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Tokyo Olympics organizers on Tuesday said they were encouraged by a gymnastics meet over the weekend and are now ready to hold test events early next year. ( read original story ...)

Japan expects greater cooperation in climate change and other environmental issues with the United States under a Joe Biden presidency, Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- As Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido has seen a spike in the number of coronavirus infections mainly around its capital Sapporo since late October, experts have warned that the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese music enthusiasts, loyal to CDs long after the rest of the world went online, have begun reaching for the eject button and switching to streaming services as artists cancel in-store events ... ( read original story ...)

Sri Lanka police will strictly enforce mask and social distancing requirements and punish violators starting Monday as other anti-virus measures are eased to reduce the economic pain. Police spokesman ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the government will do all it can to help its battered economy recover. ( read original story ...)

Most Japanese firms want the Tokyo Olympics to go ahead next summer with restrictions on spectator numbers, saying while any boost to the economy would be limited, it would be better than nothing, a ... ( read original story ...)

Scientists have constructed a high-resolution 3D model that shows what happens when a bacterial motor switches directions. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the government will do all it can to help the economy recover, signalling his readiness to compile another stimulus package to cushion the blow from the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, Crown Prince Fumihito, has been formally sworn in as first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne. ( read original story ...)

Check out the promo video ahead of Rizin FF 25, as Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito face off for the vacant featherweight title in Osaka. ( read original story ...)

The United Nations should investigate the historical repatriation of tens of thousands of ethnic Koreans from Japan for rights violations, a South Korea-based advocacy group says. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, Crown Prince Fumihito, has been formally sworn in as first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne. ( read original story ...)

Microglia—the brain's immune cells—play a primary role in removing cellular debris from the brain. According to a recent study by a Nagoya University-led research team in Japan, another kind of brain ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire announced it is partnering with Competent Motorsport for another season of racing. Starting in 2021, Yokohama will be the title sponsor and exclusive tire provider of the Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)

With a visual identity and patterns inspired by Osaka's tri-national background, the collection releases November 16. ( read original story ...)