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TOKYO — Japanese technology company Softbank says its profits grew to 313.7 billion yen ($2.8 billion) in the latest quarter as it saw gains in its main investment fund. The results reported Monday re... ( read original story ...)

FUKUYAMA, Japan — It's a sunny summer morning in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Cicadas chirp in the trees. A lone plane flies high overhead. Then a flash of light, followed by a loud blast. Buildings ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering adopting daylight saving time next year and during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to allow sporting events to be held during the cooler hours of the early morning, ... ( read original story ...)

The games, to be held in Tokyo, will take place during the hottest part of the year in the city -- late July and early August, when the average daily high temperature is 30ºC. In fact, this weekend's ... ( read original story ...)

It's a scene that athletes, particularly in endurance events, could face in two years at the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, where the heat was blamed for 116 deaths last month, a fourfold increase ... ( read original story ...)

It's a scene that athletes, particularly in endurance events, could face in two years at the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, where the heat was blamed for 116 deaths last month, a fourfold increase ... ( read original story ...)

Officials in Japan have urged men to buck local gender stereotypes and carry parasols to protect themselves from the sun in the midst of a deadly national heat wave. At least 119 people across the cou... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan’s government urged a medical university to promptly disclose the results of an investigation into its admissions process after reports alleged it had altered the test scores of female ap... ( read original story ...)

ĐÀ NẴNG — Yokohama, Japan, and the central city’s Đông Á College have inked a comprehensive agreement on a nursing education and employment programme to serve healthcare needs in Japan in 2018-19. The ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - A Japanese medical university's alleged systematic discrimination against female applicants has sparked outrage across Japan and is being criticized by Cabinet officials. The scandal surfaced ... ( read original story ...)

Motegi told a news conference on Friday that he wanted to "take some ideas" to the talks, adding Japan would not make concessions that would hurt its national interests. Finance Minister Taro Aso said ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Unseeded Pole Magda Linette upset third seed Naomi Osaka 6-2 3-6 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Citi Open in Washington. Linette’s pinpoint serving, punishing groundstr... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a married ... “By no means did I think he would collapse in the morning,” the suspect was quoted by Fuji News Network (Aug. 2). When asked about the ... ( read original story ...)

NXT women's championship number 1 contender, Kairi Sane, will compete in her first main roster event on August 31st when the WWE visits Osaka. In case you didn't know... Kairi Sane is one of the most ... ( read original story ...)

READ NOW: White House staffers reportedly had to apologize for one of Trump's tweets that may have violated a long-standing rule » ( read original story ...)

A 29-year-old Canadian woman is being booted from Japan after her sham marriage was exposed by immigration officials. According to Japan Today, Wong moved to Tokyo in 2012 to “pursue her interests in ... ( read original story ...)