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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose slightly Wednesday morning as buying on a weaker yen offset selling by investors locking in gains. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 38.91 points ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday on the yen's weakness against the U.S. dollar, but upside was capped by U.S. shares whi ... ( read original story ...)

In a 4 1/2-minute radio speech on Aug. 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender in World War Two, telling his subjects he had resolved to pave the way for peace by "enduring the ... ( read original story ...)

When she’s not winning tennis titles and breaking records, Osaka is committed to changing the lives of girls through sport. ( read original story ...)

Coronavirus cluster infections have been reported in sports teams at a high school and a university in Tokyo, as the capital and other urban areas continue to report high numbers of new cases. A ... ( read original story ...)

"If the right of self-defense is exercised as 'offense is the best defense' it would recklessly lead us to a war," Nagasaki survivor Tanaka Terumi told Newsweek. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese refer to the attempted coup d’état on Aug. 14, 1945, the last night of the Second World War, as the “Kyujo Incident" ... ( read original story ...)

Cheese exports worth less than $150,000 could be holding up a trade deal between Britain and Japan. Since Brexit, the UK government has struggled to replicate the trade agreements it once enjoyed with ... ( read original story ...)

Brexit trade deal between the UK and Japan may have met an unlikely obstacle - stilton cheese. On Friday, the two sides said they hoped to agree the details of a post-Brexit trade agreement by the end ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's service sector sentiment index rose in July, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Tuesday, showing some improvement in business confidence although concerns persist over the impact of the ... ( read original story ...)

The UK government's negotiations with Tokyo have reportedly encountered an obstacle in Liz Truss' mission to sell more blue cheese to Japan. ( read original story ...)

Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp.'s said Tuesday that its profit rose 12% in April-June from a year earlier as its investments added to its coffers, including sales ... ( read original story ...)

Consensus crumbles after Liz Truss reportedly sought to make the cheese a part of negotiations ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's top government spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, said on Tuesday it was extremely important to maintain the framework of Group of Seven (G7) meetings. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday morning on a Wall Street rally overnight and a weaker yen after U.S. President Donald Trump signed executiv ... ( read original story ...)

Japan posted its smallest current account surplus in more than five years in June, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday, mainly due to a slump in exports, highlighting the heavy hit to external ... ( read original story ...)