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Simona Halep cut the gap to world number one Naomi Osaka in the WTA rankings on Monday after the Romanian made the semi-finals at the Miami Open last week. French Open champion Halep, who last held ... ( read original story ...)

Akihito will be the first emperor to abdicate in Japan in over two centuries. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, speaking at a news conference shown live on national television, held up a ... ( read original story ...)

Akihito will be the first emperor to abdicate in Japan in over two centuries. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, speaking at a news conference shown live on national television, held up a white ... ( read original story ...)

What's in a name? Quite a lot if you're a Japanese citizen just learning Monday that the soon-to-be-installed new emperor's next era will be called Reiwa. It's a proclamation that has happened only ... ( read original story ...)

“Our nation is facing up to a big turning point, but there are lots of Japanese values that shouldn’t fade away,” Prime Minister Abe told a news conference to explain the new name. The year 2019 will ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan's quarterly "tankan" survey of major companies ... and corporate investment hoped for when "Abenomics" was first announced. Abe said in a news conference Monday that the intention is ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Business confidence at big Japanese manufacturers worsened in March from three months ago, the Bank of Japan’s closely watched “tankan” survey showed on Monday ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity contracted at a slower pace in March than the previous month, but output fell at the sharpest rate in nearly three years, a private business survey ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Japan’s government is holding top-secret meetings to decide a new era name for soon-to-be-emperor Naruhito, the crown prince who will succeed the Chrysanthemum throne from his father May 1. ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence worsened to a two-year low in the March quarter, a central bank survey showed, underscoring concerns that Sino-U.S. trade tensions and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's outgoing Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko dramatically modernised the tradition-bound monarchy, bringing themselves closer to the public and boosting popular support for the household. ... ( read original story ...)

In other Japanese news, e-commerce giant Rakuten will soon launch its own cryptocurrency exchange, dubbed Rakuten Wallet, after announcing that it received the FSA’s approval on March 25. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Xavier scored two goals on Saturday as Nagoya Grampus beat Consadole Sapporo 4-0 to move into first place in the J-League. Xavier put the hosts on the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's emperor has no political power ... but it is hoped releasing the name a month early will smooth the transition. According to news outlet Nikkei, the name-picking process has been rehearsed at ... ( read original story ...)

according to Kyodo News. In addition to the assembly races, 11 gubernatorial elections and six mayoral elections are also taking place on April 7, campaigning for which began on March 21 and March 24 ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese refineries have put a halt on imports of Iranian oil after buying 15.3 million barrels between January and March ahead of the expiry of a temporary waiver on U.S. sanctions, according to ... ( read original story ...)