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Japan recorded a current account deficit in January for the first time in two years as a weak yen inflated the cost of imports, finance ministry data showed on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's real wages fell 1.8 percent in January from a year earlier, the first drop in three months, due to higher food and gasoline p ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- The problem of "overtourism," marked by an excessive concentration of travelers negatively impacting local communities and residents, is becoming increasingly severe across Japan, with ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea on Monday urged Japan to investigate and apologize to Korean victims killed in the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo in 1945, near the end of World War II, a day before Japan is set to mourn the ... ( read original story ...)

Bureaucracy, aversion to risk, high taxes are blamed for why Japan lags behind in the start-up scene. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

New yokozuna Hoshoryu suffered a nightmare start to his time at the exalted rank on Sunday after the Mongolian-born wrestler was defe ... ( read original story ...)

The government plans to delay its plan to extend the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, Japan's northernmost bullet train route, to Sapporo by ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has consistently showcased her unique fashion sense on the tennis court, blending athletic performance with personal style. Here’s a look at some of her most memorable outfits from recent ... ( read original story ...)

"Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" presents over 180 artifacts, including the wooden coffin of King Ramses II from the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Visitors can se ... ( read original story ...)

Artisan Partners , a U.S.-based investor in Seven & i Holdings , on Sunday opposed the Japanese retailer's CEO succession plan and urged the company to reconsider a takeover offer, according to a ... ( read original story ...)

Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui broke away around the 36-kilometer mark and cruised to the win at the Nagoya Women's Marathon on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

The pavilion features art by Naomi Kawase, Melanie Laurent, Hiro Chiba and Mariko Mori, while Toshiya Ogino did the landscaping and Chitose Abe designed the attendants' uniforms If there's one place to be in 2025, ( read original story ...)

In response, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told parliament on Friday that the security treaty was reciprocal. Japan hosts more than a dozen US bases and roughly 60,000 US military personnel under a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, which killed at least one person, has been brought under control, the mayor of the northern city of Ofunato said on Sunday (Ma ... ( read original story ...)

For that race, Chepkirui and six other Kenyans (both men and women), also secured considerably large payouts as winners of the marathon received Ksh13 million (USD 100,000), while second-place ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Yokohama have arrested a 58-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempting to kill his 63-year-old sister by stabbing her with a kitchen knife. According to police, the incident occurred ... ( read original story ...)