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Tokyo: Passengers on board the All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) Boeing 767 aircraft were evacuated at a Japanese airport before its departure ... airport to Hong Kong — had to be evacuated, Xinhua News Agency reported. “As soon as the plane’s doors ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese exports picked up in April after lackluster data the previous month, despite friction with the U.S. and between the U.S. and China, Japan’s two biggest trading partners. Key Takeaways The data cover the first full month after the ... ( read original story ...)

She said another one-third of the cases reportedly occurred at the journalists' workplaces and the remainder involved their news sources and others. Awareness about sexual misconduct has been slow to develop in Japan. Taniguchi said the survey shows some ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Foreign journalists will be allowed to journey to North Korea’s mountains this week to observe the official closing of the country’s nuclear test site in a public display of goodwill ahead of leader Kim Jong Un’s planned summit with ... ( read original story ...)

A tumultuous Cannes Film Festival concluded Saturday with the Palme d'Or awarded to Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters, a tender portrait of a poor, impoverished family, while Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento vowed justice will come to ... ( read original story ...)

His friend says he will never forget when Otake brought his son to game, telling him that he wanted his son to one day play baseball too. (Japanese original by Shintaro Iguchi, Tomokazu Kamaki and Naoto Takeda, Nagoya News Center) ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - Japan's automaking association on Friday said it hoped the country's export partners would keep tariffs on vehicles and components low and maintain free trade relationships to promote and strengthen transparent trade. The comments ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - Japan's automaking association on Friday said it hoped the country's export partners would keep tariffs on vehicles and vehicle components low and maintain free trade relationships to promote and strengthen transparent trade. ( read original story ...)

View from Osaka is a monthly column that examines the latest news from a Kansai perspective. An international organization weighing a proposal to name a geological period after Chiba Prefecture has suspended the process due to an allegation of data ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a shop in the Kabukicho red-light district of Shinjuku Ward that sold illegal pornographic DVDs, reports TBS News (May 17). On May 15, police arrested Takashi Sato, 57, over the possession of 36 DVDs ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a male employee in the film industry who is suspected in multiple flashing incidents in Shibuya Ward, reports Nippon News Network (May 16). On the night of April 10, Toshinari Kikuchi, a 24-year-old contract employee ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – A 22-year-old man allegedly stabbed a stranger to death at a manga cafe in central Nagoya late Thursday after becoming frustrated that he was unable to take his own life, police said. Fumihiro Inada was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japan head coach Akira Nishino has named a 27-man squad ... the best condition for the start of the World Cup on June 19,” Nishino said at a news conference in Tokyo. “In this situation, we have to look after the team and the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s exports are expected to have risen for a 17th straight month in April thanks to solid global demand, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. Exports likely grew 8.1 percent in April from a year ago, the poll of 16 economists found ... ( read original story ...)

“The great inconvenience we placed upon our customers was truly inexcusable," per Sora News 24. “Early departure for 25 seconds? What if I only can catch the train 4 seconds before departure!??” one commentator quipped. “Love it - only in Japan ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have one big thing in ... In a country where there is no Twitter but lots of fake news, North Koreans are getting a very different take than American media-watchers on what got the two leaders to the negotiating ... ( read original story ...)