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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has demanded that South Korea rethink a mango mousse dessert it plans to serve at a North-South summit dinner on Friday which features a map of the Korean peninsula, including islands disputed with Japan, a recurring irritant for Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO/BERLIN (Reuters) - In a fresh bid to win its first major foreign arms deal since World War Two, Japan is proposing its P-1 submarine hunter for a French-German project to develop a marine surveillance aircraft, two Japanese government sources said. ( read original story ...)

Japan is wary of entering such talks and wants to convince Washington ... will be around mid-June or later," Motegi told a news conference. "We're not thinking of signing a bilateral FTA," he added. Trump pulled the United States out of TPP in early ... ( read original story ...)

The advice from Coates on Tuesday came a week after several sports federations openly criticized Tokyo's preparations. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Coates spoke at a news conference with the president of the organizing committee sitting next to him. ( read original story ...)

"You are the next host city so the urgency is quite clear to us," Coates told a news conference in Tokyo. "It is very important that when you do presentations, you just have to answer the questions and be forthright in doing so," he added. "It might not ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said success at upcoming summits North Korea has planned with South Korea and the United States could also mean North Korea and Japan could normalize ties, the South’s presidential Blue House said on ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese steelmakers are trying to seek item exemptions from the U.S. tariffs, Japan Iron and Steel Federation Chairman Kosei Shindo said at a news conference. “We want the U.S. government to speed up its process as this will have an impact on the U.S ... ( read original story ...)

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TOKYO (AP) — Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics are getting ... Coates and local organizers met Monday and will hold a news conference Tuesday to address questions about preparations that — despite complaints — seem mostly on track with more than ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO | April 23, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) Robots that can weld, lift and bolt are being developed to help bridge labor shortages at Japanese construction sites, though their use will be limited to night shifts when no human workers will be nearby due to safety ... ( read original story ...)

The souvenir shop Nagomya in Kinshachi Yokocho, a shopping area that opened right outside the grounds of Nagoya Castle late last month, is selling handbags made by people with developmental disorders using recycled Nagoya obi. “Try our light but durable ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka University's strategy for long-term sustainability in the face of shrinking government funding emphasizes a new model of collaboration with industry based on the “co-creation of values”, says its president, Shojiro Nishio. Partnerships have ... ( read original story ...)

Imai, a former Tokyo police director, died last week and Mori led officials in a moment of silence. The meeting concludes with a news conference on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

That meant learning how maple syrup gets from the thousands of maple trees outside his newly acquired Quebec sugar shack all the way to stores in his native Japan. Kaburaki specializes in importing Quebec-made products to Japan, from smoked salmon to honey. ( read original story ...)

Freeland and Kono met last month in Tokyo where they affirmed their commitment to keep economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to end its nuclear program when they meet their G7 counterparts today in Toronto. The gathering is part of the regularly ... ( read original story ...)

western Japan. (Meika Fujio/Kyodo News via AP) Kurumi Nara leveled the tie with a hard-fought 7-6 (7), 6-4 win over Watson in Sunday's second reverse singles before Kato and Ninomiya rallied to secure the win for the hosts. Britain's Johanna Konta returns ... ( read original story ...)