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TOKYO — Nissan Motor Co.’s profit fell 32 percent in the last quarter from a year earlier as a strong yen, rising raw materials costs and research expenses bit into earnings, the Japanese automaker reported Monday. Nissan’s January-March profit was ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Snoopy may be joining Sony. Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp.’s music unit said Monday that it is buying a stake in Peanuts Holdings, the company behind Snoopy and Charlie Brown. Sony Music Entertainment signed a deal with DHX Media, based ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today its business and financial results for the first quarter (January to March) of fiscal 2018. Yokohama has adopted the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as of the issuance of its ... ( read original story ...)

B.C. diners are likely familiar with Japanese cuisine like sushi and ramen, but On The Coast food columnist Gail Johnson says desserts from Japan are just as tasty. When speaking with host Gloria Macarenko, Johnson highlighted two delicacies: Mochi ice ... ( read original story ...)

WTS Yokohama: The men's race Spaniard Mario Mola delivered a three-peat victory at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. After putting up one of his best swims of his career, he survived a massive bike pack to break away after T2 in what would be a ... ( read original story ...)

Bermuda’s Flora Duffy collected the first win of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying period on Saturday, landing another brilliant gold at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. Winning here for the second year in succession, it was also a second straight ... ( read original story ...)

Saturday saw yet another WTS performance for the history books as Spain’s Mario Mola delivered a record third successive victory at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. Mola put in one of the best swims of his career, survived a massive bike pack and ... ( read original story ...)

Great Britain’s paratriathletes opened the 2018 season in style, winning three golds, a silver and three bronze medals in the first ITU World Paratriatlon Series event in Yokohama, Japan. Paralympic silver medallist, Lauren Steadman, was among the gold ... ( read original story ...)

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It's now almost two months that Naomi Osaka upset Serena Williams at the Miami Open. The Japanese player still can't believe at what she did, because of Serena's legacy and all the achievements she got. 'Above everything, it was just such an honor to play ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window An MP from Japan's governing party has been accused of sexism after he said young Japanese women should have more children or face being a burden on the state. Speaking at an LDP party meeting ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - The club scheduled to stage the golf tournament during the 2020 Tokyo Games has granted three women full memberships after being warned that it could be stripped as an Olympic host if it does not change its discriminatory policy ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese cabinet minister called on Friday for a law to strengthen relief and protection for victims of sexual harassment, but stopped short of urging legal changes to make such acts a crime. Victims of sexual harassment in Japan have ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese city of Sapporo seems to be having second thoughts about bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympics and could focus instead on the 2030 Games. A spokesman for the city's bid promotion department tells The Associated Press that public ... ( read original story ...)

Aichi Prefectural Police have busted a sex parlor in Nagoya that employed a female middle school student earlier this year, reports Nippon News Network (May 10). On three occasions in January, Shoji Kajima, 39, and two other employees of the fuzoku parlor ... ( read original story ...)

FUKUOKA (TR) – Police in Osaka City on Thursday apprehended a 74-year-old salesman for the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper who was wanted over the killing of a woman in his residence in Fukuoka City earlier this week, reports TBS News (May 11). At around 6:45 ... ( read original story ...)