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Currently, the country boasts two Disney theme parks -- Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. According to news site Mainichi.jp, construction on a third theme park is slated to begin in 2025, at a price tag of US $2.7 billion. Though details on the theme ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – The International Olympic Committee expects Japan to lead the way against doping when Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympics. IOC vice-president John Coates said Wednesday that Japan had “one of the finest records” in the world when it comes to the ... ( read original story ...)

Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon will host the first hour of Breitbart News Sunday live from Tokyo — taking your calls and discussing the week ahead. Editor-in-Chief of Breitbart News London Raheem Kassam and Deputy Political ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks extended gains Monday morning as the market mood was lifted by Wall Street's robust performance at the end of last week amid hopes a U.S. tax reform bill will be passed. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 267 ... ( read original story ...)

Shipments to China surge by 25 percent from a year earlier Rise in volume of 5.5 percent confirms strong global demand Japan’s exports grew for a 12th straight month in November, topping economists’ expectations, as external demand continued to fuel ... ( read original story ...)

You can celebrate your New Year's Eve in style with thanks to Japanese restaurant Sapporo Teppanyaki. By entering the 25 Days of Christmas competition currently being held on our Facebook page, you could be in with a chance of winning a four-course dinner ... ( read original story ...)

China is committed to improving ties with Japan by “taking history as a mirror and looking forward to the future,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told NBC News when asked about the significance of the Nanjing event. Others argued ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister will visit Japan this week to meet her Japanese counterpart, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, with Seoul and Tokyo seeking to boost cooperation over the handling of North Korea's nuclear and missile ... ( read original story ...)

The Aishoden funeral parlor in the central Japanese city of Ueda will begin offering the novel service to time-pressed and less mobile mourners from Sunday, the Kyodo news agency reported. Grieving relatives can pull up beside the facility's drive-through ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Friday that Japan supports the Iran nuclear agreement and confirms no violations by Tehran. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Friday that Japan supports the Iran nuclear ... ( read original story ...)

... the EU executive was committed to adopting a decision declaring Japan’s data protection framework “adequate” early next year. “An adequacy decision would be great news for business as it would allow for the transfer of personal data from the ... ( read original story ...)

United Nations, Dec 16 (IANS) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has called to urgently ... address threats to international peace and security,” he said at a news conference here on Friday. “It is important to launch text-based negotiations in ... ( read original story ...)

Sho Itsubo is one of five suspects accused in the beating and confinement death of Akihiro Watanabe (TBS News) OSAKA (TR) – Shiga Prefectural Police have arrested a group of five male and female persons over the beating and confinement of a man who died ... ( read original story ...)

Sho Itsubo is one of five suspects accused in the beating and confinement death of Akihiro Watanabe (TBS News) OSAKA (TR) – Shiga Prefectural Police have arrested a group of five male and female persons over the beating and confinement deaths of two ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has imposed fresh sanctions against North Korea as it seeks to ramp up pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programmes. Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said the assets of another 19 entities and individuals would be frozen. More ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced Friday that it is freezing ... Kono said that North Korea was the most urgent and important threat facing the international community, the news agency reported. The Associated Press contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)