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Her Journey to Finding Her Power and her Voice by Ben Rothenberg will be released ahead of the 2024 Australian Open. ( read original story ...)

Investors will be expecting inflation numbers for Japan's capital city of Tokyo, which are a leading indicator to nationwide inflation. ( read original story ...)

Consumer price gains in Tokyo slowed for a second month in December, in a sign that cost-push inflation may be easing while thrifty consumers also cut back on discretionary outlays. ( read original story ...)

Japanese household spending in November fell 2.9% from a year earlier, down for nine months in a row, government data showed on Tuesday. That was worse than the median market forecast for a 2.3% ... ( read original story ...)

A post-pandemic surge in international travelers, coupled with weak exchange rates, may have indirectly ended one of Japan's most beloved travel deals: the Japan Rail Pass.Prices for the JR Pass, as ... ( read original story ...)

When a storm quickly arrived, he was enjoying a conversation with the temple’s monk instead of getting soaked on the path home. He saw the encounter as divine proof that the temple was blessed with a ... ( read original story ...)

A WSU Alum living and working in Japan is thankful that the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that rocked the country did not put him in danger. But he experienced the shaking firsthand – and as a paraplegic, ... ( read original story ...)

Amanda Anisimova and Naomi Osaka have had similar journeys surrounding their mental health over the last few years. Both professional tennis players took ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Haneda airport is almost back to its normal operation Monday as it reopened the runway a week after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines airliner and a coast guard aircraft seen to have ... ( read original story ...)

When a storm quickly arrived, he was enjoying a conversation with the temple’s monk instead of getting soaked on the path home. He saw the encounter as divine proof that the temple was blessed with a lucky cat and later funded a renovation of the temple in 1633. ( read original story ...)

The massive New Year's Day earthquake in western Japan's Ishikawa region has left residents questioning the future of one entire towns' existence. ( read original story ...)

STORY: A week after a major earthquake struck the west coast of Japan, thousands of people are still without water or power - and are yet to be told when plans to rebuild will begin. Japan’s Prime ... ( read original story ...)

It has been called the “18-minute miracle.” That was the period from 5:47 p.m. on Jan. 2 that changed the lives of 379 passengers and crew on JAL Flight 516 from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to ... ( read original story ...)

A fire has razed the Tokyo home where late Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei used to live. The blaze broke out in the Bunkyo Ward residence Monday afternoon. More than 20 fire engines were deployed in response. ( read original story ...)

Matthew Wright of Kyoto Hannaryz and Ray Parks of the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins joined three of their fellow Filipino imports in the elite 1,000-point club of the Japanese B. League over the weekend. ( read original story ...)

A week after a major earthquake struck the west coast of Japan, thousands of people are still without water and electricity and have yet to be told when plans to rebuild can begin. ( read original story ...)