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The main event features a battle for the vacant Rizin FF bantamweight title, as former title challenger Kai Asakura gets a second successive shot at the vacant 135-pound belt against Hiromasa Ogikubo. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO, Japan -- Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands, has seen the launch of a string of offshore wind farm projects, as fishing communities hit by declining catches look for ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO, Japan -- Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands, has seen the launch of a string of offshore wind farm projects, as fishing communities hit by declining catches look for ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — For years, Yeom Chan-soon was haunted by the cracking sound of a leather belt eating into the flesh of a fellow Korean mine worker being punished for trying to escape from ... ( read original story ...)

Known for its castle, cars, and mouth-watering miso katsu, Nagoya is a bustling epicenter of commerce and Japan’s industrial money-maker. However, even locals need a break from all the hustle and ... ( read original story ...)

The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration. Inclusive Tokyo. Lets ... ( read original story ...)

But start-ups in Japan are battling to create high-performance power packs that could become the next global standard. In the port city of Yokohama, a company's phone never stops ringing. “Can we test ... ( read original story ...)

MMA Junkie recaps the best of the action from Pia Arena in Yokohama as Japanese promotion Rizin FF returned from its COVID-19 hiatus. ( read original story ...)

The main event features a 157-pound battle between Brazilian fan-favorite Roberto de Souza who is looking to bounce back to winning ways following his elimination from the promotion’s lightweight ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will refrain from visiting the Yasukuni shrine for war dead on the 75th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War Two, Jiji news agency said on Sunday, but will make an ... ( read original story ...)

In a pitchers' duel with scoring opportunities at a premium, Nobumasa Fukuda's three-run home run made all the difference as the Chunichi Dragons came from ... ( read original story ...)

Brexit trade agreement in 2026 despite Japan's push to lift the tariffs earlier, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

Sunday marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, which came days before the end of World War Two. ( read original story ...)

A man staying at a hotel in this western Japan city for novel coronavirus patients with mild or no symptoms went home by taxi without permiss ... ( read original story ...)

A full-scale moveable version of the giant anime robot watches over the Gundam Factory in Yokohama, Japan. Fans of the anime robot Gundam can now visit the life-sized giant at the Gundam Factory in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has hit a new daily record of coronavirus cases. The country reported 1,601 cases of COVID-19 Friday, the highest number since the pandemic began, the country's Ministry of Health said. It's ... ( read original story ...)