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Tokyo X Festival will celebrate Japanese culture at NRG Center this summer with food, competitions and cosplay. ( read original story ...)

MADRID (AP) — Naomi Osaka's clay-court season started with a loss in the first round of the Madrid Open against Lucia Bronzetti on Tuesday. Japan's four-time Grand Slam champion stumbled on match ... ( read original story ...)

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for Japan and projected the central bank would lift interest rates at a slower-than-expected pace due to the impact of ... ( read original story ...)

With more than 28 million visitors expected to descend on Osaka for the Osaka-Kansai World Expo 2025, Waldorf Astoria's opening could not be more perfectly timed. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's "TechWorld" pavilion at this year's World Expo in Osaka is turning heads. Since opening earlier in April, it has brought in tens of thousands of visitors. ( read original story ...)

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has sent a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba calling for a coordinated response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff measures, Japan's Kyodo news agency ... ( read original story ...)

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — or rage? ( read original story ...)

Saitama Prefectural Police attempted to conduct a search of the home of a man in his 50s on suspicion of murder on the ... ( read original story ...)

A total of 40,252 people visited the Philippine Pavilion at the Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan since it was opened to the public on April 13. ( read original story ...)

Organizers of the Osaka Kansai Expo issued a press pass to the official newspaper of the Japanese Communist Party after denying the publication access to preview events. ( read original story ...)

Netflix's strategy for Korean content took centerstage at the streamer's APAC showcase in Tokyo, including the its first Korean animated feature. ( read original story ...)

One of the three arrested is Takuya Higuchi, 37, a resident of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, whose occupation is unknown. ( read original story ...)

Wayve said it was joining forces with Nissan Motor to help build the next generation of its ProPilot driver-assist system. ( read original story ...)

Netflix unveiled three Indian productions at its APAC showcase in Tokyo, with Rajkummar Rao and R. Madhavan leading the slate. ( read original story ...)

According to Henley & Partners, Tokyo ranks among the top cities in the world for its number of ultra-wealthy residents ... ( read original story ...)

This would increase the assets under management of Nomura's investment management division to $770 billion, up from the $590 billion currently. ( read original story ...)