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TOKYO (AP) -- A Tokyo Olympic official promised a clean games on Wednesday, pledging to improve water quality in the venue for marathon swimming and triathlon, and to ban four large Japanese construction companies that have been charged with colluding on ... ( read original story ...)

3:40 p.m. A Japanese news agency says a train believed to be used by high-level North Korean officials has left the Beijing station. Kyodo News reported Tuesday afternoon the train had departed. The agency did not say how it knew that. The train's arrival ... ( read original story ...)

Gox was hacked and went bankrupt, the case still casts a shadow over the regulatory regime put in place to protect Japan's thriving cryptocurrency market. Mark Karpeles, the French founder and former CEO of Mt. Gox, says he hopes to recoup the millions ... ( read original story ...)

The English actor was photographed hitting the streets of Tokyo on Tuesday, and it just so happens that ... it's [kind of] known to their close circle," an insider recently told E! News. "They talk all the time. Katy and Orlando have grown up since they ... ( read original story ...)

LIEGE, Belgium — Japan's preparations for the World Cup took another hit Tuesday. The Japanese team, which will face Colombia, Senegal and Poland in Group H at the tournament in Russia, lost to Ukraine 2-1 in a friendly. Japan has won only two of its ... ( read original story ...)

Since then eight North Korean crewmembers were deported from Japan, and Kang is to be deported to North Korea as well, an action South Korea's Yonhap news agency defined as "forcible repatriation" on Tuesday. Deportation could have serious consequences for ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan are “completely in sync” over North Korea and agree that it must abolish its medium- and short-range missiles as well as intercontinental and intermediate range ballistic missiles, Japan’s foreign ... ( read original story ...)

A dozen national Olympic committees have been given a quick look at Tokyo's venue preparations for the 2020 Summer Games. Mark England of the British Olympic Association says they were impressed. "We haven't had many questions to ask the organizing ... ( read original story ...)

... Prefectural Police have arrested a 61-year-old man over the fatal assault of his mother at their residence in Osaka City, reports TBS News (Mar. 27). At around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, police were tipped off about an incident at the residence by a caller ... ( read original story ...)

Bahia Kino, Sonora, Mexico (March 26, 2018) – The 2018 Yokohama Sonora Rally came to a close on Friday at the beautiful seaside resort of Bahia Kino, in Sonora, Mexico. With the finale feast underway at Mariscos Bahia, competitors, crew family and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's famous cherry blossoms have reached full bloom in Tokyo as spring-like weather descends on the nation's capital. Crowds flocked Monday to popular spots in much of Japan to enjoy the sea of delicate pink and white blooms. Some laid down ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to repeal a Japanese law requiring broadcasters to show impartiality, a step critics fear will lead to sensational reporting and polarize views, just as a similar move has been blamed for doing in the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo and Hong Kong recovered from early losses on a mixed day ... Adding to the negative sentiment was news that Trump had installed a hardline hawk, John Bolton, as his national security adviser, stoking geopolitical worries. - 'Room for miscalculation ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's famous cherry blossoms have reached full bloom in Tokyo as spring-like weather descends on the nation's capital. Crowds flocked Monday to popular spots in much of Japan to enjoy the sea of delicate pink and white blooms. Some laid down picnic ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s first lady, Akie Abe, once known mainly for embracing progressive causes that put her at odds with her conservative spouse, is now in the hot seat as doubts revive about a murky land sale to a nationalist school to which she had ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA--City government officials here are testing an online “matching” program aimed at keeping business travelers--and their wallets--in Yokohama during their spare time. Crowds of non-Japanese visit this port city for business purposes, but many ... ( read original story ...)