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Italy on Wednesday, December 13, signed to take possession of the land for the Italy Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025 in line with the established schedule. As a result, on December 19 Italy will be the first participant nation to start construction. ( read original story ...)

Visitors to the Expo ’70 Commemorative Park here can bask in the glow of a magical light show on the city’s iconic ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended higher on Friday, as the yen showed signs of weakness and spurred buying of exporters and other shares. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 284. ( read original story ...)

Stock futures rise following indications the Fed is making a sharp pivot from recent comments that had indicated a 'higher-for-longer' stance. ( read original story ...)

Japan's finance minister said on authorities were "firmly watching" currency market moves, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comment flagging rate cuts next year may have prompted a spike in the yen against the dollar. ( read original story ...)

Eddie Jones rejected the assertion he betrayed Australian rugby after becoming the coach of Japan, six weeks after quitting the Wallabies following their worst-ever Rugby World Cup campaign. The charismatic Jones said on Wednesday he felt no guilt in taking the Japan job for a second time amid claims he had an interview with the ...

Thrill-seeking riders were left dangling upside down over a hundred feet in the air after a roller coaster came to an emergency stop at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. ( read original story ...)

Embattled Japanese premier Fumio Kishida dropped four cabinet ministers on Thursday, as he tried to limit the fallout from the biggest financial scandal his ruling party has faced in decades.The ... ( read original story ...)

Twelve men have been reported to prosecutors for allegedly failing to observe the conditions of a road use permit by holding up and swinging･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core consumer inflation was expected to ease in November, slowing down to the level seen in mid-2022, partly as energy price gains weakened, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)

The defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy have signed an agreement to establish a joint organization to develop a new advanced jet fighter, as the countries push to strengthen their cooperation in the face of growing threats from China, ( read original story ...)

According to E! the rumors of the couple’s breakup first surfaced in October, after Osaka deleted or archived every photo featuring Cordae on Instagram and apparently unfollowed him to boot. Instagram ... ( read original story ...)

Two track and field coaches, both former elite sprinters themselves, were charged with providing banned substances to athletes before the Tokyo Olympics, signaling a broadening criminal crackdown ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's finance minister said on Friday authorities were "firmly watching" currency market moves, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comment hinting of an end to rate hikes may have prompted ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is making her comeback to tennis months after giving birth. The 26-year-old opened up about her new role as a mother and what other women should know about this new responsibility. ( read original story ...)

US Navy officer Lt. Ridge Alkonis who was jailed in Japan for negligent driving that resulted in the death of two people is on his way to the United States, his family said in a statement Thursday. ( read original story ...)