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TOKYO -- Japan's foreign minister is expected to head to Brussels this week to seek a breakthrough in talks on a free trade agreement with the European Union. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said over the weekend that he was hopeful the two sides would ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING -- Global stocks rose Monday after a survey showed Japan's manufacturing outlook improving. KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC-40 rose 0.8 per cent to 5,164.01 and Germany's DAX added 0.6 per cent to 12,402.15. London's FTSE 100 advanced 0.5 per cent to ... ( read original story ...)

according to Japanese officials. The US said it did not pose a threat to North America. Meanwhile Pyongyang is due to make an "important announcement" later on Tuesday, reported South Korea's Yonhap news agency. This is the 11th detected missile launch ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party is scrambling to control damage from an embarrassing defeat in Tokyo's city assembly elections, but experts say the stunning results could mean the beginning of the end to Abe's long reign. Abe's scandal ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese manufacturers are planning to increase investment as demand for exports recovers, surveys showed Monday in upbeat news for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he copes with a major political setback following his party's defeat in Tokyo metropolitan ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered a historic defeat in an election in the Japanese capital on Sunday, signalling trouble ahead for the premier, who has suffered from slumping support because of a favouritism scandal. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese airline apologized on Wednesday for forcing a wheelchair-bound man crawl up a flight of stairs to board his flight. Hideto Kijima, 44, said the incident occurred on June 5, during his return trip to Osaka, Japan, from the southern Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party suffered an historic defeat in an election in the Japanese capital on Sunday, signaling trouble ahead for the premier, who has suffered from slumping support because of a favoritism ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has announced plans to send an astronaut to the Moon by 2030, as part of a new strategy for space travel in the country. If successful, the mission would be the first time the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has sent a human being ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was on track for a stinging defeat in an election in the Japanese capital on Sunday, exit polls showed, signaling trouble for the Japanese leader, who is suffering from slumping ... ( read original story ...)

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda told the Japanese news agency Kyodo, meanwhile, that Abe praised Trump for sanctions the United States imposed last week on a Chinese bank and individuals accused of laundering money for North Korea. ( read original story ...)

The new party of the Japanese capital's populist governor appeared headed for a thumping victory Sunday over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's scandal-laden ruling party in a Tokyo assembly election that could alter national politics, with Abe's historic defeat ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo residents were voting for the city's assembly in an election Sunday that could alter national politics as a populist governor aims to strengthen her base and challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's scandal-laden ruling party. At stake are 127 assembly ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- IOC Vice-President John Coates says the addition of new sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will attract youth and create gender equality without driving up costs. In an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal, the IOC has added 3 ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – A third fire ant infestation has emerged at Nagoya port, following two similar discoveries last month in Kobe, the Aichi Prefectural Government said Friday. The aggressive reddish-brown ants, highly invasive and native to South America, are ... ( read original story ...)

A downturn in output would be bad news for Japanese policymakers, who have pinned their hopes on strong overseas demand boosting corporate profits, wages and eventually consumption. INFLATION REMAINS SUBDUED Core consumer prices, which includes oil ... ( read original story ...)