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If time-travel wasn't part of your itinerary before, it certainly will be now! A stay at NINJA & GEISHA will transport you and your friends back in time to the Edo Period. ( read original story ...)

Two courts in Tokyo were forced to evacuate and cancel trials on early Monday afternoon (Nov 14), after receiving a bomb threat, Xinhua quoted a local media report as saying.According to Japan's ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo police have linked a series of theft cases involving a group targeting women’s changing rooms at public bathhouses, with the amount of losses thought to total at least ¥100 million. In the cases ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s biggest banks announced plans to boost shareholder returns, including buybacks of as much as 350 billion yen ($2.5 billion) as global rates hikes spurred an increase in income from loans that ... ( read original story ...)

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc and Mizuho Financial Group on Monday reported strong second-quarter profits on demand from overseas clients looking to lock in loans ahead of higher interest rates. ( read original story ...)

Shinkai Makoto’s new anime feature “Suzume” has earned $13.5 million (JPY1.88 billion) in just three days since its Nov. 11 opening at the Japanese box office, a personal best ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo confirmed 4,025 new COVID-19 cases Monday, an increase of 536 from a week before. Five new deaths linked to COVID-19 were reported in the capital. The seven-day average of new cases rose 30.1% ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, Japan's top government spokesman said, for talks that come as tensions in Asia have risen over Taiwan and ... ( read original story ...)