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According to court documents, 33-year-old Daniel Beckjord is accused of shooting multiple times at Tokyo Oriental Foods Shop on Reading Road, shattering windows with bullets and causing damage to the ... ( read original story ...)

Three of the men managed to climb down the 8,100-foot mountain on foot, but Smaine and another skier who hasn’t yet been identified were found dead. Other reports suggested they were among 13 people hit by the avalanche. ( read original story ...)

Japan has officially designated January 31 as "Final Fantasy VII Day." The Japan Anniversary Association’s website’s description of the commemoration calls the game a “huge hit in Japan and overseas” and encourages people to play both the original game and “Final Fantasy VII Remake, ( read original story ...)

The city of Sapporo has decided to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. 67% of Sapporo citizens are opposed to the City of Sapporo's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. The City of Vancouver announced ... ( read original story ...)

Frescoes, religious paintings from medieval Europe, require several decades to form. Now, researchers have successfully created a fresco in a single day using a novel technique that mimics the ... ( read original story ...)

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into the proposed merger of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB (TWS). Writing in a statement ... ( read original story ...)

Cinema admissions in Japan grew by 32% in 2022, reaching 152 million, according to data published Tuesday by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren). In revenue terms, Eiren ( read original story ...)

Japan and NATO must "remain united and firm" in the face of security threats posed by China, North Korea and Russia's war in Ukraine, Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday in Tokyo.So we must remain united and firm, standing together for freedom and democracy," he said. ( read original story ...)

The current estimated maximum death toll stands at around 6,100 people, and the new target, which they aim to reach by fiscal 2030, has been included in a working draft of revisions to Tokyo’s ... ( read original story ...)

China's BYD Co Ltd unveiled its first dealership in Japan on Tuesday, taking on one of the biggest challenges in its explosive global rise as it seeks to win over customers deeply loyal to their own auto industry. ( read original story ...)

Skier Kyle Smaine’s wife is mourning his death, two months after they got married. Jenna Dramise shared a slideshow filled with photos of her and her late husband on Instagram, after Smaine died after he was caught in an avalanche on Mount Hakuba Norikura on Japan’s Honshu Island. ( read original story ...)

BYD’s debut in the world’s fourth largest auto market comes with it having secured its place as China’s top EV seller and nipping at the heels of American EV giant Tesla in global EV sales. BYD also ... ( read original story ...)

For the first time in two years, Tokyo’s central area saw more people moving in than those leaving it, thanks to the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions. ( read original story ...)

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Japanese premier Fumio Kishida pledged on Tuesday to strengthen ties, saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its growing military co-operation with China had created ... ( read original story ...)

The parent firm of major conveyor-belt sushi chain Akindo Sushiro Co. will consult police and take strict action after a video posted on soc ... ( read original story ...)

By Ian Walker The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority said Tuesday that it has started an investigation into Yokohama Rubber Co.'s 2.04 ... ( read original story ...)