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The government will bear ¥164.7 billion in direct expenses based on the latest estimate for venue construction costs. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo prosecutors raided the headquarters of two ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions, Kyodo News said, as a slush fund scandal sent disapproval of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government to the ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan has kept its longstanding easy credit policies unchanged, saying it will watch price and wage trends before raising its negative benchmark interest rate. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo prosecutors on Tuesday searched the offices of two powerful political factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), public broadcaster NHK reported, in connection with the biggest ... ( read original story ...)

Prosecutors on Tuesday searched offices linked to Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as part of an investigation into a political funds scandal that led to a recent purge of ministers. ( read original story ...)

A second-hand pop-up store in Tokyo by casual clothing giant Uniqlo was a first for the Japanese firm, but also a sign that a local aversion to used garments may finally be fading.- Mercari effect - Alongside Fast Retailing-owned Uniqlo, ( read original story ...)

South Korean TV showing Monday's launch of a suspected long-range missile. North Korea has fired its most advanced long-range missile, South Korean authorities say, defying UN cur ( read original story ...)

Osaka city’s mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama says the Japanese metropolis (pictured) is targeting drawing 20 million foreign visitors annually when the MGM Osaka integrated resort (IR) with casino opens, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo prosecutors searched the headquarters of a political faction within LDP in connection with the biggest fundraising scandal to engulf the party in decades. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo prosecutors raided the headquarters of two ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions, Kyodo News said, as a slush fund scandal sent disapproval of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government to the ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Prosecutors Office has launched an official investigation into the faction previously led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which was suspected of violating the Political Funds Control ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo prosecutors on Tuesday raided the offices of two powerful political factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in connection with a fundraising scandal, public broadcaster NHK ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea, the United States and Japan announced Tuesday the launch of a system to share information on North Korean missiles in real time and a plan to carry out trilateral military exercises on a ... ( read original story ...)

The wife of a US Navy officer recently transferred to US custody after being jailed in Japan called on President Joe Biden and the Department of Justice to support his release. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- "Thinking about my child's future, this is not enough," said a woman who lost her husband in the 2021 arson attack on a mental health clinic ･･･ ( read original story ...)

Police in Osaka have arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder and robbery after he stabbed a 64-year-old man at a park in Osaka City last week. According to police, the boy — who cannot be named because he is a minor — lives near ... ( read original story ...)