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TOKYO - Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years. The 83-year-old emperor expressed his apparent wish to abdicate last August, citing old age and health. Under the law enacted Friday ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's monarchy is entwined in the Shinto religion and the emperor still performs religious ceremonies. What do the public think? Most support the emperor's desire to abdicate - a survey by the Kyodo news agency after Akihito suggested he wanted to step ... ( read original story ...)

when horses are shipped to Japan by air, professional judgement and previous experience indicate that the horses can travel safely and comfortably without segregation. Global News reached out to a company that ships horses out of Manitoba for comment ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK -- The mystery surrounding the Japanese horse that is the early 4-1 second choice to win the Belmont Stakes has gotten deeper. Epicharis didn't train on Thursday, hours after the 3-year-old dark brown colt was treated with an anti-inflammatory for ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become 1st monarch to abdicate in 200 years. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ( read original story ...)

North Korea regularly threatens Japan with nuclear annihilation and the regime’s official KCNA news agency warned the country may be “reduced into ashes” if it “behaves wickedly”. Kim has conducted 10 missile tests this year in defiance of United ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, clearing the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries and the accession of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, probably late next year. Akihito, 83, who ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s parliament passed a law Friday that clears the way ... Female imperial family members lose their royal status upon marriage to a commoner, a point highlighted by recent news that one of Akihito’s granddaughters, Princess Mako, plans to marry ... ( read original story ...)

June 7 (UPI) --Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department said Masaaki Osaka, a left-wing revolutionary accused of killing a police officer with a Molotov cocktail in 1971, has been arrested and charged with murder. Japan has no statute of limitations for ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy grew slower than initially estimated in the first three months of the year, according to revised figures. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 0.3% in the first quarter, compared to 0.5% in last month's preliminary reading. The annualised ... ( read original story ...)

It was 25 years ago when Gary Lineker was the main man at Nagoya Grampus Eight, where he scored nine goals in 23 appearances before announcing his retirement from football in September 1994. His last game for the club was watched by none other than Arsene ... ( read original story ...)

For one suspected murderer in Japan, it has been a case of being able to run but not being able to hide. Left-wing revolutionary Masaaki Osaka has been arrested and charged for murdering a police officer during Tokyo street protests more than 45 years ago. ( read original story ...)

While some vectors for CRISPR-Cas9 in plants have been reported, there are still issues on low efficiency.Hiroki Tsutsui and Tetsuya Higashiyama of Nagoya University in Japan developed a highly efficient CRISPR-Cas9 vector for Arabidopsis thaliana ... ( read original story ...)

The Shakopee City Council approved a liquor license Tuesday for Sapporo, a new sushi bar and grill opening at 1114 Vierling Drive E., pending city inspections. The police department conducted a background investigation and found nothing prohibiting the ... ( read original story ...)

Five workers at a Japanese nuclear facility that handles plutonium have been exposed to high levels of radiation after a bag containing highly radioactive material apparently broke during equipment inspection, the country's Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – The Osaka Prefectural Police Department has developed a system to assess levels of risk in suspected child abuse cases, with a view to ensuring early detection and responses. The system, which came into use this month, will automatically show the ... ( read original story ...)