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There was more bad news last month when Olympic organisers admitted that prolonged summer rain had brought high levels of bacteria to a venue earmarked for triathlon and open water swimming. While Tokyo has taken successful measures to slash costs ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said trust between the two ... Lee signed a document Wednesday formalizing the city's acceptance of the memorial, according to Kyodo News. Mainstream historians say up to 200,000 women, mostly from Korea but also other ... ( read original story ...)

... in December after explaining the decision to the Osaka city assembly and holding meetings with top city officials. At a Nov. 24 news conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said about the monument, “It is extremely regrettable.” ( read original story ...)

"This is highly regrettable," Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura told reporters ... regrettable," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular news conference on Friday. "We plan to continue making every effort so that things like this ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese politician Yuka Ogata brought her seven-month-old son to a municipal assembly meeting to highlight the difficulties of being a working mom. And it didn’t go well. Wednesday was the first time Ogata’s son Dogen accompanied her to work ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Japanese authorities were investigating Friday eight men ... "Chongjin," possibly related to a major port city on North Korea's eastern coast, Kyodo News agency reported. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the investigation, which was ... ( read original story ...)

A local Japanese politician has been criticised by lawmakers for trying to bring her baby to a council session. Yuka Ogata said she wanted to show how difficult it is for women to juggle careers and raise children. Kumamoto municipal assembly officials ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said trust between the two ... Lee signed a document Wednesday formalising the city's acceptance of the memorial, according to Kyodo News. Mainstream historians say up to 200,000 women, mostly from Korea but also other ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window A boat carrying eight men claiming to be North Korean fishermen has washed ashore the coast in Japan. Japanese police said the men were found at Yurihonjo city's marina late on Thursday, and taken into ... ( read original story ...)

Add North Korea as an interest to stay up to date on the latest North Korea news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Japanese police are investigating eight men found on Japan's northern coast who say they are from North Korea and washed ashore after their ... ( read original story ...)

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, asked if the possibility the men were spies had been ruled out, told a news conference authorities were handling the matter carefully. Japan is studying plans to cope with a possible influx of tens of thousands of ... ( read original story ...)

The eight men had no life-threatening injuries and appeared to speak Korean, the Kyodo News agency reported ... Police were not available to make any further comment. Last week, the Japanese Coast Guard rescued three North Korean crew members from their ... ( read original story ...)

The C-2A Greyhound crashed on Nov. 22 into the ocean southeast of Okinawa, Japan. Eight sailors were rescued about 40 ... whereabouts unknown (DUSTWUN)" status as of early Thursday, CBS News correspondent David Martin reported Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Sapporo will now enter a dialogue process ... from the IOC by participating in working sessions to polish our hosting plans,” Akimoto said at a news conference. After the dialogue stage, the procedure will enter the candidature stage, where the selected ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - The Japanese Olympic Committee and city of Sapporo announced Wednesday they will enter a dialogue process over a potential bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. JOC president Tsunekazu Takeda and Sapporo mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto made the ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire Canada brand ambassador Jean-Sebastien Sauriol. (Photo: Yokohama) The American Endurance Racing weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course may not have turned out as successful as race driver and Yokohama Tire Canada brand ambassador Jean ... ( read original story ...)