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Japanese transport officials raided the plant of a Toyota group company on Tuesday to investigate cheating on engine testing, as the company reported it kept its status as the world’s top automaker in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is removing a World War II monument commemorating Korean workers from a park in the eastern part of the country, according to local reports. The Gunma prefecture in Japan began removing the “Remembrance, Reflection and Friendship” memorial on Monday from the Gunma no Mori park in Takasaki. ( read original story ...)

Japanese beer giant Sapporo, which acquired the Anchor Brewing Co. in 2017 for $85M and shut it down last summer after 127 years, is about to pick a winning bid. Anchor Brewing was a craft brewery a ... ( read original story ...)

How a little help from time zones and possibly a boost from the Pacific jet stream can help Taylor Swift make it back in time to see Travis Kelce play in Super Bowl LVIII. ( read original story ...)

Now that the Kansas City Chiefs have secured their spot in the Super Bowl, another question remains – will Taylor Swift be at the big game? ( read original story ...)

Can Taylor Swift make it to the Super Bowl despite performing in Tokyo the day before? Well, it seems that she might be able to if she's savvy about 13-hour flight ... ( read original story ...)

Taylor Swift’s boyfriend is playing in the Super Bowl next month. OK, assuming today wasn’t the first time you got internet access, that’s probably not a spoiler. ( read original story ...)

Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev told Japan on Tuesday it would have to drop territorial claims to a group of Pacific islands if it wanted to conclude a peace treaty with Russia formally ending World War Two. ( read original story ...)

Hiratsuka, Japan—The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its GEOLANDAR G91 tires as original equipment (OE) to Subaru Corporation for use on the automaker’s new SUV, the 2025 ... ( read original story ...)

The mayor here told a Jan. 29 press conference his city will check into volunteer firefighting brigade funds that a Mainichi Shimbun investi ... ( read original story ...)

Three foreign-born residents in Japan are suing the country’s government over alleged racial profiling, highlighting an ongoing debate about Japanese identity and nationality. ( read original story ...)

Run by a Kyoto native, Ebisu Sando offers artisanal Japanese sandwiches, made to order within five minutes. Their menu options include A5 wagyu beef and shrimp cutlet, among others. Ready-to-eat ... ( read original story ...)

More than 10 people were arrested on Jan. 28 for allegedly posing as affiliates of major yakitori grilled chicken chain Torikizoku and tricki･･･ ( read original story ...)

He was very distressed when the embassy visited him [and] he had some hand injuries,” De Vega told the Inquirer on Saturday, referring to Bryan dela Cruz, one of two Filipinos being linked to the death of Norihiro and Kimi Takahashi. ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture and other areas in eastern Japan on Sunday morning but there was no danger of a tsunami, the weather agency said. The 8:59 a. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed he was determined to make a clear break from money politics as he renewed an apology for the latest major corruption scandal in the governing party, which ( read original story ...)