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Japan's creepiest abandoned love hotel has a few surprises... Hidden into a small village of abandoned Japanese hotels near Nagoya, the most surprising thing is how quickly this place fell apart. Not to ( read original story ...)

Space startups in Japan and India said on Tuesday they had agreed to jointly study using laser-equipped satellites to remove debris from orbit, an experimental approach to the increasingly imminent problem of orbital congestion. ( read original story ...)

The vehicles will be driven manually for the purposes of gathering mapping data and will be managed by a local taxi fleet operator, Nihon Kotsu. About 25 vehicles will be sent, with the first set to arrive in early 2025. ( read original story ...)

Year by year, sexual assaults and other major crimes committed against children by strangers they met over social media are occurring more ... ( read original story ...)

Former England assistant Steve Holland was named manager of Japanese club Yokohama F-Marinos on Tuesday, following in the footsteps of Harry Kewell and Ange Postecoglou. ( read original story ...)

Former England assistant coach Steve Holland has been named the new manager of Yokohama F Marinos, the J.League side said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

My life completely changed,' said one woman who lost her son in the attack on a mental health clinic in Osaka’s Kita Ward that left 26 dead. ( read original story ...)

Japan wants renewable energy to account for up to 50% of its electricity mix by fiscal year 2040 with nuclear power taking up another 20%, according to a draft of its revised basic energy policy, as it makes a clean energy push while meeting rising power demand. ( read original story ...)

The Baltimore Orioles agreed to a one-year contract with Japanese star Tomoyuki Sugano, a right-hander coming off an MVP season in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. ( read original story ...)

Waymo, the self-driving arm of Google's parent Alphabet, is going international. The company on Monday said it's partnering with Japanese taxi service Nihon Kotsu and taxi app Go to bring its fully ... ( read original story ...)

Waymo will start testing self-driving cars on the streets of Tokyo next year in its first step toward international expansion. Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, is already a common sight ... ( read original story ...)

Waymo will begin testing its autonomous vehicle technology in Tokyo in early 2025, the first time the Alphabet company's robotaxis have driven on public ... ( read original story ...)

The Alphabet Inc. unit is partnering with Japan’s biggest taxi service to test a fleet of electric Jaguar SUVs that will learn how to drive in Japan early next year. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday as tech issues tracked overnight advances by their U.S. counterparts, although gains were limited ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting starting ... ( read original story ...)

In a series of Truth Social posts on Monday, President-elect Trump announced his ambassadorial picks to Japan, the Dominican Republic, Austria, Luxembourg and Uruguay. ( read original story ...)

Also in today’s newsletter, North Korean troops sustain casualties fighting in Russia’s Kursk region, and UK court reveals identity of alleged Chinese spy ( read original story ...)