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Polls opened Sunday in Japan’s general election, in a test for new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as he seeks voter support for his scandal-hit party just weeks after taking the role. Ishiba, the ... ( read original story ...)

It’s not quite the tennis off-season yet, but Naomi Osaka is enjoying some well-deserved time off in Tokyo. For the Japanese professional tennis player, the 2024 season has been one of rebuilding. She ... ( read original story ...)

A haven for culture mavens and year-round athletic enthusiasts, Karuizawa, which has been compared to New York’s Hamptons, attracts more than its fair share of royalty and celebrities, as well as scores of wealthy Westerners. ( read original story ...)

Japan's ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing at Sunday's national election, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the next government and the outlook for the world's fourth-largest economy. ( read original story ...)

Corsairs guard Kiefer Ravena. Photo from Instagram/yokohama.b_corsairs.Kiefer Ravena celebrated his 31st birthday on Sunday in the most fitting manner.The former Gilas Pilipinas guard was stellar on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's ruling coalition is set to lose its parliamentary majority, exit polls for Sunday's general election suggested, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the government of the world's fourth-largest economy. ( read original story ...)

With most of the population gone, residents of one village in Japan have come up with a novel plan to make it less lonely — replacing people with puppets. ( read original story ...)

Takashi Kawamura, former mayor of this central Japan city, is assured of winning a seat in the Oct. 27 House of Representatives election and･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan held elections for its lower house on Sunday and although the results are not expected until Monday, analysts said if the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito coalition fails to maintain its majority, ( read original story ...)

Japan's ruling coalition is set to lose its parliamentary majority, exit polls for Sunday's general election suggested, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the government of the world's ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka’s season has been a rollercoaster—tough matches, unexpected setbacks, and injuries have kept her off the courts for much of it. The post ‘Felt Really Ashamed’ – Naomi Osaka Breaks Down ... ( read original story ...)

A group of hibakusha, survivors of the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, visited the graves of deceased hibakusha in Tokyo on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese electorate seemed poised to punish the Liberal Democrats, even if it does not go so far as to hand power to the opposition. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner may lose their majority in the lower house of parliament, raising questions about the make-up of the next government, exit polls from Sunday's general election indicated. ( read original story ...)

Liu Zhaohe of China competes during the Men Daoshu competition of the 3rd Taolu World Cup held in Yokohama Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Liu Xin of China competes during the Women Daoshu competition of the 3rd Taolu World Cup held in Yokohama Japan ... ( read original story ...)