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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday said it had detected what appeared to be a Chinese-flagged vessel, 350 km (218 miles) off Shanghai, conducting illegal transfers to a North Korean ship. "Following a comprehensive assessment, the government of Japan ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tariffs on steel, threats of car import levies and intense pressure for a two-way economic deal: despite warm personal ties, U.S. President Donald Trump is giving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a decidedly tough time on trade. ( read original story ...)

Buses with fewer steps leading to their rear seats will start operating in Tokyo later this year as the capital gears up for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tokyo already had 1,464 buses with a step-free entrance as of April last year, but ... ( read original story ...)

Private-sector companies with the backing of the Yokohama Municipal Government plan to build seaside aerial gondolas in the port city, aiming to attract tourists coming from abroad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Senyo Kogyo Co., the Osaka-based amusement ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 28 (Reuters) - Japanese shares ended little changed on Monday as a further slide in oil prices pulled down energy-related stocks, offsetting initial gains stemming from renewed hopes for a U.S.-North Korea summit next month. The benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Coca-Cola launched its first ever alcoholic drink on Monday in Japan -- a fizzy, lemon-flavoured concoction laced with spirits that seeks to capitalize on the growing popularity of "chuhai" alcopops enjoyed especially by young women. Although the U.S. firm ... ( read original story ...)

PARIS: Japan's Naomi Osaka displayed the best and worst sides of her game in a 6-2 7-5 first-round win against American Sofia Kenin at the French Open on Monday. The 21st seed seemed en route to a nice morning stroll on court 3 in Paris but lost her focus ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window Coca-Cola has launched its first alcoholic drink, a lemon flavoured alcopop, in Japan in a bid to tap new markets and consumers. In a global first for the US drinks giant, three fizzy lemon drinks went ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he would seek to convince President Donald Trump of the crucial role his country’s automakers play in boosting the U.S. economy. The Trump administration decided last week to begin a ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that from April 2018 it has been supplying its BluEarth-A AE-50 tires to Volkswagen AG subsidiary ŠKODA for use as original equipment (OE) on the automaker's Kodiaq. The BluEarth-A AE-50 tires are ... ( read original story ...)

Five years after an injury at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament nearly ended his career at the age of 25, Georgian wrestler Tochinoshin will return to Nagoya in July as an ozeki. The 30-year-old, whose real name is Levan Gorgadze and who will become the ... ( read original story ...)

A single pair of premium melons on Saturday fetched a record 3.2 million yen (US$29,300) at auction in Japan, where the fruit is regarded as a status symbol. Seasonal fruit offerings in Japan routinely attract massive sums from buyers seeking social ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — One of Japan’s most prominent former leaders, Yasuhiro Nakasone, has turned 100, fitting in a country known for longevity. As a World War II naval officer, he witnessed the depth of Japan’s defeat and devastation. He presided over Japan in ... ( read original story ...)

The success of the first Japanese Industrial Park at Mandal has led to a second project at Khoraj, and a slew of investments from Japanese industrial giants. With the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro project and the Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed Rail project ... ( read original story ...)

At Indian Wells, Naomi Osaka looked like she could beat any tennis player in the world. She’d entered the tournament unseeded, having never won a WTA title before. But in the heat of the desert, she proceeded—efficiently and almost cruelly—to ... ( read original story ...)

Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki ("Yatogame-chan Observation Diary"), a humorous 4-panel comic by Masaki Andou about a blunt and ill-tempered girl who speaks in Nagoya dialect, is being adapted into a TV anime. The production is currently in the planning ... ( read original story ...)