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Japan wants to avert another state of emergency and needs to consider more stimulus to revive the economy, the top government spokesman said, signalling Tokyo's resolve to focus on re-opening ... ( read original story ...)

Public toilets are usually a welcome sight to anyone who has had too much to drink, but some might do a double take when they come across the ones that have just opened in a Tokyo park. ( read original story ...)

Archaeologists have dug up the remains of more than 1,500 people, many of them believed to have died in an epidemic, buried in a 19th century mass grave while excavating as part of a city development ... ( read original story ...)

A worker operating heavy machinery was feared to have fallen into a deep and massive pit now partially full of water that was used for fuel storage when the site was a U ... ( read original story ...)

An excavation in the western Japanese city of Osaka has unearthed more than 1,500 human bones at what is thought to be a burial site dating back some 160 years, city officials have said. Researchers ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese researchers said on Wednesday that low concentrations of ozone can neutralise coronavirus particles, potentially providing a way for hospitals to disinfect examination rooms and waiting areas ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will slide into mild deflation for the next three years as the coronavirus crisis crushes demand and leads to more job losses, but the Bank of Japan is unlikely to ramp up stimulus to support ... ( read original story ...)

Plus news on Puesto, Whisknladle, Loma Club, Pandemic Pizza, Westfield UTC and the closures of Sapporo in O.B. and O'Sullivan's in Carlsbad ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is known for being ahead of the curve when it comes to tech, so it’s unsurprising that Tokyo’s new see-through public restrooms are drawing crowds in the city. The Tokyo Toilet Project, an ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka put on a solid serving performance to beat Dayana Yastremska 6-3 6-1 at the Southern and Western Open on Tuesday and advance to the quarter-finals, where she will face Anett Kontaveit. ( read original story ...)

Japan can get closer (to the alliance) even to the extent of it being called the ‘Six Eyes’.” The Five Eyes grouping takes its name from the number of countries that comprise it — the UK, the US, ... ( read original story ...)

The future of theme parks may soon look like a video game from the early ‘90s, according to images and details that have started to emerge from Universal Studios Japan’s new Super Mario-themed park. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has spoken about her experiences of being black and Japanese, as well as her memories of her mentor Kobe Bryant, in an interview with WSJ Magazine ... ( read original story ...)

Paralympic athletes took to the catwalk in Tokyo on Tuesday for the “Amputee Venus Show” which was originally scheduled to be held in conjunction with the opening of the ... ( read original story ...)

As the highest-paid female athlete in the world, Osaka is standing up for Black lives while taking inspiration from her late mentor, Kobe Bryant. ( read original story ...)

The tennis phenom also reveals the one person who can calm her down in any situation. ( read original story ...)