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Japan's Moon lander has survived the harsh lunar night, the country's space agency said on Monday. "Last night, a command was sent to #SLIM and a response received," Jaxa said on X, formerly Twitter. ( read original story ...)

The suspect in a a fatal stabbing at a convenience store in Sapporo on Sunday attacked three workers one after the other upon entering the store, according to investigators. Citing security camera ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Lone yokozuna Terunofuji said Monday he will do everything in his power to claim his 10th top-level championship at the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. The ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Asahi Group Holdings is on the hunt for acquisition targets in the United States and elsewhere to quadruple overseas sales of its flagship Super Dry beer by 2030, its chief executive said. The ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's chip-manufacturing industry is 10 years behind world leaders such as TSMC and Samsung , according to a report. ( read original story ...)

The Big Audio Nightmare is back with Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive to talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling. This week's topics include: Kaisei Takechi's ... ( read original story ...)

We go over every uptown photo rally location in Yokohama, showing where to find them all in LAD: Infinite Wealth. ( read original story ...)

Asian shares are mostly lower, although the Tokyo stock markets touched another record high in morning trading ... ( read original story ...)

A nightly projection mapping display that debuted Sunday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's headquarters building has been recognized as the largest of its kind in the world by Guinness World ... ( read original story ...)

Hedge funds are wagering one of their biggest bets against the Japanese yen in years, pushing Japanese authorities' tolerance of the currency's slide towards new 34-year depths to the limit.Although ... ( read original story ...)

Three foreign-born men now living in Japan have filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government over racial profiling. Each of the men claims to have been targeted by police because of his race, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's business-to-business service prices rose 2.1% year-on-year in January, slowing from a 2.4% annual gain in December, central bank data showed on Monday. The Bank of Japan is closely watching ... ( read original story ...)

By Jihoon Lee and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea hopes to mirror Japan's efforts to boost the value of its companies as the neighbour's stock market surges to a record high, with measures ... ( read original story ...)

More than 100 people, including Ukrainan refugees, held a demonstration in front of Shibuya Station on Saturday. They carried Ukrainian flags and placards reading "Stop Russia" to protest Moscow's ... ( read original story ...)

A whale as long as a train car that died after straying into a port in Osaka last month is set to be buried until it naturally becomes a skeletal specimen for a local museum. ( read original story ...)

A convenience store employee died after a man stabbed him and two other store staff members in Sapporo on Sunday. Police arrested the suspected assailant at the scene. The incident happened at a ... ( read original story ...)