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TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... according to a public opinion survey on July 7 to 10 by Jiji news agency. "We cannot trust the prime minister" was the main reason, given by 67.3 percent, for his loss of popularity ... ( read original story ...)

Support for Abe's government fell 15.2 points from a month earlier to 29.9 percent, according to a July 7-10 survey by Jiji news agency. Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, battered by a smouldering scandal and voters' perception he is taking ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan star Shinji Kagawa has extended his contract with Borussia Dortmund by two years until June 2020. Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says "Shinji feels a very strong connection to this club, the city and our fans." The 28-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

Those in Japan who knew Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo expressed shock Friday at news of his death, saying he was a noble man who dedicated his life to pursuing liberal democratic reform. “I wanted him to live a little longer — at least until ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The leader of the junior partner in Japan's ruling coalition on Friday urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to focus on regaining public trust after a slide in his popularity, and said revising the pacifist constitution was not a priority for ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Japan attacking midfielder Keisuke Honda has joined Mexican side Pachuca, the CONCACAF Champions League holders announced on Friday, two months after leaving AC Milan as a free agent. "I have just signed for Pachuca and I'm very happy," Honda ... ( read original story ...)

Japan beat Thailand again on Friday as the two volleyball teams moved their battle for a place in the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix to Sendai. The Japanese women won 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 25-18, 25-19) against their Asian rivals as the Pool D1 competition kicked ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and much of the export-reliant Asian economies have benefited ... a senior investment strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, told Bloomberg News. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index inched up 0.09 percent, or 19.05 points, to ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya University-led team reviews skin diseases to define a new type of genetic-based inflammation for improving diagnosis and treatment of rare skin conditions. Dry scaly skin, blistering, rashes. Many people will experience some kind of skin problem at ... ( read original story ...)

The crew pointed a gun at the Japanese fisheries vessel, forcing it to withdraw, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. The incident happened last Friday about 500 kilometers (310 miles) west of Japan's northern coast in an area ... ( read original story ...)

Japan hanged two death-row inmates Thursday morning ... when a man was hanged for killing two women in Kumamoto Prefecture. Kaneda told a news conference following the 2016 execution that the punishment was for “an extremely cruel case in which the ... ( read original story ...)

Kazuo Hoshi, 87, trekked with researchers searching for Japanese remains to repatriate them decades after World War II. Masako Watanabe/PDN ASAN, Guam — Hiking up the Asan hillside on a sunny Wednesday, 87-year-old Kazuo Hoshi barely broke a sweat. " ( read original story ...)

It’s actually not too different from the way people outside the country get their gaming news, but there are a few local twists. Game blogs made it big in the West slightly before they did in Japan, with the big ones coming online in around 2007 ... ( read original story ...)

Bamboo is getting attention these days as a versatile and sustainable material for housewares, so the timing is good for a Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit that explores Japan's ancient craft of basketry. "Japanese Bamboo Art: The Abbey Collection" is ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN) — Maid cafes have become so embedded in Japan that it is hard to imagine a Tokyo without them. There are now more than 200 maid cafes in Japan, but the good news is that increased competition is making them much, much crazier. It's even become an ... ( read original story ...)

Some Tokyo stocks were in the spotlight on individual news. Women's wear company Honeys Holdings soared 9.3 per cent and was the seventh biggest gainer on the board after it forecast a 30.5 per cent increase in operating profit for the year through March 2018. ( read original story ...)