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A Chinese naval flotilla led by a powerful destroyer has been on a 12-day circumnavigation of Japan's main islands in a display of military power as tensions simmer over Taiwan and as Japan prepares to host G7 leaders next week. ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake centered southeast of Tokyo shook Japan's capital and surrounding areas, injuring several people and causing minor damage. ( read original story ...)

A strong 5.2 magnitude earthquake early Thursday morning in Chiba, Japan shook Tokyo Bay, including downtown Tokyo , causing injuries but no tsunami. ( read original story ...)

"People have been wise enough not to use nuclear weapons for the 77 years since Hiroshima. We want to keep it that way," a Japanese official tells Newsweek. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama, which will have a display in the Showoff section, said it will showcase to attendees how its tires can be used on EVs. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co on Thursday reported annual profit that missed estimates and flagged a decrease in the coming year as its mainstay drugs lose patent protection. ( read original story ...)

During the match Naomi defeated her opponent and longtime hero Serena Williams, making her the first Japanese tennis player to win a Gram Slam. Osaka's win was clouded by cheers and jeers, driving her ... ( read original story ...)

The mom of four rode the bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto with her daughter North, niece Penelope and friends to see the incredible site — likely the city's most famous grove (and a tourist hot spot), ( read original story ...)

The 2023 Para Triathlon Series moves on to the second stop of the year this weekend, when another eagerly anticipated edition of the established WTPS Yokohama takes place on Saturday monring. After ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Electron Ltd , Japan's leading maker of semiconductor manufacturing tools, on Thursday forecast its profit to dip by more than a third from a record high as its customers slowed investment in new plant. ( read original story ...)

Japan will unveil a plan on Thursday to mobilise $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is still very much pregnant, and fans seem to have a clue about her unborn baby's gender months before her due date. ( read original story ...)

Sharp Corp , the Japanese electronics maker owned by Taiwan's Foxconn, posted on Thursday a full-year loss of $1.9 billion after writing down the value of its panel display business and a swathe of ... ( read original story ...)

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Thursday its full-year profit rose 6.4% after Japan's biggest drugmaker spent big to replenish its drug pipeline. ( read original story ...)

Japanese automaker Subaru Corp laid out targets for selling and making battery electric vehicles (EVs) on Thursday, aiming for global sales of 200,000 units a year by around 2026 as it seeks to tap into the growing EV market. ( read original story ...)

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is highlighting three core priorities at the start of the G7 finance ministers' three-day meeting in Niigata, ( read original story ...)