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On July 1, 1987, a group of US lawmakers staged one of the most iconic "Japan-bashing" acts during the height of the US-Japan trade war. Blasting Japanese electronics giant Toshiba for allegedly ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized for discriminatory comments made by one of his aides last week, reiterating the government’s policy of “respecting diversity and creating an inclusive ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese natural gas distributor Osaka Gas Co posted a 1.3 billion yen ($9.9 million) loss for the April-December period, after a fire at the Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant which has yet ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- A man died and two others are in critical condition after workers at a metal processing plant in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kishiwada were ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 1,105 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Monday. The number is down 713 from a week ago, for a 20th straight day of week-on-week decline. Our site uses ... ( read original story ...)

A busy passage inside JR Sapporo Station's ticket gate was inundated with water after a large volume of water leaked from the ceiling above ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. Navy sailors created a chill version of the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, first in its class, as their contribution to the first Sapporo Snow Festival in three years. ( read original story ...)

The Osaka District Court on Feb. 3 sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was convicted in a lay judge trial of killing a 31-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo says it is examining whether a Chinese balloon shot down by the United States has any links to similar flying objects spotted over Japan in the past. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo High Court says it is set to decide next month whether to grant a retrial to an 86-year-old man convicted in a 1966 murder case. ( read original story ...)

A line of lights from SpaceX's communication satellites moving like a train was observed in the night sky from the Japanese capital region an ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized for discriminatory comments made by one of his aides last week, reiterating the government’s policy of “respecting diversity and creating an inclusive society. ( read original story ...)

Japanese industrial company Daikin has signed a deal with the northern English city of Manchester to deploy heat pumps in some of its public buildings and act as a test bed for the technology, the company told Reuters exclusively. ( read original story ...)

A high school student was slashed in the back of the head while on his way to school in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Kawasaki south of ... ( read original story ...)