its yen currency, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's tallest Ferris wheel, towering 123 meters, is holding an event in which passengers can enjoy an "oden" winter hot pot dish in a gondola with a heated "kotatsu" table and stay warm while ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will play an international friendly against Colombia at Osaka's Yodoko Sakura Stadium on March 28, the Japan Football Associati ... ( read original story ...)

New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced that Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, and Ren Narita will challenge House of Torture (EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takashashi) for the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team ... ( read original story ...)

Tomohito Ushiro's design features billions of shifting lighting patterns and encourages people to use the restroom without "feeling stress." ... ( read original story ...)