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Before I went to Tokyo I assumed it was all manga, maid cafés and a suffocating swarm of people – one giant scramble crossing at Shibuya. It’s a place I’d always wanted to see, but assumed you needed months to explore. But the city quietly defied ... ( read original story ...)

Workers began removing a large quantity of trash at a so-called “garbage house” in Nagoya after the resident refused to do so over an extended period, reports Fuji News Network (July 3). At around 8:30 a.m., workers started hauling away a mountain of ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japanese media startup Uzabase is acquiring Quartz, a New York-based online business news platform, from Atlantic Media. Uzabase’s deal with the U.S. media company is valued at $75 million-$110 million, depending on Quartz’s financial ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday approved an energy plan that sets ambitious targets for nuclear energy use and sustains a struggling program for spent-fuel recycling despite setbacks after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The plan approved Tuesday by the Cabinet ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japanese media startup Uzabase is acquiring Quartz, a New York-based online business news platform, from Atlantic Media. Uzabase's deal with the U.S. media company is valued at $75 million-$110 million, depending on Quartz's financial performance ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo said on Tuesday it was expanding its offer of made-to-measure clothes using skintight bodysuits which help customers upload their measurements online. Zozo, which operates Japan’s popular shopping ... ( read original story ...)

Brazil will face Belgium in the quarter-finals of the World Cup as Roberto Martinez's side came from 2-0 down to beat Japan 3-2. Nacer Chadli's 94th-minute winner completed a sensational comeback as Belgium beat Japan 3-2 to book a World Cup quarter-final ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's World Cup campaign finally ran out of legs on Monday. Now, it has emerged the country may have scored something of an own-goal before its first knockout game even kicked off. Fisherman Kimio Abe, who caught Rabiot, brought in a replacement octopus ... ( read original story ...)

This news follows multiple other reports of the Japanese police cracking down on the use of remote mining tools where website visitors were not informed that their computers were being used to mine cryptocurrencies. Recently, the police in 10 prefectures ... ( read original story ...)

Gamers running to catch a train in Tokyo's Shibuya station should slow down and take a look at a world-record-setting model. First, some explanation for those whose gaming education ended with Pac-Man. Border Break: Sega Network Robot Wars is a robot ... ( read original story ...)

As dawn broke in Tokyo, Japan fans had dared to believe their team was about to make World Cup history. But a few short minutes later, the dream was over. At a bar in a Tokyo business district, the air went out of the room as Belgium found the net in extra ... ( read ...

Calgary is among the cities mulling a bid. Stockholm and Sapporo, Japan are seriously interested. Erzurum, Turkey, Graz, Austria and a joint bid from cities in Italy are also in play. The IOC published its host city contract Monday detailing measures ... ( read original story ...)

Calgary is among the cities mulling a bid. Stockholm and Sapporo, Japan are seriously interested while Erzurum, Turkey, Graz, Austria and a joint bid from cities in Italy are also in play. The IOC published its host city contract Monday detailing measures ... ( read original story ...)

Coach: Akira Nishino (JPN) Referee: Malang Diedhiou (SEN) TEAM NEWS Belgium central defender Vincent Kompany returned to the lineup to face Japan in their last 16 clash for his first start at the tournament after picking up a groin strain in a warm-up ... ( read original story ...)

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia -- Nacer Chaldi capped a comeback from a two-goal deficit when he scored in the fourth minute of injury time to give Belgium a 3-2 victory over Japan on Monday and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals. Japan led 2-0 on early second ... ( read original story ...)

A series of shock upsets have rocked the 2018 World Cup to its core and Japan looked like adding another to the tally as it went up 2-0 early in the second half against Belgium. But Belgium launched a stunning comeback that culminated in Nacer Chadli ... ( read original story ...)