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NAGOYA--A sibling of a Sri Lankan woman who died while in detention for overstaying her visa urged immigration authorities to rethink their attitudes about people incarcerated for such relatively ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gendai will open in 2023, and will feature 80 to 100 mostly international contemporary artists, and target a new generation of collectors, say the fair’s co-founder Magnus Renfrew ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese capital recorded 1,876 more coronavirus cases on June 9 after registering 1,935 cases the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Gov ... ( read original story ...)

Companies in Japan will be required to disclose the wage gap between men and women under the "women's version" of the government's Basic Policy for Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended almost flat Thursday as moves to lock in gains after the market's recent rally offset advances by some export-oriented issues as the yen hit a fresh 20-year low ... ( read original story ...)

Demand for domestic flights is expected to return to 80% of pre-pandemic levels for those months, from around 60% now ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida said he would consider convening a meeting between G-7 leaders and atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima during the summit in 2023. ( read original story ...)

Japan's lower house rejected a no-confidence motion against speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda on Thursday, Kyodo News reported. The House of Representatives will vote on another no-confidence motion against ... ( read original story ...)

The first meeting on economic issues between Japan and the United States under a new “2+2” framework may be held in Washington in late ... ( read original story ...)

Bombed-out and poverty-stricken after World War II, Japan disbanded its military and renounced war, devoting its efforts instead to economic development under a pacifist constitution. More than seven ... ( read original story ...)

People are seen taking selfies with candles in the background in Osaka's Kita Ward on June 8, 2022, as part of the 30th edition of the semiannual ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were slightly higher Thursday morning as exporters were sought after the yen slipped to a fresh 20-year low against the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo police have arrested seven people, including a city tax bureau official, on suspicion of using the government's coronavirus business subsidy program to commit fraud. Authorities say the group ... ( read original story ...)

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.22 percent, or 61.85 points, at 28,296.14, while the broader Topix index rose 0.24 percent, or 4.67 points, to 1,974.65. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Thursday as exporter issues were sought after the yen continued its slide against the U.S. dollar to a fresh 20-year low. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the ... ( read original story ...)

Bobby Ray Parks Jr. vows to play better in the 2022-23 Japan B.League season after signing a contract extension with the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins. Nagoya on Monday ... ( read original story ...)