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(Reuters) - Japan's quest to reach a third consecutive women's World Cup final began with a dull goalless draw as Argentina claimed their first-ever point at the tournament on Monday. Asako Takakura's ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA: West Japan Railway Co said on Monday it will suspend the use of trash cans and coin lockers at all stations in Osaka prefecture and other key stations in the vicinity during the upcoming Group ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s system of refusing bail while suspects await trial ... Inmates listen to the daytime radio news in the evening. Bathing is allowed three times a week in the summer, and twice in the winter. ... ( read original story ...)

Hokkaido’s capital is better known as the gateway to northern Japan’s ski fields, but come summer, the countryside round about Sapporo erupts into a glorious feast of colour as vast swathes of flowers ... ( read original story ...)

SAKAI, OSAKA PREF. - A candidate from regional party Osaka Ishin no Kai (One Osaka) won Sunday’s mayoral election in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, likely giving a boost to the party’s push for local ... ( read original story ...)

Under the metropolis plan, the city of Osaka would be split into special wards with publicly elected mayors and assemblies. (Japanese original by Fusajiro Takada, Osaka Bureau; Yoshitake Matsuura and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - In a story June 7 about Japan’s energy policy, The Associated Press referred incorrectly to the plutonium reduction target cited by a policy research group. The target it mentioned was the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo (AFP) - First the good news: Japanese organisers insist there is no danger of this year's Rugby World Cup venues running out of beer. Japan's top official has promised that the taps will not ... ( read original story ...)

People check the accessibility of facilities at the Ariake Coliseum, the tennis venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Photograph: Newscom/Alamy The Japanese government has promised ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has a shaky start but soon dominates and has this one pretty much over by half time. Pick: Japan 3, Argentina 0 For news, stories, results and more, follow us: - @CBSSportsSoccer - @RGonzalezCBS ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka was defeated, 6-4, 6-2 ... Williams was clearly eager to move on, so eager that she showed up at her postmatch news conference less than 10 minutes after the defeat, which irritated the normally ... ( read original story ...)

HANYU, Japan (Reuters) - The rattle of tiny plastic wheels echoed through the normally sleepy streets of Hanyu on Sunday morning as the small city 60 kilometers north of Tokyo played host to the J ... ( read original story ...)

FUKUOKA, Japan - Trade and economy ministers of the Group of 20 major economies are meeting in Japan to discuss ways to reorder trade rules and finances in an era of technological change and ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO - A mother and her boyfriend in Sapporo were referred to prosecutors Friday on suspicion of assaulting her 2-year-old daughter, who was pronounced dead at a hospital earlier this week. The ... ( read original story ...)

Some European members of the G-20, especially, want to see minimum corporate tax rates for big multinationals. Japan’s Kyodo News service reported Friday, citing a draft communique, that the finance ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO--A bruised and likely malnourished 2-year-old girl died at her home here following numerous reports that she was being physically abused. Hokkaido police on June 6 said the girl’s 21-year-old ... ( read original story ...)