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A Beijing delegation of Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Japan's ruling party, handed a letter from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting with China's top ... ( read original story ...)

Hawaii leaders want to make it easier for tourists from Japan to visit the U.S. state by creating a pre-clearance program allowing travelers from the country to save time at the Honolulu airport by ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of groping a 16-year-old girl on a subway train. The incident occurred on the Higashiyama line at around 8:10 a.m. on ... ( read original story ...)

Star left-hander Shota Imanaga will likely be posted by the NPB's Yokohama BayStars before Monday Nov. 27. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors. ( read original story ...)

STORY: This is the inaugural litter clean-up 'World Cup' in Tokyo‘SpoGomi’ is a combination of theJapanese words for sport and trashDate:Participants from 21 countries gathered to competefor the title ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka has superior style and the ability to look fabulous in the best that current streetwear trends have to offer. She proved as much at the Los Angeles Lakers game last week against the Sacramento ... ( read original story ...)

He may have retired from professional baseball four years ago, but Ichiro Suzuki certainly hasn’t lost his appetite for the game. ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama BayStars of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball are planning to post left-hander Shota Imanaga for major league teams sometime between now and Monday, reports Mark Feinsand of ... ( read original story ...)

British architecture studio Foster + Partners has released visuals of its design for the Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which will be modelled on the kingdom's traditional villages. ( read original story ...)

The overarching conflict between the Tokyo Manji Gang and Tenjiku is the result of numerous smaller feuds and battles. Here's how they came to be. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's well-kept streets may not be the most obvious place to do it, but competitive litter-hunters on Wednesday sifted through the Japanese capital in their first world championship. ( read original story ...)

A warning alert sounds in the Okinawa prefecture of Japan on Tuesday night, reportedly telling residents to: “please take shelter inside buildings or underground,” The alarm sounded after claims North ... ( read original story ...)

Anti-smoking groups are calling for the municipal government here to cancel a test run for a designated smoking area in the city's central ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya Railroad hopes the technology will keep trains from crashing into people and cars. A camera set up nearby takes pictures that are analyzed in real time. The AI automatically detects if a person ... ( read original story ...)

When Mount Fuji erupted in 1707, volcanic ash fell for two weeks on the city of Edo, which is part of present-day Tokyo. What would be the wo ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is set for a comeback in 2024, and one Grand Slam legend believes a return to form for her would be 'great' for tennis. ( read original story ...)