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Japan's top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, could travel to Washington as soon as next week for a third round of trade talks with the U.S., two sources with knowledge of the plans told Reuters on ... ( read original story ...)

Saou Ichikawa is the country’s first severely disabled author to win a top literary prize. Her novel “Hunchback” is an angry cry against “ableist machismo.” ... ( read original story ...)

Some blame Japan's dwindling national population partly on the concentration of people and businesses in the capital. ( read original story ...)

With the Asian Games set to be held in September and October, considered to be the peak typhoon season, the Organising Committee is preparing a ‘contingency plan to evacuate athletes in case of ... ( read original story ...)

Nissan Motor Co. posted a net loss of $4.5 billion for its 2024-25 fiscal year and will cut 15 percent of its global workforce over the next two years. ( read original story ...)

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, based in Yuma, Arizona, recently deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Osaka is on track to draw record numbers of Chinese visitors in the first half of the year, with increased flights and Expo 2025 Osaka boosting traffic to the city. ( read original story ...)

Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will close seven vehicle plants and reduce its group workforce by 20,000 people in Japan and abroad by fiscal 2027. Nissan announced additional restructuring ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Maruuo Co. Ltd. (8045.TO) Japan Year Ended March 31 GROUP 2025 2024 Revenue Y39.84 bln Y38.61 bln Operating Profit Y354.00 mln Y277.00 mln Pretax Profit Y710.00 mln Y575.00 mln Net Profit ... ( read original story ...)

It would require quite the research to do a “where are they now?” project with the seemingly revolving door that was the 2019 Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama and Nokian are the fastest-growing tire brands in the world, according to Brand Finance, a London-based independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy. ( read original story ...)

He’s traveled the world ten times over, yet Questlove chose Austin over Tokyo and the UK to feature in his episode of CNN’s series “My Happy Place.” ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo E-Prix is set to take place from May 16-18, featuring a double-header weekend with Rounds 8 and 9 at the Tokyo Street Circuit. Fans in India ... ( read original story ...)

The T-4 seats two and is a “domestically produced, highly reliable and maintainable training aircraft… used for all basic flight courses”, according to the defence ministry website. The aircraft was ... ( read original story ...)

Peyton Stearns shrugged off an interruption from the Frecce Tricolori to notch a second straight third-set tiebreak win over a Grand Slam champion, defeating Naomi Osaka to reach the Internazionali ... ( read original story ...)

Kurono Tokyo is bringing back the “SENSU NOS” watch in a fresh design. Celebrating its founder, Hajime Asaoka ’s 60th birthday, the new Jubilee Sensu EOL “Shiraai” is a special anniversary timepiece ... ( read original story ...)