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Asian Games: Aichi, Nagoya to co-host 2026 Games in fall to avoid heat
Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, the co-hosts of the 2026 Asian Games, will hold the event from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 to avoid Japan's summer heat, the Olympic Council of Asia formally decided on Sunday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-nurse served third warrant in suspected serial killings at Yokohama hospital
YOKOHAMA – A former Yokohama nurse suspected of being a serial killer has been served a third arrest warrant over several fatal poisonings at the hospital where she worked about two years ago. Ayumi K... ( read original story ...)
Osaka leaders revel as casinos bid for attention
View from Osaka is a monthly column that examines the latest news from a Kansai perspective. Police are on alert for SMS phishing attacks in which scammers claim to be from parcel delivery firm Sagawa ... ( read original story ...)
Japan value China rivalry with Tokyo target in mind
“Not only these four sports, in various sports China is still number one in Asia,” Yasuhiro Yamashita, who heads Japan’s 1000-plus contingent, including 752 athletes, told a news conference. “I’m look... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe remembers Atal Bihari Vajpayee as ‘good friend of Japan’
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has condoled the demise of former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and described him as a "good friend of Japan". "I am deeply saddened to learn the demise ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Asian Games a proving ground for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Japan is shooting for a record 30 gold medals when hosts the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and the Asian Games are the proving ground. It's a lofty goal, although home nations usua... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Soulik a Potential Threat to Flood-Ravaged Southwest Japan Next Week; Second Typhoon to Follow?
Thankfully, southwestern Japan has had some time to dry out between recent tropical ... The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and th... ( read original story ...)
Research: a near infrared fluorescent dye for long term bioimaging —
A team of researchers at Nagoya University, RIKEN and Ehime University has succeeded in developing a photostable fluorescent labeling agent that allows long term bioimaging of living cells in the near ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Had Plans to Build Battleships with 20-Inch Guns. This Is Why It Never Happened.
Had the war not come, Japan would have bankrupted itself spending on these massive ships. Japan Had Plans to Build Battleships with 20-Inch Guns. This Is Why It Never Happened. In January 1936 Japan a... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Media Warns of Japan’s Plaza Accord Lessons
Rapid and steep yen appreciation and Japan’s domestic policy mistakes eventually brought about the nation’s "lost decade," according to an article published Friday by China’s official Xinhua News Agen... ( read original story ...)
Japan July inflation seen ticking up but still far from BOJ target: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s core consumer inflation rate likely picked up slightly in July but due mostly to rising energy costs rather than robust demand, a Reuters poll showed, further evidence the ce... ( read original story ...)
Japan ministries may have fiddled numbers of disabled employees: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Several ministries in Japan may have been inflating for decades the number of disabled people they employ in order to meet quotas, media said on Friday, even as the government impose... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: Fugitive suspected in purse-snatching cases
OSAKA (TR) – Investigative sources with the Osaka Prefectural ... of purse-snatching incidents that have taken place across the prefecture, reports Fuji News Network (Aug. 16). On the night of August ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Asian shares gain on growing hopes for China trade talks
TOKYO — Asian shares made moderate gains early Friday after U.S. stocks jumped on news China is preparing to resume trade discussions with the U.S., the first negotiations in more than a month. KEEPIN... ( read original story ...)
Escaped rape suspect may have snatched purses in Osaka while on the run
OSAKA – A rape suspect who escaped from an Osaka Prefecture police station earlier this week may have snatched purses from several people since going on the run, investigative sources said Thursday. A... ( read original story ...)