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TOKYO – A leader of Japan's ruling party has sparked an uproar by calling people without children selfish, in the latest in a series of comments by senior politicians urging women to have more babies. Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the Liberal ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s smoke-filled pubs and coffee shops may soon be a thing of the past as the country readies to tighten regulations ahead of the 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed an ordinance Wednesday that essentially bans smoking inside 84 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, June 27 (IANS) Tokyo on Wednesday approved an anti-smoking ordinance that will ban smoking in most bars and restaurants in the capital from April 2020 and is stricter than the bill designed by the central government with a view to the Olympic Games ... ( read original story ...)

Shogo Ito (Twitter) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 28-year-old member of a fraud ring who recruited persons to collect money from victims, reports TBS News (June 28). In April, a 75-year-old woman living in Nerima Ward was told by ... ( read original story ...)

Its round-trip mission is set to take six years. "Everything has gone as planned," a spokesman for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) told a news conference. "The probe has arrived at the asteroid." Hayabusa 2, named for the peregrine falcon ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo, Japan's capital and host of the 2020 Summer Olympics, passed a tough anti-smoking law on Wednesday that will effectively ban smoking in most of the city's bars and restaurants in the run-up to the games. Japan lags many countries ... ( read original story ...)

Passengers sailing from Yokohama, Japan’s Osanbash cruise terminal will be sent off in style, as the port has organized a farewell ceremony for every ship call. Tourists, locals and terminal employees will gather with yellow cloth handkerchiefs (provided ... ( read original story ...)

Researchers at Nagoya University develop a composite material that, by adjusting its composition and exposing it to different types of light, can mimic animals' changes in color. Nagoya, Japan - A range of creatures, including chameleons, octopuses ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's city government Wednesday passed strict new anti-smoking rules ahead of the 2020 Olympics, leapfrogging national legislation on lighting up that has been watered down after opposition from pro-smoking MPs. Japan has long been an outlier in the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's city government Wednesday passed strict new anti-smoking rules ahead of the 2020 Olympics, leapfrogging national legislation on lighting up that has been watered down after opposition from pro-smoking MPs. Japan has long been an outlier in the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference on Wednesday that Japan and the United States were in talks about the sanctions on Iran, but declined to reveal details. “Japan and the U.S. are in talks now on re-application of U.S ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – A Japanese space explorer arrived at an asteroid Wednesday after a 3½-year journey and now begins its real work of trying to blow a crater to collect samples to eventually bring back to Earth. The unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft reached its base ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO —A Japanese space explorer arrived at an asteroid Wednesday after a 3½-year journey and now begins its real work of trying to blow a crater to collect samples to eventually bring back to Earth. The unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft reached its base of ... ( read original story ...)

The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry is planning to standardize station maps at train and subway stations in Tokyo in preparation for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The designs of such maps currently vary among railway and ... ( read original story ...)

Grand Hustle has a long and storied history, and Tokyo Jetz is part of the label's new generation. Fully backed by T.I., she's on the way to making a name of her own; her new video is the tip of the iceberg. Her latest is "The One," where she flaunts her ... ( read original ...

Tokyo [Japan], June 26 (ANI): "TOKYO TESHIGOTO", which translates to "Tokyo handwork" is a project for developing traditional craft products for modern consumers and opening new markets in Japan and outside for Tokyo based craftspeople. It was established ... ( read original story ...)