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TOKYO (Reuters) - After the Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange was stung by a half-billion dollar theft in 2014, Japanese regulators swung into action. Their goal was to craft rules that both protected traders and allowed a promising sector to flourish. ( read original story ...)

For this month’s installment of Chef’s Choice, Thompson chose Nagoya Japanese Cuisine, 711 W. 23rd St., Suite 24, which sits inconspicuously within The Malls shopping center, right next door to the Ace Hardware location at 19th and Louisiana streets. ( read original story ...)

CHIBA, Japan -- A crowd cheers, banging on balloons, in front of glitzy stages, each with a giant screen. The rising stars at the sprawling Makuhari Messe hall are the quietly seated men in hoodies and T-shirts, with names like Noppi and Refresh ... ( read original story ...)

CHIBA, Japan — Although Japan is the home of game giants like Nintendo, Sony and Bandai Namco, massive game fans as well as individual star game players, it's surprisingly behind the rest of the world in esports. But with talk that elite computer gaming ... ( read original story ...)

Princess Mako of Japan has made her first official public appearance since postponing her 2018 wedding. Emperor Akihito's 26-year-old granddaughter popped by a calligraphy exhibition in Tokyo on Friday, wearing a pink suit with pearls. The princess and her ... ( read original story ...)

Diane Acton of Sault Ste. Marie competed in the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo in alpine skiing. Together, they form our Olympic panel. We spoke to them about the opening ceremonies in PyeongChang and had them share memories about their Olympic experience. ( read original story ...)

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe restated Tokyo's opposition to revising a 2015 agreement on "comfort women" in talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday, calling the deal a promise between nations and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp, Yahoo Japan Corp and Aeon Co Ltd plan to launch an online retail business, national broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. The online business will sell products including food, clothes and everyday goods, NHK said ... ( read original story ...)

The uniform came under attack in parliament Thursday. In Japan, where a sense of belonging and conformity are valued, uniforms are considered durable and thrifty and worn at most secondary schools. Critics say uniforms are part of rigid school rules that ... ( read original story ...)

According to local media reports, the school in Tokyo wants to introduce uniforms that cost more ... Online, people were equally critical of the news. "I heard that school uniforms were originally invented so kids from different income families wouldn ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA (TR) – First, the good news. The number of officers with the Osaka Prefectural Police reprimanded over improper deeds in 2017 was significantly less than the year before. However, members of the class of 2017 managed to get themselves into all ... ( read original story ...)

Rubber News reported that Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd is planning to double annual capacity for passenger tires at its Yokohama India Pvt Ltd subsidiary over the coming 18 to 20 months with a USD 60 million investment. The project, which will boost the 3-year ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan's case, the Fukushima earthquake pushed construction ... that would have been done — with or without the Games. And they have had some good news, locking in more than $3 billion of sponsorship funding — a record amount. Tokyo has eclipsed ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's financial watchdog is reportedly planning to conduct more on-site inspections of domestic cryptocurrency exchanges. According to a report from Japan's Nikkei, the country's Financial Services Agency (FSA) is looking to inspect several more ... ( read original story ...)

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Traditional paper cranes and some of the latest technology are on offer as Japan seeks to promote itself as the host of the next Olympic Games in 2020, with organisers hoping to inherit the enthusiasm and fervour of ... ( read original story ...)

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Traditional paper cranes and some of the latest technology are on offer as Japan seeks to promote itself as the host of the next Olympic Games in 2020, with organizers hoping to inherit the enthusiasm and fervor of ... ( read original story ...)