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The yen found some stability on Tuesday, just shy of its weakest level in 34 years, as verbal intervention by Japanese officials continued, while the dollar was on the back foot. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Cabinet has approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighters that will be developed alongside Britain and Italy. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is battling to keep his grip on power after a massive funding scandal crashed already-weak public support for him and his long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party ... ( read original story ...)

Corsairs’ wildcard playoff hopes stayed alive on Sunday after they took down Nagasaki Velca, 102-69, in the Japan B.League at Yokohama International Pool. Sotto kept his string of performances on a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Ministry of Finance has set up a panel of experts to look at ways to improve the country's current accounts after income gains from past Japanese investment overseas replaced its once mighty ... ( read original story ...)

Masuda, a town of 43,500 near Hiroshima, had seen its cinema close in 2008. Hiroaki Wada moved there determined to renovate and reopen the 200-seat theatre, and is celebrating two years of success. ( read original story ...)

Automotive and machine parts maker IKKA-KY held an opening ceremony for a JPY1 billion (US$6.6 million) new plant in Nagoya, Japan, on March 25. ( read original story ...)

TWO Japanese nationals tagged as members of the notorious ‘Luffy’ gang were deported by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco announced the deportation, which he described a ... ( read original story ...)

From cult magazine to Sawtelle storefronts to a biannual art event with a massive following, Giant Robot has defined generations of Asian pop culture fandom. ( read original story ...)

Japan's business-to-business service prices continued to rise steadily but a key measure of trend inflation slowed in February, painting a mixed picture on the price outlook that may complicate the ... ( read original story ...)

The dollar was on the back foot on Tuesday, owing to profit taking and pressured in part by a slightly stronger yen as Japanese government officials continued their jawboning to defend the currency. ( read original story ...)

Japan would not rule out any measures to rein in weakness in the yen, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said in the latest warning against speculators as the nation navigates a delicate period after ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka didn't hide that she was pretty frustrated and disappointed with her Miami Open third-round loss to Caroline Garcia as the former world No. 1 admitted it would probably take time for her ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo District Court on March 22 ordered a company selling "bed guards" for preventing children from falling out of bed to pay the bereav･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's cabinet has approved the export of new fighter jets it is developing with the UK and Italy, in the latest move away from its pacifist policies. Arms export rules were eased to allow the jets - ... ( read original story ...)

Sunao Takao was the loyal interpreter at Shinzo Abe's side, helping Japan's then-leader to understand Donald Trump as they navigated contentious issues while riding around in golf carts. Now, as a ... ( read original story ...)