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TOKYO - The recent outbreak of a highly virulent strain of bird flu in Japan has taken a toll on bird exhibits and events at zoos nationwide ahead of the Chinese zodiac Year of the Rooster in 2017, a survey by Kyodo News showed Sunday. According to the ... ( read original story ...)

Joint economic development "would help foster trust toward a peace treaty," Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after meetings in Japan over two days. Asked about developments in Syria ... ( read original story ...)

This past August it was announced that for the first time ever surfing would be classed as an Olympic sport after being added to the Tokyo 2020 sports program. The news was celebrated by many surfers around the world who were thrilled that their favorite ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 organizers have vowed to keep costs below $20 billion ... Koike also unveiled a plan to sell off the operating rights of the arena to a private company after the Games, Kyodo news agency reported. After taking office earlier this year, Koike ... ( read original story ...)

Oh, and of course some worthwhile international cultural exchange … we hope. View from Osaka is a monthly column that examines the latest news from a Kansai perspective. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — The Japanese news media gave breathless coverage to President Vladimir V. Putin’s two-day visit to Japan this week, training television cameras on the airport in Yamaguchi Prefecture where the Russian leader arrived more than two hours late. ( read original story ...)

as early as possible at the beginning of next year,” Petriccione said at a news conference in Tokyo. Both sides were aiming to broadly agree on the bilateral free trade deal by year-end. Japan is keen to advance its trade talks with the European Union ... ( read original story ...)

Joint economic development "would help foster trust toward a peace treaty," Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after meetings in Japan over two days. Asked about developments in Syria ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir ... “The issue won’t be solved if each of us just make their own case,” Abe told a joint news conference with Putin. “We need to make efforts toward a breakthrough so that we don ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the business community ... of peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition. Putin said Friday at a news conference in Tokyo that the negotiations would take place in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. ( read original story ...)

Putin and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wrapped up two days of talks on Thursday with numerous economic deals but no big breakthrough on a territorial row. Rather, the two leaders agreed to launch talks on joint economic activities on the disputed ... ( read original story ...)

Japan surpassed China in October as the largest foreign owner of US Treasury securities, the first time the countries have swapped places in nearly two years. Total foreign holdings fell for a fourth month. The Treasury Department says that total foreign ... ( read original story ...)

Plans for a £12bn nuclear power plant in Wales has been a focus for talks between the UK chancellor and the Japanese government. Philip Hammond said he hoped more discussions mean "we are able to move forward in the new year". Japanese-owned Horizon ... ( read original story ...)

... and the U.S. Embassy in Japan, participated in the drill. The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan has been deployed at Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, since 2015. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is necessary to subscribe. ( read original story ...)

where Abe said they discussed a long-standing row over the ownership of a chain of islands off northern Japan controlled by Moscow but claimed by Tokyo. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is necessary to subscribe. We offer a broad range ... ( read original story ...)

Putin flew on a backup aircraft, according to Japanese media, and landed in Tokyo about 45 minutes behind schedule. He and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe focused on territorial issues, including a possibility of discussing joint economic projects there ... ( read original story ...)