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NAGOYA, (Japan): A Godzilla monument came to Chubu Electric Power Mirai Tower in Nagoya on Wednesday (June 19) ahead of the celebration for the 70th anniversary of the opening of the tower, formerly ... ( read original story ...)

Officials say Japan’s space agency has suffered a series of cyberattacks since last year, but sensitive information related to rockets and satellites was not affected and it is continuing to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Friday affirmed its pledge to deliver a primary budget surplus by the next fiscal year, reflecting concerns that its exit from the ultra low interest rate environment could boost government ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's average building cost this year will rise 4.8% to $4,500 per square meter, ranking it ninth globally and first in Asia, according to Turner & Townsend. The city's construction industry ... ( read original story ...)

Campaigning for the Tokyo gubernatorial election has begun with a record 56 people announcing their candidacy. Who should take the helm of this huge c ... ( read original story ...)

Veteran incumbent Yuriko Koike, 71, faces her biggest challenge from prominent opposition lawmaker Renho Saito, 56. ( read original story ...)

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules looked like a massive mechanical patient on an operating table during a routine two-week inspection at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo. Stars and Stripes got a ... ( read original story ...)

Campaigning began in Tokyo's gubernatorial election on Thursday (Jun 20) with a crowded field of more than 50 candidates. Already, campaign drama is playing out with one party fielding 24 candidates and using cat pictures in place of portraits on banners. ( read original story ...)

The entrenched rule of Japan’s right - leaning Liberal Democratic Party, along with the country’s deep-rooted traditional family values, have prevented progress in reproductive rights, said Yukako Ohashi, a writer and member of the Women’s Network for Reproductive Freedom. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo High Court has upheld a ruling a lower court that sentenced a 37-year-old former nurse at a Yokohama hospital to an indefinite life term in prison for killing three terminally ill patients ... ( read original story ...)

Japan imposed trade restrictions on China-based companies as part of a fresh round of sanctions against individuals and groups supporting Russia's war on Ukraine, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Japan is not a party to the South China Sea issue and has no right to intervene in China-Philippines maritime matters, a spokesperson for China's embassy in Japan said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower after the S&P 500 retreated from its record above the 5,500 level on Thursday. Investors in the region will assess Japan's inflation data for May after the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s inflation accelerated after the government increased renewable energy-related levies, a result that backs the case for the central bank to consider raising interest rates in coming months. ( read original story ...)

Japanese authorities are ready to take action against speculative and excessively volatile moves in the currency market that hurt the economy, the country's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on ... ( read original story ...)

Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., outlasted Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3), to reach the semifinals of the Libema Open. ( read original story ...)