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Yokohama Tire has revealed its aggressive, all-new Geolandar X-MT off-road tire. Set to go on sale in the U.S. starting July 1, the Geolandar X-MT will initially offer 10 sizes, from 17- to 20-inch rim diameters with outside diameters up to 40 inches. The ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese mountain climber, who lost all but one of his fingertips to frostbite in a previous expedition, died during an eighth attempt to scale Mount Everest, according to local officials. Nobukazu Kuriki’s body was found on the mountain Monday and was ... ( read original story ...)

A falling yen, of course, is seen as good news for the Japan’s legion of exporters, as it inflates the value of their overseas profits when repatriated. Allum and others point out that Japanese firms are notoriously cautious when it comes to projecting ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire is hitting the road again in support of its dealers. The tiremaker is going coast-to-coast with its 2018 experiential Ride and Drive Dealer Training Program. The multi-city tour, designed to educate Yokohama dealers on its tires while giving ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese climber who previously lost all but one of his fingers while climbing Mount Everest has died trying to reach the mountain's summit. Nobukazu Kuriki, 35, was found dead in his tent by Sherpas on Monday morning, a Nepalese government official said. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Passengers on board the All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) Boeing 767 aircraft were evacuated at a Japanese airport before its departure ... airport to Hong Kong — had to be evacuated, Xinhua News Agency reported. “As soon as the plane’s doors ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese exports picked up in April after lackluster data the previous month, despite friction with the U.S. and between the U.S. and China, Japan’s two biggest trading partners. Key Takeaways The data cover the first full month after the ... ( read original story ...)

She said another one-third of the cases reportedly occurred at the journalists' workplaces and the remainder involved their news sources and others. Awareness about sexual misconduct has been slow to develop in Japan. Taniguchi said the survey shows some ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Foreign journalists will be allowed to journey to North Korea’s mountains this week to observe the official closing of the country’s nuclear test site in a public display of goodwill ahead of leader Kim Jong Un’s planned summit with ... ( read original story ...)

A tumultuous Cannes Film Festival concluded Saturday with the Palme d'Or awarded to Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters, a tender portrait of a poor, impoverished family, while Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento vowed justice will come to ... ( read original story ...)

His friend says he will never forget when Otake brought his son to game, telling him that he wanted his son to one day play baseball too. (Japanese original by Shintaro Iguchi, Tomokazu Kamaki and Naoto Takeda, Nagoya News Center) ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - Japan's automaking association on Friday said it hoped the country's export partners would keep tariffs on vehicles and components low and maintain free trade relationships to promote and strengthen transparent trade. The comments ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - Japan's automaking association on Friday said it hoped the country's export partners would keep tariffs on vehicles and vehicle components low and maintain free trade relationships to promote and strengthen transparent trade. ( read original story ...)

View from Osaka is a monthly column that examines the latest news from a Kansai perspective. An international organization weighing a proposal to name a geological period after Chiba Prefecture has suspended the process due to an allegation of data ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a shop in the Kabukicho red-light district of Shinjuku Ward that sold illegal pornographic DVDs, reports TBS News (May 17). On May 15, police arrested Takashi Sato, 57, over the possession of 36 DVDs ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a male employee in the film industry who is suspected in multiple flashing incidents in Shibuya Ward, reports Nippon News Network (May 16). On the night of April 10, Toshinari Kikuchi, a 24-year-old contract employee ... ( read original story ...)