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TOKYO: Japan could hold its first referendum on revising its pacifist constitution next year, a historic step which if successful would cement Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative legacy but risks splitting the public and worrying China and South Korea. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A Japanese town conducted an evacuation drill Sunday amid rising fear that a North Korean ballistic missile could hit Japanese soil. More than 280 residents and schoolchildren from Abu, a small town with a population of just over 3,400 on Japan's ... ( read original story ...)

Four-time World Touring Car champion Yvan Muller believes teams should accept responsibility for the spate of punctures in last weekend's Nurburgring Nordschleife round, as blaming supplier Yokohama is "too easy". Erstwhile WTCC leader Tiago Monteiro ... ( read original story ...)

A town in western Japan conducted an evacuation drill Sunday amid rising fear that a North Korean ballistic missile could hit Japanese soil. More than 280 residents and schoolchildren from Abu, a small town with a population of just over 3,400 on Japan's ... ( read original story ...)

The Foreign Ministry says Japanese visitors should "pay close attention to the ... Trump began tweeting about the attacks an hour or so after initial news reports. One tweet read: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us ... ( read original story ...)

adding that news about North Korea and missile tests is always in newspapers and on TV. Sunday's evacuation drill in this town of 3,500 people some 760 km (475 miles) west of Tokyo involved a simulated North Korean missile attack as more Japanese towns and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - - Japan could hold its first referendum on revising its pacifist constitution next year, a historic step which if successful would cement Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative legacy but risks splitting the public and worrying China ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has issued a travel advisory warning its nationals to ... Trump began tweeting about the attacks an hour or so after initial news reports. One tweet read: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us back our rights. ( read original story ...)

A FULL list of 2020 Tokyo Olympics medal events will be finalised by the IOC executive board next week, one month ahead of schedule. Among more than 60 proposals, 3-on-3 basketball is an expected favourite after all were analysed by an International ... ( read original story ...)

"Cartivator", a start-up group of about 30 engineers including some young Toyota employees, started to develop a flying car "SkyDrive" in 2014 with the help of crowdfunding. Head of Cartivator, Tsubasa Nakamura, said that while the car was still at ... ( read original story ...)

A startup backed by the Japanese automaker has developed a test model that engineers hope will eventually develop into a tiny car with a driver who'll be able to light the Olympic torch in the 2020 Tokyo games. For now, however, the project is a concoction ... ( read original story ...)

A startup backed by the Japanese automaker has developed a test model that engineers hope will eventually develop into a tiny car with a driver who’ll be able to light the Olympic torch in the 2020 Tokyo games. For now, however, the project is a ... ( read original story ...)

If things go right, 3-on-3 basketball could list in the official program for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Three-a-side basketball is actually an internationally recognized game that is overseen by FIBA, the sport's governing body. Officially known as 3? ( read original story ...)

Sapporo has become the first city in Japan to officially recognize same-sex partnerships. According to Kyodo News, on Thursday the city also became the first to recognize partnerships between heterosexual couples with gender dysphoria. The initiative is ... ( read original story ...)

TAXPAYERS beware: The cost of hosting an Olympics is likely to be far more than advertised. The price tag on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has ballooned to twice the initial estimate, even after a major cost-cutting effort. In yet another tale of warning for ... ( read original story ...)

Four-time WTCC champion Yvan Muller believes teams should shoulder the blame for the spate of punctures in last weekend’s Nurburgring round, as blaming supplier Yokohama is “too easy”. Both races on the Nordschleife were affected by tyre problems ... ( read original story ...)