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Japan occupies one of the most precarious geographical positions anywhere in the world. Its closest neighbors include Russia, North Korea and China. Earlier this year, North Korea resumed test-firing ... ( read original story ...)

People on Japan's Okinawa island may have discovered the secret to a longer life, and its a little complicated. ( read original story ...)

Iwatani -- an industrial gas company that also makes cooking equipment -- and Yamano Music have put that idea to the test with a guitar whose body is made from a takoyaki pan. ( read original story ...)

Analysis: Beijing’s Taiwan Aggression Has Backfired in Tokyo Beijing’s Taiwan Aggression Has Backfired ... | View Comments () TOKYO—China’s four days of military exercises encircling Taiwan in ... ( read original story ...)

A No. 6 seed in this tournament, Gauff is currently the world No. 11, good for the best ranking of the 18-year-old's career thus far. She certainly played like it on Thursday night, as she took ... ( read original story ...)

Hailed as the latest ‘cloud service that techies are looking forward to’, in their launch campaign back in 2020, JAL was scheduled to inaugurate the first and only direct flight connection between Ben ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Prime Minister announces ‘drastic’ increase in defense spending as China conducts military drills surrounding Taiwan, close to Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Pokémon Go Fest Sapporo took place this past weekend in Japan and trainers came out in force to unlock some pretty awesome bonuses for players around the world. Because of their hard work, everyone ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has no qualification or the right to point fingers over the Taiwan question, said Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday, refuting Japanese government's remarks that smeared China's military drills ... ( read original story ...)

Trainers at the event unlocked bonuses for everyone. Pokémon Go held its Sapporo, Japan-based Go Fest event this past weekend, and Trainers at the event caught about 16.7 million Pokémon during the ... ( read original story ...)

Responsibility can be challenging. Just one year ago, I was heading the Independent Expert Panel of the International Olympic Committee IOC to work alongside the Japanese authorities and design ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo confirmed 17,884 new COVID-19 cases on Aug. 8, down 4,074 from a week ago. It is the first time in about three weeks that the number of new cases dipped below 20,000. Officials reported the ... ( read original story ...)

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida slid to the lowest level since he took office last October, with voters questioning his decision to hold a state funeral for former premier ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Electron said on Monday that it is "very concerned" about U.S. moves to expand high-tech export curbs against China, a key market for the Japanese chip equipment maker, as the competition for ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 17,884 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday -- the first time in nearly three weeks the daily number was under the 20,000 mark. ( read original story ...)

The two universities are aiming to integrate operations and apply for financial assistance from a planned state fund designed to support research institutes. ( read original story ...)