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With more than 600 provincial companies having business links with Japan, the Asian market represents a big potential to expand their global footprint, she said at a news conference. While she has no forecast on the size of the potential economic boost ... ( read original story ...)

MONTREAL -- Air Canada says it will introduce direct year-round service between Montreal and Tokyo which the business community and ... potential to expand their global footprint, she said at a news conference. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said direct ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – The government’s decision in late July to nominate a group of 49 ancient burial sites in southern Osaka Prefecture for UNESCO World Heritage status has raised local hopes for a major boost in international prestige and tourism appeal. But the ... ( read original story ...)

Damn, Japan, back at it again with the freaky Kit Kat flavours. The newest concoction? Chocolate containing real throat lozenge powder, called Kit Kat Nodo Ame Aji -- or Kit Kat Cough Drop Flavour. Every serving of the limited-edition release that ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's new foreign minister says he sees no major shifts or divisions with the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. Taro Kono, who was appointed earlier this month, says his talks with top U.S. officials, including Secretary of State ... ( read original story ...)

A TV reporter tries out a shared bicycle in Sapporo, Japan, on Aug. 22, 2017. Mobike, one of China's largest bike-sharing companies, launched its service in Sapporo, Japan, on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Hua Yi) ( read original story ...)

It also marked the beginning of the home straight for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo’s segment during the Closing Ceremony was amazing. Bring on the real thing in three years’ time. We are confident that we raised expectations for the Tokyo 2020 ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya, Japan -- We normally associate conduction of electricity with metals. However, some of the high measured conductivities are found in certain organic molecular crystals. Metallic, semiconducting and even superconducting properties can be achieved in ... ( read original story ...)

They are part of the Fukushima Ambassador Program, which is funded by the Japanese government and the nuclear plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co. The initiative is designed to teach students from around the world about the physical, economic and ... ( read original story ...)

Sign up here to receive our newsletter. Citigroup Inc. will move its Japan headquarters and about 1,200 employees to a new building in Tokyo by the end of the third quarter, according to people familiar with the matter. The New York-based firm will ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – Two suspects in custody for allegedly dumping the body of a Nagoya woman in Shiga Prefecture have been served fresh arrest warrants for robbery and murder, police said. Officers not made clear whether Ichiya Nishida, 21, and an 18-year-old male ... ( read original story ...)

A handful of Ontario university students are touring parts of Japan to better understand the devastating effects of the country's 2011 nuclear disaster and the problems that persist. Five graduate students from McMaster University's radiation sciences ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea has accused Japan of building a cyberspace attack force in its military for attacking the computer systems of rival countries, under the pretext of self-defense. The Japanese Defense Ministry is planning to boost the size and capability of its ... ( read original story ...)

MORIYA, JAPAN—Thousands upon thousands of cans are filled with beer, capped and washed, wrapped into six-packs and boxed at dizzying speeds — 1,500 a minute, to be exact — on humming conveyor belts that zip and wind in a sprawling factory near Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Japan and the US are poised to try to shoot down any North Korean ... Pak Chol Hyon is a graphic designer for the state publishing house and spoke to North Korea's state news agency, KCNA, about his latest creations — two posters saying "Strongly condemn ... ( read original story ...)

The wreckage of the USS Indianapolis has been located more than 70 years after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes during World War II. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced Saturday that the research team from his company, Vulcan, searched 600 square ... ( read original story ...)