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Nearly nine months after the coronavirus first arrived in Japan, “korona sabetsu” (coronavirus discrimination) is proving almost as hard to eradicate as the virus itself. Japan does not release the ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshihide Suga, the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said he had thought deeply about running for the position and decided that given the coronavirus pandemic, a ... ( read original story ...)

This is to expand production capacity of ATG (Alliance Tire Group), a Yokohama Rubber Group company engaged in the manufacture and sale of off-highway tyres, such as those used in agricultural and ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 80 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 14, the first time the figure has fallen below 100 in a week. Patients in their 20s and 30s accounted for 17 and 16 of the ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group soared on Monday following an announcement that the firm is set to sell U.K. chip designer Arm to U.S. chip firm Nvidia. ( read original story ...)

The governing party, in an emergency vote restricted to insiders, overwhelmingly backed the leading symbol of continuity from Mr. Abe’s long premiership. ( read original story ...)

Japan is celebrating Naomi Osaka's victory at the U.S. Open, especially her array of corporate sponsors. But like much of Japan, they are more muted in backing — ... ( read original story ...)

The softly spoken Naomi Osaka is finding her voice to become a leader on and off the tennis court, after her second US Open title. ( read original story ...)

Mr. Suga’s years as a shadow power in Japanese politics have made him a bit of a cipher. But his decisive victory in a party election demonstrated his formidable political skills. ( read original story ...)

The governing party, in an emergency vote restricted to insiders, overwhelmingly backed the leading symbol of continuity from Mr. Abe’s long premiership. ( read original story ...)

Shares of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group soared Monday afternoon following an announcement that the firm is set to sell U.K. chip designer Arm to U.S. chip firm Nvidia. ( read original story ...)

Investor expectations for a snap general election could potentially give the market a “Suga high.” Even if that were to happen, however, long-term investors are likely to start subjecting Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's ruling party on Monday elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain to replace Shinzo Abe as the country's next prime minister. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Yoshihide Suga, a long-time ally of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, won a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election on Monday, paving the way for him to ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshihide Suga is poised to win Japan’s ruling party leadership vote on Monday, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as the country’s next prime minister ... ( read original story ...)

As the ruling Liberal Democratic Party votes on a replacement for Abe, who is resigning for health reasons, here are some of the issues Japan's next prime minister will confront: Even though Japan has ... ( read original story ...)