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as did former Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who canceled a trip to San Francisco in 2013 after being internationally condemned for suggesting the comfort women system had been necessary at the time. “We’re concerned mistaken history based on news reports ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – A panel weighing around 4 kg fell off a plane shortly after takeoff Saturday at Kansai International Airport and hit a car on a road in Osaka, the transport ministry said. No one was injured by the object. The ministry will send safety inspectors ... ( read original story ...)

With the Frankfurt auto show behind us, auto manufacturers are looking to the approaching 2017 Tokyo Motor Show in late October, and eager to begin capitalizing on the upcoming media blitz is Subaru. It will be bringing two new STI models, an Outback ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will host a World of Steven Soderbergh program at this year's event, with the versatile director appearing at a Q&A session in Tokyo. Soderbergh — who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1989 for his debut Sex ... ( read original story ...)

The star of Subaru’s stand at next month’s 2017 Tokyo Motor Show will be a sporty sedan concept that may just hint at the next-generation WRX. However, the automaker will also present a new version of its BRZ: the BRZ STI Sport. Before you get too ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Game Show is a yearly event that takes place in the Makuhari Convention Center in Kaihim-Makuhari, Chiba. This is located in a beautiful seaside area that is a popular tourist spot in its own right, but between September 21st - 24th the vast majority ... ( read original story ...)

Subaru has revealed a glimpse of a new performance concept that will take center stage during the Tokyo Motor Show next month. The concept will be called Viziv Performance, and follows a line of show cars and SUVs that have worn the same nameplate ... ( read original story ...)

There are the midnight car club meets, the crazily tuned supercars, legends like the GT-R and NSX… and there are irresistible little kei cars and the simply absurd concept cars that turn up to the Tokyo motor show. We love it all. And Suzuki appears to ... ( read original story ...)

Clash with legions of soldiers and fierce monsters as Lyn, Chrom, Celica, Tiki, Caeda, and other Fire Emblem heroes while unleashing over-the-top-powerful Dynasty Warriors-style moves. Subscribe to GameSpot Trailers! http://youtube.com/GameSpotTrailers?sub ... ( read original story ...)

She spoke ahead of Abe’s 6 p.m. press briefing in Tokyo, at which he’s expected to announce a general ... Another survey by Kyodo News published on Sunday showed the LDP with a more than three-to-one margin against its closest rival, with 42 percent ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo (CNN)Japanese leader Shinzo Abe has called an early election ... he can then say that he has the popular mandate to go ahead with his plans." Uncertain standing A Kyodo News poll published Sunday had some good news for the Prime Minister, with ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday he will call an early election for parliament's more powerful lower house for next month. Abe said at a news conference that he will dissolve the 475-seat chamber on Thursday when it convenes after a ... ( read original story ...)

Abe said at a news conference Monday that he will dissolve the more powerful house in Japan's two-chamber parliament on Thursday when it convenes after a three-month summer recess. The election is to be held Oct. 22. Support ratings for Abe's government ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he plans to dissolve parliament this Thursday and take the country to the polls next month. Mr Abe's popularity has bounced back amid tensions over North Korea He had been embroiled in a series of scandals ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will dissolve the lower house of parliament and call fresh elections in October. Abe said at a news conference on Monday that he would dissolve the more powerful house in Japan's two-chamber parliament on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)

A Kyodo news agency survey showed the LDP garnering a far lower ... Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and missile launches over Japan have made the public nervous. With an election expected to be announced in October, they are rallying round a leader who ... ( read original story ...)