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The firm has also recently launched an AI-powered cooking robot called I-Robo at one of its Tokyo restaurants. As it takes time to train chefs, the company says the technology will help with the ... ( read original story ...)

A Philippine freight railway project may be built with the support of the US and Japan, an official in charge of it said, as Manila seeks alternative financing deals after dropping funding talks with ... ( read original story ...)

A court in Japan dismissed a bid by Ainu Indigenous people to reclaim rights over river fishing for salmon, an official said Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday authorities would take appropriate action against excessive currency market moves, repeating his warning to investors against pushing down the ... ( read original story ...)

The success of Japan and South Korea at inserting language voicing concern over their currencies in a joint statement with the U.S. this week underscores the political heat they face from stiff ... ( read original story ...)

Greenfield, the American envoy to the United Nations, visited the atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki, Japan, becoming the first U.S. cabinet member to do so. ( read original story ...)

The standard Japanese name, Mini-kon’nyakuuo, comes from the fish’s small size. The new species is found exclusively on the Pacific coast of Honshu Island, the largest island of Japan, off the coast ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s lower house of parliament passed a bill to add insurance premiums to help finance an expansion of childcare allowances, in a step toward realizing one of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ... ( read original story ...)

The central Japanese city of Nagoya will host the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in December 2025, the Aichi prefectural gov ... ( read original story ...)

A sailor accused of slamming into a group of Japanese people in a beach town identified himself afterward as Satan, a Japanese police officer. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s SBI Group is planning on issuing NFTs built on XRP Ledger during the World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)

A senior figure in Japan's ruling party will travel to New York next week and is seeking a meeting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to public broadcaster NHK. ( read original story ...)

A 57-year-old man was stabbed in the parking lot of an apartment building in Nagoya on Thursday night, police said, adding that the assailant is still on the run. According to police, the victim ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Nikkei Stock Average suffered its largest daily drop in years, following news of Israel’s attack on Iran. The benchmark fell 1011.35 points, or 2.7%, to close at 37068.35. That marks the la ( read original story ...)

Japan’s retail investors are paying closer attention to corporate governance, citing it as a key consideration when investing in stocks, a survey by US ranking and research firm J.D. Power showed. ( read original story ...)

Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 2.4% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East were weighing on sentiment ... ( read original story ...)