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The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical will scale up production of its dengue vaccine Qdenga through a partnership with Indian vaccines maker Biological E., the companies said on Tuesday. These doses will be ... ( read original story ...)

The imposing towers of Tokyo's city government headquarters are now home to the world's largest permanent projection mapping display, which officials hope will become a new tourist draw.Soaring birds, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were mixed Tuesday morning, as buying of a wide range of issues on continued optimism over the U.S. economy was offset b ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday to exchange views on artificial intelligence, Fuji Television reported. ( read original story ...)

The students of Him Academy Public School (HAPS) and Nakamura Senior High School at Nagoya, Japan, organised a virtual cultural exchange programme here today. Dr Himanshu Sharma said the objective of ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, supported by buying of semiconductor-related issues following the rise of a key U.S. chip index. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese consumer inflation slowed for the third straight month to 2.0 percent in January, government data showed Tuesday.Japan's economy shrank an adjusted 0.1 percent quarter-on-quarter in the last ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- In essays he contributed to The New York Times in the 1980s, Donald Keene mentioned Tokyo from time to time. By the time of one entry dated Nov. 4, 1984, titled "A Livable Metropolis," it had ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s SLIM mission, which landed on the moon in January, woke up and captured new images of its landing site after being dormant for most of February. ( read original story ...)

After enduring two weeks in the freezing lunar night, Japan's SLIM moon lander awoke long enough to snap some new pictures and communicate with researchers on Earth. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s SLIM mission, which landed on the moon in January, woke up and captured new images of its landing site after being dormant for most of February. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency said very early Monday they have regained communication with the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon exploration vehicle after nearly a month. The Japanese space ... ( read original story ...)

What about “Taiwan ramen”? The “China Taiwan Restaurant Misen” in the central Japanese city of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, is generally acknowledged to be where Taiwan ramen originated. Taiwan-born ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night, Japan's space agency said Monday. JAXA called the signal, received late ... ( read original story ...)

A researcher says sea animals used to get stuck in the maze of wharfs in Osaka Bay every few years, but as the sea warms, they're being led off track. ( read original story ...)