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NEW YORK -- New York City and Tokyo will strengthen business and economic ties under an agreement inked Friday, including by helping startups in each city expand into the other. ( read original story ...)

Police in Osaka have sent papers to prosecutors on a 47-year-old man who worked as a zookeeper at Tennoji Zoo, on suspicion of stealing vegetables, fruit and other items used to feed the monkeys and chimpanzees. ( read original story ...)

A judge handed down punishment to a man who shot and killed a coworker at the Yokohama Tire plant near West Point. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, which is witnessing an influx of foreigners, a rise in poverty and a weaking of the Japanese yen, is emerging as a sex hub. Experts say many young women, left impoverished during the COVID-19 pandemic, ( read original story ...)

Kenichi Hosoya, left, and his wife Shiho. (Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki and Ayumi Iwasaki) TOKYO -- A Tokyo couple arrested on suspicion of killing three family members with a chemical found in antifreeze were served fresh arrest warrants on Nov. 22 on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has approved a $250 billion economic stimulus package centered around initiatives intended to boost incomes TOKYO -- Japan approved a 39 trillion yen ($250 billion) economic stimulus package ... ( read original story ...)

JETRO and Central Japan Startup Ecosystem Consortium are pleased to announce the opening of STATION Ai, Japan's largest open innovation hub, which celebrated its grand opening on October 31, followed ... ( read original story ...)

USO Japan partnered with U.S. Army Garrison Japan’s Army Community Service to bring a slice of joy to Soldiers working ... ( read original story ...)

Kioxia Holdings Corp. said Friday it will list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 18 in an initial public offering expect ... ( read original story ...)

The package is aimed at easing rising living costs and promoting business innovation and investment. ( read original story ...)

Patton pitched pitched for the Yokohama BayStars from 2017 to 2020, making 219 appearances for the club overall. Now he's back in Japan and competing for Team USA. ( read original story ...)

Osaka Gas' settlement process for procuring liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Sakhalin 2 project in Russia will not be impacted by the new U.S. sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank, the Japanese city ... ( read original story ...)

A Christmas tree lighting ceremony was held at Universal Studios Japan (USJ) theme park in Osaka on November 19. The tree was lit up following a countdown by about 700 people. The tree is over 30 ... ( read original story ...)

CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Clay County man has plead guilty to a deadly shooting at Yokohama. District Attorney Scott Colom told WCBI that Swain pleaded guilty to second degree murder. The hearing ... ( read original story ...)

The city has seen a rise in teenagers and women in their early twenties turning to the sex industry to survive, along with an increase in violence as well With a weakening currency and rising poverty, ... ( read original story ...)

Consumer inflation in Tokyo for November likely surpassed the Bank of Japan's 2% price target following a reduction in fuel subsidies and with an increase in food costs, a Reuters poll showed on ... ( read original story ...)