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The accusations centre on unlimited funds for 'gifts' to win over members of the IOC who chose the host city for the Games PM Fumio Kishida has 'deniability' as it occurred under Shinzo Abe, but allegations will 'hurt him politically at a time when he can ill afford it' Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ...

The Nagoya High Court on Nov. 30 reversed a lower court ruling and awarded 10,000 yen (approx. $68) each to 13 plaintiffs who had sued the g ... ( read original story ...)

Japan plans to suspend its own Osprey flights after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into waters off the southern coast during a training mission. ( read original story ...)

Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected. The surprise was the IOC favoring the French Alps bid for the 2030 edition on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Suspicions have arisen that police falsely reported having obtained a doctor's opinion on the health of a man who died after being put in re･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

With Nov. 30 marking the 500-day countdown before the opening of the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, the mood is filled with concerns over rising construction costs and delays rather than excitement. ( read original story ...)

Spend enough time in Tokyo and you can start to notice certain paradoxes, like how a city that feels so busy can sound so quiet. You may also find that, despite its sprawling footprint, the best way ... ( read original story ...)

It’s great that Japan has worked out so well for Berkshire Hathaway. If only the last decade saw politicians in Tokyo take the kind of care with Japanese workers as they did the ranks of foreign ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Thursday, supported by buying of technology issues amid a cautious mood ahead of U.S. economic data to be released later in the day. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

Defensive weapon called a sasumata gains popular appeal after jewellery store owner uses one to fend off attackers ( read original story ...)

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday named Salt Lake City, Utah, as its preferred host for the 2034 Winter Olympics, exti ... ( read original story ...)

Police forces have arrested a 25-year-old policewoman in Osaka on suspicion of carrying out a romance scam that swindled a pair of women out of more than 10 million yen ... ( read original story ...)

Advance admission tickets for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, went on sale on Thursday, 500 days before the opening. ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output rose for a second straight month in October, government data showed on Thursday, lifted by the production of integrated circuits and autos, although external demand risks loomed. ( read original story ...)

SEVENTEEN caught up with Billboard’s Tetris Kelly at the 2023 MAMA Awards in Tokyo, Japan. A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry Send us a tip using our anonymous form. A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry Send us a tip using our anonymous form. ( read original story ...

The Salt Lake City bid was seen as the defacto choice for 2030 after Sapporo dropped out last year due to a bribery scandal. but reports indicate that they shifted their focus to avoid conflict of ... ( read original story ...)