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There was more bad news in October when Olympic organisers admitted that prolonged summer rain had brought high levels of bacteria to a venue earmarked for triathlon and open water swimming. While Tokyo has taken successful measures to reduce costs ... ( read original story ...)

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, who reviewed the area’s security ... a shorter sword and two survival knives, Japanese news agency Kyodo News reported. The police are now trying to establish the exact motive for the attack, but the family ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA, Japan -- Canadians won three medals at the ISU Grand Prix Final on Saturday, the last major international figure skating event before the Olympic Winter Games in February. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took the silver in ice dancing while Meagan ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Alina Zagitova performed a near-flawless free skate on Saturday to win the figure skating Grand Prix Final. Skating to Don Quixote, the 15-year-old world junior champion from Russia placed all seven of her jumps in the second half of ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States, Japan and South Korea will hold two days of missile tracking drills this week, Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force said on Sunday, as tensions rise in the region over North Korea's fast-developing weapons programs. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA, Japan – Canadians won three medals at the ISU Grand Prix Final on Saturday, the last major international figure skating event before the Olympic Winter Games in February. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took the silver in ice dancing while Meagan ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA, Japan – Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond executed a near-perfect performance Friday to take first place in the women’s short program at the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating event. The 22-year-old from Marystown, N.L., landed a triple-triple ... ( read original story ...)

The European Union and Japan have agreed terms for a free trade deal liberalizing almost all trade between the bloc and the world's third-largest economy. It is the largest free trade deal struck by the EU, bringing together economies representing ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond took a surprise lead in the women’s short program at the Grand Prix Final on Friday, edging ahead of Russian teenager Alina Zagitova by less than a point. Osmond hit a seasonal best with 77.04 after her ... ( read original story ...)

as 'stand-off' missiles that can be fired beyond the range of enemy threats," he told a news conference. The JSM has a range of about 500km. Japan also plans to arms its US-made F-15 fighters with the US-made Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM-ER ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – In an attempted display of local enthusiasm for the 2025 World Expo, Osaka rolled out the red carpet this week for a senior official from the organization that will decide next November who will host the event. But with the central government ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has for years been trying to curb excessive overtime and ... and hear Auld Lang Syne along with the buzz," Norihiro Kato, a director at Taisei, told news agency AFP. Taisei plans to start the drone service in April 2018 as a trial within their ... ( read original story ...)

"We are planning to introduce the JSM (Joint Strike Missile) that will be mounted on the F-35A (stealth fighter) as 'stand-off' missiles that can be fired beyond the range of enemy threats," Onodera told a news conference. Japan is also looking to mount ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Japan plans to purchase offensive air-to-surface missiles ... with a range of some 500 kilometres from Norway’s Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, news reports said. The move will likely draw controversy as Tokyo has long maintained an exclusively ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – An Osaka-based lawyers’ group has protested a decision by local police not to allow a female defendant to wear a bra in court, saying it was a violation of her human rights, the group has said. In a written petition sent Oct. 31, the Osaka Bar ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – An Osaka-based lawyers’ group has protested a decision by local police not to allow a female defendant to wear a bra in court, saying it was a violation of her human rights, the group has said. In a written petition sent Oct. 31, the Osaka Bar ... ( read original story ...)