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Since the project was announced in February, the Japanese government set up collection boxes at local offices and retail shops across the country, according to news report. According to Japan's environment ministry, by the end of May, it had collected 106 ... ( read original story ...)

The Seiun Award winners were announced July 22 with Yasumi Kobayashi’s “Ultraman F” snatching Best Japanese Long Story and anime director Hideaki Anno’s live-action “Shin Godzilla” taking the Best Dramatic Presentation gong. Osamu Akimoto’s ... ( read original story ...)

Its task may be even tougher on Sunday, when Lufkin takes on 10-time tournament winner Japan in the championship. Japan has won four of the last seven Little League World Series, and Tokyo Kitasuna, the club representing Japan this year, has won the ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – If you’re the kind of person who prioritizes volunteer work, enjoys playing badminton and has an interest in studying, Shiga Prefecture might be your ideal home in Kansai. On the other hand, if education and learning new skills are your top ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – As the Diet prepares to debate the structure of integrated casino resorts this autumn, competition in Osaka and neighboring Wakayama to win the rights to host one of the first legal gambling complexes in the country is heating up. The most talked ... ( read original story ...)

(Seychelles News Agency) - A Japanese delegation is in Seychelles to ... The 36-member delegation comprising of representatives from the public and private sectors of Japan’s Port of Nagoya and the Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry toured the ... ( read original story ...)

We opted for the two hour tour which visits Tokyo Tower, the red light district of Roppongi and ... An Aussie calls out for details of where he can get on the tour but I have to break some bad news. Even though the Japanese will let you loose on their ... ( read original ...

North Korea fired multiple short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News Friday. The official confirmed a report by the Yonhap news agency that cited South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff and reported that the projectile ... ( read original story ...)

Covering news from Japan for the ABC is not exactly a hardship posting, but sometimes I have to put my body on the line in the name of investigative journalism. In this case, it was my armpits. A Japanese company has developed a device to tell you what ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea fired an "unidentified projectile" into the Sea of Japan Saturday morning, South Korea's military told local news outlets. Yonhap news agency, citing South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, reported that the projectile was fired from a site in ... ( read original story ...)

The annual competition, World Sushi Cup Japan, was held on the sidelines of a seafood expo in Tokyo. “Sushi is considered a Japanese food, but I’m very glad and even grateful that this many people are making so much effort to develop the food ... ( read original story ...)

China Airlines in winter 2017/18 season is increasing service to Hokkaido from Southern Taiwan, with Kaohsiung – Sapporo New Chitose route increases to 7 weekly flights, instead of 5. Planned service increase will commence from 29OCT17. Airbus A330-300 ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – A Nagoya hospital has begun the first clinical trials in regenerative medicine on patients in Japan with the skin condition known as vitiligo, which is characterized by patches of skin losing their pigmentation over time. Starting in July ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA – The city of Yokohama ordered a grilled-meat restaurant in the area to suspend operation Wednesday after two people who had dined there were infected with the O-157 strain of the E. coli bacteria. A teenaged girl and a man in his 80s had ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that it has begun deliveries of its global flagship 'ADVAN Sport V105' tire for use as the original equipment on Subaru's WRX STI, which was released on June 20 after a major redesign. The WRX STI will ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber announced today that it has begun deliveries of its global flagship “ADVAN Sport V105” tire for use as the original equipment on Subaru’s WRX STI, which was released on June 20 after a major redesign. The WRX STI will come equipped ... ( read original story ...)