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TOKYO -- Nissan is recalling 1.2 million vehicles in Japan that were produced between October 2014 and September this year to re-inspect them as they had not gone through the proper final checks. Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. said Monday a team ... ( read original story ...)

These launches provoked panic in Japan and worldwide condemnation but it appears North Korea is now preparing to go one step further and launch a direct attack. A news article published in a Pyongyang-based newspaper, which acts as a mouthpiece for Kim’s ... ( read original story ...)

The commander of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier strike group has told reporters in Hong Kong that his ships have an ironclad commitment to defending U.S. allies, including Japan and South ... Yonhap news agency cited an unnamed South Korean defence ... ( read original story ...)

Brett will also take full control of Baillie Gifford’s £1.9 billion open-ended Japanese fund, on which Whitley currently has a Citywire A-rating, with Donald Farquharson succeeding her as team leader. The news came as two fixed income partners at ... ( read original story ...)

The experiment provides a peek into the possible origins of life. Shogo Tachibana of Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan and colleagues combined water, methanol and ammonia, all found in comets and interstellar clouds where stars form, at a temperature ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo in Japan and Erzurum in Turkey could also enter the race. The United States Olympic Committee is expected to discuss possible bids for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games at its Board meeting next month. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has made no secret of her ... not entrust it to allies. On Monday, she told Jiji news agency her party aimed to run more than the 233 candidates needed to take a majority in the 465-seat lower house. ( read original story ...)

Bernard Tomic snapped a four-match losing streak with a three-set win over Joao Sousa in the first round in Tokyo. Bernard Tomic has scored his first singles win since June with a three-set victory over Joao Sousa of Portugal in Tokyo. Tomic had lost his ... ( read original story ...)

Seventy-three companies represented Hawaii at the 2017 Tokyo International Gift Show (TIGS). This year marks the sixth consecutive year that the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) organized a Hawaii Pavilion at TIGS ... ( read original story ...)

Guam's changing airline landscape New routes to Nagoya and Incheon were added in 2017. Check out this story on guampdn.com: http://www.guampdn.com/videos/news/2017/10/01/guams-changing-airline-landscape/105552110/ ( read original story ...)

Honda Motorcycles will be introducing its second self-balancing motorcycle concept at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. Earlier this year, Honda had introduced its first self-balancing concept which was based on the Honda NC700, at the Consumer Electronics Show. ( read original story ...)

Raonic is here again in Tokyo as the third seed making his return after missing ... The Times of India Group and Asian News International. NFL Week 4: Washington Redskins at Kansas City... ( read original story ...)

Three years from now, Tokyo will see an influx of visitors for the 2020 Summer Olympics. In preparation for an expected 40 million guests, the Japanese government has launched a national toilet improvement campaign. Tokyo’s Narita airport is the first to ... ( read original story ...)

It was a standout at Frankfurt. But the Japanese company isn’t stopping there. The next major show on the motoring calendar occurs late this month in Tokyo, and Honda has revealed it’ll be premiering yet another electric concept. Called simply the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened modestly higher on Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street as the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey showed business confidence hitting its highest level in a decade. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.16 percent, or 32.65 points, to 20,388 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands in the upper 112 yen range in early deals in Tokyo on Monday, largely in line with its levels seen in New York late last week. As markets opened here, the dollar was quoted at 112.66-67 yen compared ... ( read original story ...)