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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Thursday punished seven cryptocurrency exchanges, ordering two of them to suspend business, in an effort to shore up consumer protection after the $530 million theft of digital money from Tokyo-based Coincheck Inc. The Financial ... ( read original story ...)

Maria Sharapova's return to the BNP Paribas Open for the first time in three years ended in a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka of Japan on Wednesday night. Sharapova's ranking of No. 41 in the world forced her to play a first-round match in the tournament she ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - The Japanese government is slapping penalties on several crypotocurrency exchanges in the country, after 58 billion yen ($530 million) of virtual coins were lost earlier this year from hacking. The Financial Services Agency, which has been checking ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is seeking proposals for a new advanced jet fighter based on an existing Western aircraft and wants American and British cooperation to help kick-start development of the project, which is estimated to cost around $40 billion ... ( read original story ...)

EXCLUSIVE: The Australian shot-stopper talks about his relationship with the green-and-gold first choice heading into the World Cup Mitch Langerak has had a dominant start to his J-League career with Nagoya Grampus, but the player himself knows he has an ... ( read original story ...)

Around Zepp Sapporo, lots of people waited in line before the venue opened to catch a glimpse of Miku. Everyone had their favorite Miku goods with them, and they entered the venue holding matching glow sticks. There were even fans in Miku cosplay! ( read original story ...)

Yokohama announced on February 16 that it has achieved a core corporate goal—a 100%* weighting for environmentally friendly products in the Company’s overall product portfolio. One of the basic policies of the Company’s previous medium-term ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Tokyo stocks ended lower on Wednesday ... or 12.34 points at 1,703.96. The news that Cohn quit in apparent protest at Trump's decision to levy global steel tariffs came after the US market close. Therefore, worries over its impact "had to be ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's financial regulator will this week slap several cryptocurrency exchanges with administrative punishment notices and is considering forcing some to suspend their business, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

MUMBAI: Air India's Delhi-San Francisco flight was diverted to Sapporo in Japan for an emergency landing on Monday after a co-pilot suffered a heart attack. The pilot, however, was not part of the crew rostered to operate that day and was flying as a ... ( read original story ...)

OTTAWA — As Canada, Japan and nine other countries prepare to sign the rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership this week in Chile, some see it as a way to set the stage for closer relations with China. They are hoping to send a message not so much to the ... ( read original story ...)

On Saturday, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star was spotted at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport, wrapping up a trip to Japan with sisters Kourtney Kardashian, and Khloé Kardashian. For her airplane outfit, Kim, 37, rocked a monochromatic ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A volcano in southern Japan that appeared in a James Bond film has erupted, shooting smoke and ash thousands of metres (feet) into the sky and grounding dozens of flights to and from a nearby airport. The Meteorological Agency says the Shinmoedake ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's navy on Tuesday appointed the first woman to command a warship squadron, including the flagship Izumo helicopter carrier, as it tries to lure more females to make up for a dearth of male recruits in graying Japan. Ryoko Azuma ... ( read original story ...)

The altercation dominated news programs and headlines for weeks. Adding to the bad publicity, the sport's top-ranked referee was forced to resign earlier this year over a sexual harassment scandal. Shikimori Inosuke apologized to the Japan Sumo Association ... ( read original story ...)

But similar shout-outs were also given to three other cities that could end up being Calgary’s major rivals to host another Olympics, including Sapporo, Japan; Stockholm, Sweden; and Sion, Switzerland. In its first official news conference with ... ( read original story ...)