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TOKYO -- A government panel studying a possible abdication of Japanese Emperor Akihito is to release a report Monday that supports enacting special legislation that would apply to him but not to future monarchs. The panel is looking at how to accommodate ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - A Japanese government panel studying a possible abdication of Emperor Akihito is set to release Monday an interim report that supports enacting special legislation that is applicable only to him. The six-member panel is looking at how to ... ( read original story ...)

Aksys Games announced Tokyo Xanadu will release for PS Vita both physically and digitally this summer in North America and Europe. An enhanced version of the base game, called Tokyo Xanadu EX+, releases this fall on PS4 and PC. Tokyo Xanadu, just like its ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks fell sharply Monday morning with export-related ... To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is necessary to subscribe. We offer a broad range of subscription options depending on your needs. Learn more. ( read original story ...)

TANZANIAN Karatekas have begun early preparations for the Summer Olympics Games to be held in Tokyo in 2020 Japan, the recent training conducted by the President of the World Karate federation, Shihan Shalom Avitan being among the strategies. ( read original story ...)

It’s a clear Sunday morning and a vehicle carrying kayaks pulls into the parking lot of a riverside park in Koto Ward, Tokyo. Getting out the car is Takashi Fukuda of Courant Marin Trip Co., which has been offering kayaking tours on the rivers of the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares tumbled Monday on growing market concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's stance on free trade signaled in his inauguration speech. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 246.88 points, or 1.29 percent ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares opened lower Monday as concerns grew over U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration speech which did not specify economic stimulus plans. As of 9:15 a.m. local time, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 215.93 ... ( read original story ...)

News reports say a summit with Abe is likely to be scheduled ... a professor of U.S. government and history at the University of Tokyo. “It will give Abe a very good opportunity to show him the basics of the alliance mechanism,” Kubo told reporters ... ( read original story ...)

New Logo commemorates 100th Anniversary. Yokohama has unveiled a new logo that will be used during 2017, as the company celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding. Yokohama Rubber was established in Yokohama, Japan on October 13, 1917, as a domestic ... ( read original story ...)

GUNS N' ROSES kicked off the Japanese leg of its "Not In This Lifetime" tour Saturday night (January 21) in Osaka, Japan. Fan-filmed video footage of the show can be seen below. GUNS N' ROSES has four more shows in Japan scheduled for later this month ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese brewer Sapporo Holding has licensed Thailand-based fuel retailer PTG Energy to manufacture cassava-based bioethanol. The Nikkei Asian Review quoted Sapporo, when it said that “this will mark the world's first attempt at commercial production of ... ( read original story ...)

The long weekend of the Ski Jumping Continental Cup in Sapporo with a total of three competitions ended on Sunday with the second event on the large hill and a win of Germany's Andreas Wank. The 28-year-old from die ski club in Hinterzarten was the best in ... ( read original story ...)

Former world record-holder Wilson Kipsang will face nine other men with sub-2:07 PBs at the Tokyo Marathon when he lines up for the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on 26 February. Now in its 11th year, the Tokyo Marathon course has been adapted by eliminating ... ( read original story ...)

“Some people point out that the process leading to the purchase is unclear and inappropriate," Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, 64, told a news conference Jan. 20. "The facts will have to come out if the metropolitan government is going to reform itself ( read original story ...)

"We are worried about the risks of the Trump administration taking protectionism actions or policies," Kosei Shindo, chairman of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, told a news conference. Shindo is also president of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp ... ( read original story ...)