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STUTTGART – World number one Naomi Osaka said Tuesday she had “dodged a bullet” after Simona Halep, her main pursuer in the WTA rankings, pulled out of this week's tournament in Stuttgart. Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - A Japanese journalist known for covering war zones has sued the Foreign Ministry after it invalidated his passport and demanded he surrender it, saying it deprives him of his right to travel ... ( read original story ...)

In the military, they call it "painting a target." And it apparently came as a shock to the crew of a lumbering Japanese patrol plane last December when a South Korean warship locked onto them with ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, told a news conference that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was set to issue a statement later on Wednesday. "I would also like to apologize after deep ... ( read original story ...)

Photograph: Daniel Hurst/The Guardian Japan’s government has issued an apology and awarded ... including those who reportedly agreed to undergo surgery, according to Kyodo news agency. People with ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government apologized to tens of thousands of victims forcibly sterilized under the now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law and promised to pay compensation. Picture: Toshiyuki Matsumoto/Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - For Japan’s Zozo Inc, a brash online fashion retailer, 2018 marked a turning point, but not in the way that anyone had hoped. Its body-measuring Zozosuit, which was supposed to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear regulator on Wednesday said it would start ... Shares of all three companies tumbled on the news, with Kansai falling 7.2 percent to 1,453 yen, Kyushu falling more ... ( read original story ...)

An elderly in Japan appears in a viral video preventing the door of a packed Nagoya commuter train from closing. (Photo: Youtube Screengrab) TOKYO: A minute or two of newly shot mobile phone video ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's government apologized Wednesday to tens of thousands of victims forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law and promised to pay compensation. Chief Cabinet ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's Nerima Ward is called the birthplace of the nation's anime industry. Located in the ward, home to more than 100 animation-related companies, is the Toei Animation Museum, where visitors can ... ( read original story ...)

STUTTGART: World number one Naomi Osaka said Tuesday she had “dodged a bullet” after Simona Halep, her main pursuer in the WTA rankings, pulled out of this week’s tournament in Stuttgart. Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

The group opened five new offices across Asia and Europe in Taipei, Ho Chi Minh City, Leeds, Paris and Nagoya. Global advisory firm GCA Altium has continued to expand its international presence across ... ( read original story ...)

PARIS - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pledging to help France rebuild the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral. Abe stopped in France Tuesday as part of his tour of Europe and North America. ... ( read original story ...)

All feedback is appreciated and will help us keep up the NJPW coverage. And now, the best and worst of SENGOKU LORD in NAGOYA on April 20, 2019. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Rainbow Pride is Japan’s annual celebration of love, a week-long jamboree (April 27-May 6) where everyone is welcome to participate. This year’s theme is ‘I Have Pride,’ a simple yet powerful ... ( read original story ...)