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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is suspected of having concealed funds, NHK said, potentially derailing his battle to contain the fallout ... ( read original story ...)

A 50-year-old man was arrested for allegedly punching a police officer at the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Yokohama's Nak ... ( read original story ...)

Roughly 70 percent of respondents to an NHK survey have said they are not interested in the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. The six-month Expo will open on April 13, 2025 on Yumeshima island in Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday morning on buying of technology issues that tracked gains on Wall Street, but advances were limited ahead o ... ( read original story ...)

Thirty-one of 40 Japanese squirrels at Inokashira Park Zoo in the Tokyo suburban city of Musashino died after being treated with pesticides, ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday on a rally in technology shares, with sentiment lifted by a Wall Street rise overnight on receding recession fears. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's wholesale prices rose 0.3% in November from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, slowing sharply from the previous month in a sign of easing cost-push pressure in the world's third-largest ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will ask listed companies with publicly traded subsidiaries or equity affiliates to increase disclosure about corporate governance, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Vietnam on Tuesday seeking to further deepen ties with its neighbor that is deepening diplomatic relations with Western-aligned countries. ( read original story ...)

Toho, the Japanese film and TV studio behind 'Godzilla Minus One,' has invested $225 million in Fifth Season, the production company behind Apple TV+'s 'Severance.' ( read original story ...)

Eddie Jones to clinch Japan coaching return just six weeks after Australia exit - Former England boss will take over the Brave Blossoms again after Wallabies World Cup disaster ( read original story ...)

Baseball fans across Japan lined up to buy special newspaper editions announcing Shohei Ohtani's record deal with the Dodgers. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire has launched the 907W truck drive tire. The company touts its “extreme traction” and says it is suited for trucks running snowy and icy routes. ( read original story ...)

Seven of the eight airmen who were in the Air Force CV-22 Osprey that crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, on November 29 have been recovered, the US Air Force said Monday. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese yen weakened against the dollar for a second day on Monday, giving back most of a rally last week on expectations of less dovish monetary policy, and as investors awaited U.S. inflation ... ( read original story ...)

Renovation of condominiums have been completed at a complex built on the site of the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village and the units are now for sale. The buildings were shown to media on Monday. ( read original story ...)