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Sixty years after the world's first high-speed train launched, rail enthusiast Paul Carter rides the bullet train along what's been dubbed the "New Golden Route". ( read original story ...)

Japan is the only G7 country where suicide is the leading cause of death for teenagers and records more suicides by minors on 1 September than on any other day in the calendar year. At least 513 ... ( read original story ...)

A fire at the Tokyo condominium of a Japanese lawmaker has killed two people. The victims are believed to be family members of the politician. Investigative sources say they were found lying near the ... ( read original story ...)

Coach Eddie Jones says a series of heavy defeats on their northern hemisphere tour were what his Japan team required. England, France and New Zealand all beat the Brave Blossoms by 40 points or more ... ( read original story ...)

KANAGAWA (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 65-year-old woman over the alleged fatal stabbing of a man believed to be her boyfriend at her home in Yokohama City on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gas aims to enhance capital efficiency by selling underperforming assets, including real estate, its president said on Thursday, following a filing disclosure of a 5% stake investment by U.S. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo District Court ruled that the defendants knew they were engaging in a fraudulent scheme in their dealings with Sekisui House. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s biggest utility gas provider said it will consider a variety of measures to unlock the value of its real estate assets, including potentially selling some that are not efficiently used, after ... ( read original story ...)

Former global stars David Silva and David Trezeguet were among the scorers as World Legends saw off J Classics 4-3 on Wednesday in a one-off football match in Yokohama. The 38-year-old Silva, a former ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka’s “danjiri matsuri,” or float festivals, are considered one of the most dangerous events on Japan’s festival calendar. Here’s why. ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan's retreat from a decade-long radical stimulus is pressuring the government to rethink the way it funds its big spending packages with additional debt, a challenge made more daunting ... ( read original story ...)

A fire at a Tokyo condominium unit occupied by a Japanese lawmaker has killed two people. The victims are believed to be family members of the politician. ( read original story ...)

An exhibition is being held in Tokyo to showcase cutting-edge technologies related to powder. More than 280 companies and organizations from Japan and overseas are taking part in the annual event held ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's tax revenues are likely to hit a record high for a fifth straight year in the current fiscal year ending in March 2025, four government sources told Reuters. The government will tap the additional revenues to fund part of a 13. ( read original story ...)

Japanese health authorities say the influenza season has begun in Tokyo and six surrounding prefectures. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases and other entities reported the number of people ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will likely see tax revenues hit a fresh high for the fifth straight year in the current fiscal year ending in March 2025, four government sources told Reuters. ( read original story ...)