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TOKYO — The Tokyo District Court says it has approved the release of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn on 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) bail, ending nearly four months of detention. Tuesday's approva... ( read original story ...)

The newly hired attorney, Junichiro Hironaka, is famous for winning acquittals in Japan, a nation where the conviction rate is 99 per cent. Hironaka said Monday that he had offered new ways to monitor ... ( read original story ...)

MIAMI -- Toronto and Houston will play a pair of preseason games in Japan next season. The NBA announced Monday night that the Raptors and Rockets will play on Oct. 8 and Oct. 10 at the Saitama ... ( read original story ...)

Toronto and Houston will play a pair of pre-season games in Japan next season. The NBA announced Monday night that the Raptors and Rockets will play on Oct. 8 and Oct. 10 at the Saitama Super Arena, n... ( read original story ...)

Enter Sapporo. Presiding over the mountainous island of Hokkaido, the dynamic urban center is a bustling hot spot that offers all of the charms of Japan’s more frequented cities on a much more managea... ( read original story ...)

“I’m closely paying attention to Nissan’s role [in the case] and if and how Meti may be linked,” Mr Hironaka said at a news conference in Tokyo when asked whether he thought there was any political fo... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo has been named the best "bleisure" city in the Asia-Pacific region for providing the right balance of business activity, quality infrastructure and top leisure experiences in a new report publis... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government is in the process of ending its segregation of domestic and international traffic between Tokyo’s two major commercial airports. Four U.S. airlines are in the process of ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have discovered a sleeping medication inside the residence of one of two medical professionals in custody for allegedly drugging and raping a woman last month, r... ( read original story ...)

The cattle farmer, from Tokushima Prefecture in southern Japan, has admitted selling the sperm and fertilised eggs for “several million yen” to a man he had never met before, Kyodo News reported, alth... ( read original story ...)

Naoki Ishihara scored in the final minute of regulation for Sendai. Gamba Osaka thrashed Shimizu S-Pulse 4-2 while Nagoya Grampus beat Cerezo Osaka 2-0. For more AP soccer: https://apnews.com/apf-Socc... ( read original story ...)

Ethiopians Birhanu Legese and Ruti Aga won the men's and women's races at the 2019 Tokyo Marathon in poor conditions on Sunday, respectively. Per the event's official website, the former crossed ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Ethiopia's Birhanu Legese won the rain-hit Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, denying defending champion Dickson Chumba of Kenya a third consecutive title. Legese clocked a time of 2 hours, 4 minu... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Ethiopian Birhanu Legese cruised to victory at the Tokyo marathon on Sunday, winning in a time of two hours, four minutes and 48 seconds in miserable conditions to claim his first ma... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Ethiopian Birhanu Legese cruised to victory at the Tokyo marathon on Sunday, winning in a time of two hours, four minutes and 48 seconds in miserable conditions to claim his ... ( read original story ...)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Rikako Kobayashi scored on a header in the 81st minute, and Japan beat Brazil 3-1 Saturday in the SheBelieves Cup tournament. Japan scored twice in the final 10 minutes to clo... ( read original story ...)