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Tokyo stocks ended higher Wednesday, as the release of stronger-than-expected Chinese economic data lifted machinery and other manufacturing sectors with relatively high exposure to the world's second-largest economy. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country's ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment ... ( read original story ...)

In May 2023, the G7 Summit will be hosted in Hiroshima against the severe backdrop of a global energy crisis and supply chain disruptions that are stoking the fires of inflation, shaking consumer ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will skip a meeting of G20 foreign ministers due to take place in New Delhi, India, this week, a Japanese government official said. ( read original story ...)

The government of Japan is nearing an agreement to purchase 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the U.S. to help the country's Self-Defense Forces deter threats from China. ( read original story ...)

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday that trilateral cooperation with the United States and Japan has become more important than ever to overcoming North Korea's growing nuclear ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will skip a meeting of G20 foreign ministers due to take place in New Delhi, India, this week, a Japanese government official said. ( read original story ...)

A decline in the cost of solar, wind and battery storage means Japan can get 90% of its power from clean electricity by 2035, a study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, backed by the U.S. ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory activity shrank in February at the fastest pace in over two years, a private survey showed, highlighting companies' struggles amid a global economic slowdown, raw material inflation ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese scientists have solved the mystery of the “mermaid mummy” that has long been an object of worship at a temple in Okayama Prefecture. After a year of scientific analysis, researchers concluded ... ( read original story ...)

The number of children taking private and national junior high school entrance exams in the Tokyo metropolitan area hit an all-time high in 2023, at an estimated 52,600.According to the Shutoken Moshi Center regional junior high exam organization, ( read original story ...)

Japan’s birth rate has plunged to a new record low, undermining the country’s initiatives to remedy its aging population. According to Japan’s health ministry, the total number of births declined to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's flag carrier has attracted online scrutiny over an "underwhelming" vegan food option served to a recent passenger: a single banana with a pair of chopsticks. Japan Airlines passenger Kris ... ( read original story ...)

JAXA, Japan’s space agency, stopped the launch attempt at the Tanegashima Space Center on Feb. 17 when the H3 rocket’s side boosters failed to ignite. ( read original story ...)