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Japan has lodged a formal protest with the United States Embassy in Tokyo over two recently disclosed sexual assault cases involving American service members on Okinawa. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical says its looking at possible links between 80 deaths and its benikoji red yeast supplements. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Olympic athletes will wear new uniforms that block infrared cameras, preventing voyeurs from taking and distributing suggestive photos. ( read original story ...)

Kerosene home delivery is a key lifeline for residents of Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture. For three days in midwinter, we followed trucks delivering this heating oil and spoke to people who rely on this ... ( read original story ...)

Union members want to get back to work at the storied San Francisco brewery, but they have yet to hear from the brewery’s new owner ... ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is supplying BluEarth-FE AE30 tyres as original equipment (OE) to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. for use on the company’s new FREED compact minivan, which will be launched in Japan ... ( read original story ...)

OXFORD, England (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his wife took a trip down memory lane on Friday, the final day of their week-long stay in Britain, with a visit to the medieval university city ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japanese authorities have charged two U.S. Air Force personnel based on the island of Okinawa with sexual assault charges, one allegedly involving a 16-year-old minor, in two separate ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s government has protested to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa which have only recent ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has learned who will be her opening opponent in her first return to Wimbledon since 2019 as the four-time Grand Slam champion has drawn world No. 53 Diane Parry. Osaka, a former world No. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said Friday its planned launch this weekend of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket will be postponed until Monday due to expected bad weather. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said it is ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka is the ninth most livable city in the world, the only city in Asia to crack the top 10, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Liveability Index, while Tokyo placed 14th. In its ... ( read original story ...)

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. is investigating whether 76 people have died after ingesting its health supplements containing red yeast, a higher toll than initially reported. ( read original story ...)

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said Thursday that he is considering banning people from using mobile phones while operating ATMs, in an effort to protect elderly people from fraud. Speaking to ... ( read original story ...)

Growth in Japanese household spending probably slowed to a crawl in May, data will show next week, underscoring weak private consumption which could hamper a sustainable economic recovery.Internal ... ( read original story ...)

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Consadole Sapporo vs Albirex Niigata in the J1 League ... ( read original story ...)