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Japan on Thursday will approve ending a monthslong state of emergency in Tokyo set up to curb the spread of the coronavirus, despite concerns of a resurgence ahead of the spring ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — In yet another setback for the postponed Tokyo Olympics — and another involving comments about women — games’ creative director Hiroshi Sasaki resigned on Thursday after making demeaning ... ( read original story ...)

After months of pandemic delays, Nintendo's first ever theme park, featuring a "Mario Kart" ride in a real-life Bowser's Castle, opened in Japan on Thursday to delighted fans. The attraction, whose ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka – Universal Studios Japan (USJ) on Thursday opened its ¥60 billion ($550 million) Super Mario-themed attraction in a major leap beyond the virtual world by games maker Nintendo Co. The addition ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's constitution defines marriage as one between "both sexes". But a Sapporo court ruled that this denied the couples constitutionally-guaranteed equality, in what is seen as a symbolic victory ... ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo District Court found that Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The court, however, dismissed a request from the three couples who brought the case to ... ( read original story ...)

The couples filed a series of lawsuits at district courts in Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo on Valentine’s Day in 2019, asking for compensation to the tune of one million yen per claimant. In a ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA -- A father who writes regular fishing essays for the morning edition of the Mainichi Shimbun and his son have received letters of appreciation and trophies from the local coast guard after ... ( read original story ...)

An attraction based on Nintendo Co.'s "Super Mario Bros." game series opened Thursday at Universal Studios Japan in the western city of Osaka, following two postponements. The opening of "Super ... ( read original story ...)

The creative director for Tokyo's Olympic ceremonies announced his resignation on Thursday for proposing a plus-size female comedian appear as a pig, just weeks after the postponed Games' chief ... ( read original story ...)

Hiroshi Sasaki had proposed that plus-size entertainer Naomi Watanabe appear at the opening ceremony as a pig. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics creative director Hiroshi Sasaki is resigning after making demeaning comments about a well-known female celebrity. It is yet another setback for the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics creative head Hiroshi Sasaki said he has resigned after making a derogatory comment about a popular female Japanese entertainer, in the latest controversy over insensitive remarks ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government's advisory panel on coronavirus countermeasures on Thursday approved a plan to let the state of emergency expire in the Tokyo area as scheduled on March 21, Health Minister ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government said on Wedneseday it would investigate messaging app Line, owned by SoftBank Corp's Z Holdings Corp, after Japanese media reports that it let Chinese engineers at a Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)

Hiroshi Sasaki, the head creative director for the opening and closing ceremonies at this year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, has stepped down after making a derogatory comment about a woman, Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)