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Today, experts tell Fox News the idea that Japan can and should possess nuclear weapons on its own soil, whether they are domestically developed or provided by the U.S., is no longer the exclusive realm of Japanese extremists. "There are some Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA – Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi cruised to a third four-year term on Sunday by defeating two former national and local politicians. The 71-year-old, who had the backing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday he hopes a draft U.N. resolution that would impose new sanctions against North Korea following its tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile will be finished "in days." The United States and China ... ( read original story ...)

WEI Qiujie was only meant to be in Japan for a week. The 27-year-old primary school teacher from China had travelled there for a solo trip and was staying in a hostel in Sapporo, a picturesque, mountainous city on the island of Hokkaido. She checked in on ... ( read original story ...)

These encounters were at different times and places in the past few days, China News Service website reported Tuesday, citing information from the official website of the Chinese consulate-general in Sapporo. One of the encounters was along a forest road ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will appoint Foreign ... and aim mainly for economic reform," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

the Japan Tennis Association said on Wednesday. The Kyoto native had been awarded a sponsors' invite for the Sept. 11-17 event at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park, Kyodo news reported. Date, who initially retired in 1996 but returned to competition in ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – A Nagoya hospital will set up a project team to consider womb transplants for women born without a uterus or whose uterus has been surgically removed due to cancer or other conditions, the hospital said Wednesday. While successful uterus ... ( read original story ...)

Thai student robotic team has bagged home a world title in the biggest and most reputable robotic competitions in the world held this year in Japan’s Nagoya Robo Cup 2017 from July 27-31. Thailand sent two teams to compete with almost 400 teams from 40 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo American Club will be the home of USA House in Tokyo," U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun told a news conference at the club Wednesday. Founded in 1928, the Tokyo American Club is located a short distance from the U.S. Embassy, Tokyo Tower and ... ( read original story ...)

It’s definitely the light at the end of the tunnel,” Dean Matsubayashi, executive director of the LTSC, told Los Angeles Downtown News. “It’s been really challenging.” The idea of a recreation center in Little Tokyo actually dates to the 1980s ... ( read original story ...)

After a nearly year-long investigation into anonymous allegations of data and image falsification in numerous papers, a University of Tokyo committee today announced it had confirmed that one research group falsified images and graphs in five papers. ( read original story ...)

On Halloween, filmgoers at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2017 will have a chance to experience the original 1954 Gojira like never before: with live music performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Prior to the screenings, a live-talk event ... ( read original story ...)

Asakusa, known for its venerable temples and shrines, traditional eateries, and artisan shops, is a popular sightseeing area for international visitors with its nostalgic downtown atmosphere reminiscent of old Tokyo. With easy access to/from Narita and ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese hotelier Fujita Kanko Inc. announced that it plans to open Hotel Gracery Asakusa in Tokyo in the fall of 2018. The hotel will be the tenth and newest property in the company's Hotel Gracery group. Japanese hotelier Fujita Kanko Inc. announced that ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gas, through its subsidiary Tokyo Gas Asia, has acquired a stake of 24.9% in PetroVietnam Low Pressure Gas Distribution (PVGas D) for an undisclosed price. PVGas D in turn is the subsidiary of the PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV Gas ... ( read original story ...)