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National team guard Keisei Tominaga said Monday he chose to join Levanga Hokkaido of Japan's B-League because it offered a path to becoming an NBA player in the future. "I thought coming over here ... ( read original story ...)

President Lee Jae-myung held a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on June 9, in their first official contact since Lee’s inauguration last week, according to Japanese media. The 25 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning as heavyweight technology shares were boosted by gains among their U.S. counterparts on Wall Street ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese officials say an explosion at a U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not life threatening. ( read original story ...)

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through waters east of the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, Japan's top government spokesperson said on Monday. ( read original story ...)

South Korea's newly-elected President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed during a telephone call to strengthen bilateral ties, a South Korean presidential spokesperson ... ( read original story ...)

The Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on June 8 conducted one of Japan's largest live-fire training exercises in Shizuoka Prefecture, which was also li ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aptos Labs, a core contributor to the Aptos Layer-1 blockchain and the blockchain infrastructure provider for the EXPO2025 DIGITAL WALLET, today announced ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, June 9 (Jiji Press)--Ticket sales for the ongoing World Exposition in the city of Osaka, western Japan, have been strong recently. The number of tickets sold in a week has exceeded 500,000 for ... ( read original story ...)

AICHI (TR) – The cause of death of a man found dead in a hotel in Nagoya last week was suffocation, police said. The case is now being treated as murder, reports Nippon News Network (June 9). ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy contracted in the January-March quarter at a slower pace than initially estimated, government data showed on Monday, with consumption figures revised upwards even as uncertainty on U.S ... ( read original story ...)

Weather authorities are urging people in the southern part of southwestern Japan's Kyushu region to brace for torrential downpours. They say bands of heavy rainclouds may form over the area through ... ( read original story ...)

Meet the future of personal mobility. Japan's newest electric vehicle marvel is a single-seater wonder that costs under $10,000 and boasts a head-turning design perfect for navigating crowded urban ... ( read original story ...)

It took a more than a decade of trying, but Goldman Sachs Group Inc. last year landed the first client for its business of helping institutions manage their money in Japan. ( read original story ...)

The Saudi Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka is celebrating the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Japan.The two countries established diplomatic relations on June 7, 1955, ... ( read original story ...)

The iconic Mount Fuji provided a scenic backdrop for the annual live fire drill by Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force on Sunday. ( read original story ...)