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The World Anti-Doping Agency accepted China's findings that 23 swimmers tested positive for a banned drug due to substance contamination. ( read original story ...)

A zoo in Japan has confirmed that a hippopotamus thought for seven years to be a he is, in fact, a she. A DNA test was carried out after zookeepers noticed that 12-year-old Gen-chan did not display typical male hippo behaviour. Gen-chan arrived in Osaka from Mexico in 2017, and customs documents at the time ...

Thankfully, filming got underway on the highly anticipated Emily in Paris season 4 in early 2024 following the resolution of the dual Hollywood strikes that delayed production. On April 18, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed that season 4 will be hitting our watch lists in the second half of the year. ( read original story ...

Japanese 'sugar baby' Mai Watanabe was sentenced to 9 years in prison for defrauding men on dating apps and selling a manual on how to do it. ( read original story ...)

The Chinese government said it is “unaware” of reports that a Chinese professor at a university in Tokyo has gone ( read original story ...)

Japan is on the brink of currency intervention if the yen weakens any further, according to one of the country’s former top currency officials. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--In an apparent contradiction with Japan’s pacifist Constitution, Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura said dying for one’s country is “highly moral behavior” and emphasized that people have a duty to ... ( read original story ...)

Harry Kewell says his Yokohama F-Marinos side can emulate his 2005 Istanbul  success with Liverpool and "do something magical" in Wednesday's Asian Champions League semi-final second leg. ( read original story ...)

The World Exposition in Osaka is just one year away, yet the public apparently remains unenthusiastic about the event, unable to grasp the point of ho･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Professor Fan Yuntao returned to China in February last year and subsequently became unreachable, according to Japanese media reports. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo police on Tuesday turned over to prosecutors a 41-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a staff member of Lower House by-election candidate Hirotada Ototake during a campaign speech. Shohei Murakami, whose occupation and residence ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese authorities could intervene in the currency market any time as recent yen declines are excessive and out of line with fundamentals, ruling party executive Satsuki Katayama told Reuters. ( read original story ...)

A key measure of Japan's trend inflation slowed to 1.3% in March, marking the smallest year-on-year increase in 11 months, data showed on Tuesday. The rise in the weighted median inflation rate, which ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings said on Tuesday it wanted to see huge growth for its 7-Eleven convenience store chain globally, and would be accelerating its entry into Europe, Latin America, ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Having bagged a crucial win at home, South Korean champions Ulsan HD FC will now visit Japanese foes Yokohama F. Marinos this week as they chase their first Asian club ... ( read original story ...)

By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that last week's trilateral meeting with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts has laid ... ( read original story ...)