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Japan and Spain face off on Thursday night with their passage to the World Cup knockout stages still not secure. ( read original story ...)

Time: 8:00 pmStadium Khalifa International StadiumReferee Goal Scorer: Team NewsJapanJapan defenders Takehiro Tomiyasu and Hiroki Sakai are both doubtful with hamstring injuries, while midfielder ... ( read original story ...)

Police are investigating a spate of thefts of girls' uniforms from high schools in this city, saying their similar patterns suggest the sa ... ( read original story ...)

The man, who appeared to be in his 40s, told rescuers that he had been stabbed, the fire department said. His condition is unknown. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Thirty-three children in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, were sent to hospital on the morning of Nov. 29 after a teacher called emergency services complaining that their school building "smells ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo District Court said on Wednesday that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is not unconstitutional, local media reported. The decision, in Japan’s capital and its most populous city, is a blow to the LGBTQ rights movement. ( read original story ...)

Japan's failure to legally protect same-sex partners is an "unconstitutional situation", a Tokyo court ruled Wednesday in a decision hailed by marriage equality advocates. On Wednesday the Tokyo District Court ruled that the definition of marriage in the constitution was legal, ( read original story ...)

Find Yayoi Kusama x Louis Vuitton artworks and AR experiences at Tokyo Tower, Shibuya Scramble Crossing and other landmarks ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its ADVAN V51 tires as original equipment (OE) to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., for use on the automaker’s ELGRAND MPV, which was recently ... ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo District Court ruled in March last year that not recognizing same-sex marriage violates Article 14 of the Constitution, which ensures the right to equality, while the Osaka District Court said in June that it is "constitutional" for Japan to not permit such unions. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended lower Wednesday as risk-averse selling prevailed on mounting concerns over China's strict "zero-COVID" policy and prolonged U.S. interest rate hikes. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 58. ( read original story ...)

A wider range of Japanese companies are raising prices, including those in sectors historically reluctant to pass on higher costs to customers, a Bank of Japan research note said on Wednesday in a nod to broadening inflationary pressure. ( read original story ...)

Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo for nearly six months, after Beijing’s crackdown on the technology sector, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s prime minister is pushing for as many as 17 nuclear reactors to be switched back on, more than a decade on from the meltdown at Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s District Court is set to rule Wednesday on whether the country’s lack of recognition for same-sex marriage is constitutional, the latest in a series of cases on the future of LGBTQ couples’ right to marry. ( read original story ...)

A face biometrics system has been deployed by the Osaka Metro to provide automated gate access to trains for people in wheelchairs. ( read original story ...)