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ChatGPT developer OpenAI opened its first Asian office in Tokyo, Japan as the company aims to expand its global presence. ( read original story ...)

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas) announced on April 8 its subsidiary OSAKA GAS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (OGS) has reached an agreement with Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo) and Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN) to invest in AG&P LNG Marketing Pte. ( read original story ...)

A trial has begun in Tokyo involving three foreign-born residents who are seeking compensation from the central and local governments over alleged racial profiling by police. ( read original story ...)

Following last week's aptly-named "Endgame" episode, season 2 of " Tokyo Vice " on Max has come and gone, bringing with it plentiful action and more than enough investigative reporting all set on a neon-drenched Tokyo backdrop unlike any other. ( read original story ...)

Japan will consider slashing emissions 66% by fiscal year 2035, from 2013 levels, as the nation kicks off a review of its energy mix strategy, the Nikkei reported Monday without attribution. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo investigative sources say a man suspected of stealing an expensive gold tea bowl has admitted taking it because the display case was not locked. ( read original story ...)

Temperatures in Japan's northern city of Sapporo -- famous for skiing -- on Monday passed 25 degrees Celsius at the earliest point of any year on record, a weather agency official said.It is the ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo’s 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics bid failed to garner public support due to factors ranging from the negative impact of the 2020 Tokyo Games to a poor public relations campaign from ... ( read original story ...)

Ballooning costs, construction delays, a carpenter shortage—the litany of reported woes besetting the World Expo 2025 in Osaka seems endless. One year out, Japanese media coverage of the Osaka Expo ... ( read original story ...)

Microsoft backed artificial intelligence startup OpenAI made a pitch for business in Japan on Monday as it opened its first Asia office in Tokyo. The startup, which has caused excitement among ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s biggest utility, Jera Co., is considering an initial public offering to help fund a massive rollout of renewables. ( read original story ...)

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday the trilateral agreement signed between his country and the United States and Japan was not directed at anyone, but merely a strengthening of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's largest power company JERA Co. has created a global renewable energy business to be headquartered in London, as it seeks to increase low-carbon investments to meet decarbonisation targets, the ... ( read original story ...)

A man arrested for allegedly stealing a pure gold tea bowl priced at around 10 million yen ($65,000) has told police he ... ( read original story ...)

A man arrested for allegedly stealing a pure gold tea bowl priced at around 10 million yen ($65,000) has told police he ... ( read original story ...)

A coalition of climate groups filed shareholder proposals with Japan's top three banks, including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, calling for stricter board oversight of climate-related risk, people ... ( read original story ...)