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The automaker will lease the properties in Yokohama and maintain its global headquarters operations there, it said. Nissan said it will book a profit of 73.9 billion yen from the sale of the ... ( read original story ...)

Nissan Motor Co. has agreed to sell its global headquarters in Yokohama for ¥97 billion ($630 million) to a group sponsored by Hong Kong-listed autoparts maker Minth Group, as the struggling automaker ... ( read original story ...)

Nissan Motor has concluded a 97 billion yen ($643 million) deal to sell and lease back its global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, as part of its business restructuring plans, the automaker said on ... ( read original story ...)

Bryan Washington’s third novel, “Palaver,” finds a mother traveling to Japan to try to mend her relationship with her estranged son. ( read original story ...)

On a small island off the coast of Nagoya, Japan, one traffic light follows an unusual schedule of turning green just once every year. The place is Himakajima, a fishing community with roughly 2,000 ... ( read original story ...)

The threats from bears aren’t only physical. Japan’s NHK news outlet reported that in one recent instance, bears devoured over 200 apples from a local orchard. “My heart is broken,” the farm’s operator told NHK. ( read original story ...)

Japan says it is dispatching its military after a spate of bear attacks, including one that left a woman dead last week. It was the 12th fatal bear attack of the year—the highest number on record ... ( read original story ...)