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The Secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Toshihiro Nikai, said in a written statement on Thursday that there is no change to party policy of providing support to stage a ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. President Joe Biden will hold his first in-person summit with a foreign leader on Friday when Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga heads to Washington. ( read original story ...)

Konan Station in central Japan's Aichi Prefecture was transformed into "Detective Conan Station" on April 13 as part of the promotional campaign for the latest movie installment of popular anime ... ( read original story ...)

Two top officials of Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday said radical changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One went as far to suggest they still could be canceled, and ... ( read original story ...)

Toshihiro Nikai’s comments are at odds with the united front presented by the Japanese government ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden will highlight Tokyo's central role in Washington's strategy to counter the challenge of an increasingly assertive China at a summit ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has developed the world’s first technology capable of efficiently producing butadiene from a biomass. The breakthrough was achieved by the “Bio-monomer ... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka prefectural government decided Wednesday to ask elementary, junior high and high schools, and universities in the western Japan prefecture to suspend club activities in principle from ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is the first foreign leader to be invited to the Biden White House, where he is likely to be pressed to more fully address Beijing’s threat to stability in the region. ( read original story ...)

A senior Japanese ruling party official said cancelling this year's Olympic Games is an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, less than 100 days ... ( read original story ...)

The Russian Olympic team unveiled new uniformsbearing the logo of the Russian Olympic Committee instead of the country’s flagDesigned by ZASPORT, the new uniforms feature three flamesin the colors of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Investment Corp (JIC) and Norinchukin Bank are considering buying Toshiba Corp, the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun reported on Thursday, a Japan-led bid which may be more palatable to regulators and ... ( read original story ...)

We’re tackling problems caused by climate change and an aging population. ( read original story ...)

The International Olympic Committee told The Associated Press that Russian athletes in Tokyo will be allowed to wear a range of uniforms in national colours unveiled by models in a runway show in ... ( read original story ...)

While COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Canada continue to rise, Ontario in particular is being called out in international warnings. Japan has designated Ontario, specifically, as a ... ( read original story ...)

Shauna Coxsey admits her first serious attempt at speed climbing left her thinking that the Olympics were not for her after all. As a child she fell in love with lead climbing and for the past ... ( read original story ...)