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TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japanese Minister of Defence Takeshi Iwaya said on Friday South Korea’s decision to end an intelligence-sharing pact was regrettable and showed it failed to appreciate ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- A Japanese agency priced a bond with a negative yield for the first time, in a sign that such debt sales may increase in the nation amid the global tumble in interest rates. Japan ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s key inflation gauge remained unchanged in July amid increasing speculation that the Bank of Japan may ramp up its stimulus as early as next month. Consumer prices excluding ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest from ... which is sensitive to security,” Kim told a news conference ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Kyodo News agency quoted an unidentified Japanese government official as saying the South Korean decision was "extremely regrettable." Public broadcaster NHK said an unidentified official ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea said Thursday it is cancelling an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid a bitter trade dispute, a surprise announcement that is likely to set back U.S. ( read original story ...)

“We must look to Yokohama’s future, the 20-30 years ahead,” Mayor Fumiko Hayashi told a news conference streamed on the city government’s website, announcing the bid. “I’ve come to the ... ( read original story ...)

“We must look to Yokohama’s future, the 20 to 30 years ahead,” Mayor Fumiko Hayashi told a news conference, announcing its preparation of an official bid. “I’ve come to the conclusion that in order to ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi said the city was preparing a bid, with expectations for such a resort to bring the city a “virtuous cycle” of greater economic investment and growth. She made the ... ( read original story ...)

"We must look to Yokohama's future, the 20-30 years ahead," Mayor Fumiko Hayashi told a news conference streamed on the city government's website, announcing its preparation of an official bid. "I've ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Having trouble getting tickets for next year's Tokyo Olympics? That's no problem if you have $60,000 to spare. Tokyo Olympic organizers are offering high-end hospitality packages to Japan ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Tokyo is about to get another mound of capitalism. Mori Building Co. is spending 580 billion yen ($5.4 billion) on a new, 20-acre hub of commerce in the city’s core. Similar in size to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), hopes Tokyo 2020 will spark a change in perceptions of people with disabilities in Japan. Sunday marks ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Mori Building Co has started work on a $5 billion real estate project that will include Japan's tallest building and an emphasis on overseas residents, in the latest sign of ... ( read original story ...)

“This should have never happened. I apologize from the bottom of my heart,” current Tokyo FM President Osamu Kurosaka told a news conference. The accounting irregularities affected the three financial ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's Paralympics could be the big winner with Olympic tickets hard to find and costly. The lottery for Paralympic tickets for Japan residents opened on Thursday with 2.3 million ... ( read original story ...)