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TOKYO -- The City of Yokohama has decided to bid to host a large resort that will include a casino, Nikkei has learned. The Japanese government has announced a plan to build three so-called ... ( read original story ...)

Two fresh signs of strain on the global economy were delivered by Japan today, after the country unveiled that exports slipped for the eighth consecutive month in July. Japan’s Ministry of Finance ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO – A group passing on the experiences of the Japanese detained in Siberia by the former Soviet Union after the war has begun new activities to prepare for a time when none of the dwindling ... ( read original story ...)

That work would be carried out by a team of Yokohama officials specially chosen for that purpose. According to the news outlet, a site close to Yamashita pier has been confirmed as the preferred site. ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese exports fell for an eighth straight month in July, as slowing growth and trade battles raise fears of a global recession. The value of shipments abroad dropped 1.6% in July ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports slipped for an eight month in July, while manufacturers' confidence turned negative for the first time in over six years as slowing global growth and the prolonged ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s exports slipped for an eight month in July, while manufacturers’ confidence turned negative for the first time in over six years as slowing global growth and the ... ( read original story ...)

The news further soured the outlook for export-reliant economies such as Japan’s. The monthly poll, which tracks the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) closely-watched tankan quarterly survey, found ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya Oceans defeated Mes Sungun Varseqan 2-0 at the Bangkok Arena. Neto Antonio Hirata and Ryohei Ando were the Oceans' scorers as the Japanese outfit dashed Mes Sungun's bid to win back-to-back ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)With the US Open just days away, Naomi Osaka is fretting over a knee injury after she was forced to retire from the Cincinnati Masters on Friday. Osaka, who is the first player from Japan to win ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, seeking to reclaim its crown as the world's leader in amazing train tech, is set to open its own maglev route from Tokyo to Nagoya in 2027. Yes, open. Not only has the track been built, but ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka retired from the Cincinnati Masters with an apparent knee injury on Friday, less than two weeks before the start of her U.S. Open title defence. Osaka was ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - After a week of Tokyo 2020 test events dominated by talks of sweltering heat and stifling humidity, it was hockey’s turn to experience it at the newly-built Oi Hockey Stadium ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL (Reuters) - Top diplomats of South Korea and Japan plan to meet their Chinese counterpart in Beijing next week amid a flare-up in tension over trade and history, Seoul’s foreign ministry ... ( read original story ...)

MASON, Ohio — A little more than a week before she is to begin defending her United States Open title, Naomi Osaka injured her left knee and abandoned a quarterfinal at the Western & Southern Open on ... ( read original story ...)

In 2013, Chie Kawabata abducted her five-year-old son, defying a U.S. court order forbidding her from taking him to Japan and another that named her ex-husband as the primary parent. But even ... ( read original story ...)