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A total of 3,090 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Friday, dropping by 430 from a week before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said. The metropolitan government also reported two new fatalities ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Friday, with investors disheartened by falls on Wall Street and focus shifting to key US jobs data due later in the day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.68 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy is expected to have slowed markedly in the third quarter as global recession risks hurt external demand while rising inflation and a weak yen's impact on imported prices forced ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA -- An 81-year-old man in the eastern Japan town of Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, was arrested on Nov. 3 for allegedly killing his disabled wife after he took care of her for some 40 years. ( read original story ...)

Under the stricter regulations the police adopted in late October, riders are more likely to be issued traffic tickets instead of warnings if caught ignoring traffic lights, failing to make temporary ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will remember with anguish a World Cup qualifier 28 years ago in Qatar when they were within seconds of reaching their first finals only to concede a stoppage-time equaliser to Iraq which sent ... ( read original story ...)

If Asian giants Japan are to finally make their mark at the World Cup in their seventh successive tournament they will need the myriad talents of Takumi Minamino in the toughest group. ( read original story ...)

Japan's services sector activity grew at the fastest clip in four months in October, a private survey showed on Friday, as the easing of restrictions on foreign tourism and an improvement in domestic ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese and Chinese governments have started planning a meeting between Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and China's President Xi Jinping in mid-November, the Sankei newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan defender Yuta Nakayama will miss the World Cup in Qatar after being ruled out for the rest of the season due to an Achilles injury, his English club Huddersfield Town said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

A day after launching nearly two dozen missiles, the North fired more. One was an intercontinental ballistic missile, but that test apparently failed, an official said. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Airlines celebrated the resumption of its service toOkinawa on 2 November, following a long wait of two years. Known as the “Hawaii of Japan”, ... ( read original story ...)

Gauff remains the youngest player to win a WTA title since 2004 and reached the final of the French Open earlier this year. Though she’s established herself as one of the best players on the planet, ... ( read original story ...)

THE ubiquitous rule-giving signs of the Icho Danchi district on the outskirts of Yokohama, near Tokyo, speak far more languages than any of its residents could. Motorcycle riding is restricted in ... ( read original story ...)

The letter comes after the Air Force last week confirmed plans for a "phased" withdrawal of the F-15s from Kadena over a two-year span. ( read original story ...)

Argument: Japan’s Political Stability Depends on a Minor Party’s Leverage Japan’s Political Stability Depends on a M... | View Comments () Amid the tsunami of political polarization that has swept ... ( read original story ...)