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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to meet with Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, as the Japanese leader hopes to cement ties with the country's primary foreign partner. US and Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba didn't skimp on the legwork as he prepared for his first meeting with President Donald Trump. He huddled this week with SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO ... ( read original story ...)

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka are likely to operate at a slower speed than usual on Saturday due t ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – A driver reported to the police that his car got stuck after part of a road caved in at about 7.50am on Feb 6 in Japanese city Nagoya. The left front tyre was immobilised in the cave-in which ... ( read original story ...)

Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan and the Slovak Academy of Sciences have unveiled new insights into the interplay between quantum theory and thermodynamics. The team demonstrated that while ... ( read original story ...)

The coming World Expo in Osaka, touted as a grand exhibition of futuristic culture, has struggled to attract visitors, with poor ticket sales highlighting broader issues of cost overruns, construction ... ( read original story ...)

Vitus Stenhøj Schiøtz from Denmark was overwhelmed in Tokyo but found a home away from home in a ski resort where he can afford to live making $8 an hour. ( read original story ...)

Japanese startup ArkEdge Space said on Friday an observation satellite it helped build for Taiwan's space agency has captured what could be the world's best-quality Earth imagery from a spacecraft smaller than a suitcase. ( read original story ...)

Real estate private equity firm Gaw Capital and Singapore-based investor Patience Capital Group have completed the acquisition of Tokyu Plaza Ginza, a prime mall in central Tokyo, in a deal worth more ... ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo Snow Festival started on February 4 in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It is a famous Japanese festival celebrating snow and ice. At Odori Park in Sapp ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) posted on Friday an investment gain of 10.7 trillion yen ($70.6 billion) in the October-December quarter, marking a recovery from a loss of 9.13 trillion yen in the preceding quarter. ( read original story ...)

Kotaro Tamura, adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, discusses the Japanese market and the country's role in regional security in the lead-up to the upcoming U. ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Buntai arena in Yokohama is seen on Feb. 2, 2025, as the Japanese national curling championships get under way. (Kyodo) YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- In a positive sign for curling in Japan, the ... ( read original story ...)

An electronics store in Tokyo has apologized after hundreds of Chinese buyers who flocked there to get their hands on the latest Nvidia gaming chips brought mayhem to the neighborhood. ( read original story ...)

U.S. Navy sailors carved a replica of an F-35C Lightning II for their entry in the 75th annual Sapporo Snow Festival on Japan’s northernmost main island. The C-model is the Navy’s carrier-capable ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya, the heart of Aichi Prefecture, is an economic center in Japan that is well-known for its contributions to the automotive and aerospace industries. As the home of global giants like Toyota ... ( read original story ...)