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The price tag keeps soaring for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics despite local organizers and the International Olympic Committee saying that spending is being cut. A report just released by the national gover... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — The price tag keeps soaring for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics despite local organizers and the International Olympic Committee saying that spending is being cut. A report just released by the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Police in southern Japan said Tuesday that they are investigating the death ... Zoo director Akinori Ishido told a televised news conference that he was saddened by the loss of his staff. He ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Japanese online retail tycoon who plans to travel to the moon on the SpaceX rocket says he respects and trusts Elon Musk as a fellow entrepreneur, despite his recent troubles. "Twitter ca... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Police in southern Japan said Tuesday they are investigating the death of a zookeeper in an apparent attack by a white tiger. Police said Akira Furusho was found bleeding from his neck ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange said on Tuesday about 40 brokerages were affected by a glitch in one of the channels connecting them to its stock trading system but it had yet to figure ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) announced today that it has added Wi-Fi ® functionality to its Japan Welcome SIM TM prepaid SIM card service to provide travelers to Japan with fast and easy ... ( read original story ...)

Britain will lose billions of pounds if it accepts Japan’s invitation to join an 11-nation Pacific trade pact, experts warn. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Britain would be welcomed “with ope... ( read original story ...)

ABC News reached out to the Japanese consulate in ... When the statue’s sculptor, Steven Whyte, heard about Osaka’s decision to end the "sister city" relationship, he said he wasn’t surprised. ( read original story ...)

The mayors of San Francisco and Osaka, Japan, disagree about their "sister city" relationship. And a melee broke out after a Conor McGregor fight. Before you begin your week, have a look back at ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (AP) Anastasija Sevastova beat U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-4 Saturday to reach the China Open final. The 20th-ranked Latvian will face the winner of the semifinal between China's Wan... ( read original story ...)

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Several measures have cut the cost of staging the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by $4.3 billion but organizers are determined to save more money in the next two years, Tokyo Games ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's prime minister says his country would ... the country would remain "equipped with global strength". Sky News is calling for an Independent Leaders' Debate Commission to oversee and ... ( read original story ...)

Britain would be welcomed into the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal with "open arms" after it leaves the EU, Japan's prime minister has said. While the UK would lose its role as a gateway to Europ... ( read original story ...)

SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Ferrari’s title contender Sebastian Vettel collided with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday in yet another blow to the German’s fading ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, notably, has been wary of Trump's initiative, fearing it could affect its long-standing security relationship with the U.S. Related News NewsJapan frets about Trump's talks with North Korea Pom... ( read original story ...)