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Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, buoyed by the Chinese government's decision to reopen its borders and abandon quarantine measures imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ( read original story ...)

Japanese retail sales rose for a ninth straight month in November, data showed on Tuesday, as the lifting of COVID-19 border controls and the government's domestic travel subsidy helped consumer demand. ( read original story ...)

Japan's trading houses Mitsui & Co , Itochu Corp and Japan's biggest power generator JERA are expected to sign new long-term contracts to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Oman, NHK said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

The Tower of the Sun is lit up in red at Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Monday night, as the prefecture's COVID-19 alert is raised to the maximum level with hospital beds ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida will replace reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba in the fourth departure from his cabinet since October, multiple reports indicated Monday. ( read original story ...)

More than a dozen people have died and nearly a hundred have been injured as a result of heavy snow across Japan, while thousands experienced power outages on Christmas. ( read original story ...)

According to the newspaper, bulk purchases of iPhones by foreign shoppers were discovered at some Apple stores with at least one transaction involving an individual buying hundreds of handsets at once and the store missed taxing at least one possible reseller. ( read original story ...)

Powerful winter fronts have dumped heavy snow in northern regions since last week, stranding hundreds of vehicles on highways, delaying delivery services and causing 11 deaths by Saturday. More snowfall over the Christmas weekend brought the number of dead to 17 and injured to 93 by Monday morning, ( read original story ...)

Many deaths caused by people falling from roofs or being buried underneath thick piles of snow sliding off rooftops ( read original story ...)

The Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office's decision not to indict 13 officials at a regional immigration bureau, including the bureau c ... ( read original story ...)

A citizen inquest panel accepted prosecutors’ decision not to seek murder charges against immigration officials over the death of a Sri Lankan woman but said indictments on negligence resulting in ... ( read original story ...)

A former Tokyo Olympics official arrested on bribery charges was granted bail on Monday, public broadcaster NHK reported. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- As it gets colder by the day, homeless residents in Japan's capital are facing a harsh winter. The Mainichi Shimbun spoke to one of them who was living in a Shibuya park before the ward ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks gained Monday, supported by strong resource shares on the back of higher oil prices as investors hunted for bargains ami ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Amid low approval ratings, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will replace a government minister for the fourth time since he created his current cabinet in August, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Three Japanese insurance companies that are set to halt marine coverage of risks related to the war in Ukraine starting next month are in talks with reinsurers to resume those operations, they said on Monday. ( read original story ...)