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The coronavirus pandemic might have left many restaurants empty, but one establishment in Tokyo is relying on some model customers to enforce social distancing: life-like mannequins keeping diners ... ( read original story ...)

The Olympic movement faces its biggest challenge for four decades in getting a streamlined Tokyo Summer Games up and running next year but influential official John Coates believes it will happen. ( read original story ...)

As Japan battles a surge in coronavirus cases, some areas may be running out of isolation facilities to monitor infected people. Chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga acknowledged some areas may ... ( read original story ...)

Shares in the Japanese affiliate of McDonald's Corp briefly fell as much as 10% on Wednesday after the U.S. fast-food giant said it would cut its stake in its only publicly listed overseas unit to ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese fighter pilot Lt. Col. Takamichi Shirota says his country is under increasing pressure from the air. Analysts say it's a pressure faced by few other nations. ( read original story ...)

What do you do with an abandoned army base? Turn it into a gigantic theme park, of course. At least, that’s what Yokohama is planning to do with the remains of the American army’s Kamiseya ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is speaking out after receiving messages from fans chastising her for wearing what she pleases. The 22-year-old tennis star went on the defense after posting several photos of herself ... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka prefectural government on Tuesday decided to request its citizens to refrain from drinking in groups of five or more people as the area has been seeing a significant uptick in novel ... ( read original story ...)

Canada's wheelchair basketball teams are relieved no more players will be lost to a realigning of eligibility standards. ( read original story ...)

A U.S. magistrate judge improperly denied release to a father and son wanted by Japan on charges that they helped sneak former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of that country, their ... ( read original story ...)

A new report titled, "Global Beer Market Professional Report 2020-2029" has been added by Straits Research in its repository of research reports. The report begins with the market summary, product ... ( read original story ...)

Sho Nakata homered twice and drove in five runs, while right-hander Naoyuki Uwasawa allowed a run over seven innings for his first ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is considering allowing travelers from certain areas to travel there again during the coronavirus pandemic, including one U.S. state: Hawaii. ( read original story ...)

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea/TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to depict Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, kneeling and bowing ... ( read original story ...)

Nissan Motor Co. is forecasting a wider-than-projected operating loss for the current fiscal year, as the impact from the coronavirus pandemic forces the automaker to accelerate cost-cutting measures. ( read original story ...)

Meet the Team of Stolen Valor Sleuths at the National Archives "There were no injuries and the landing was safe," Boyle said in a statement. The incident is under inves ... ( read original story ...)