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A panel studying Japan’s response to North Korea’s rapidly expanding nuclear/missile capabilities has recommended that Japan be equipped to retaliate should the North launch a ballistic missile at its heartland. The announcement was made March 30 and ... ( read original story ...)

REUTERS: The International Surfing Association is confident the sport's Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games will be a success despite some minor concerns over conditions, ISA president Fernando Aguerre said on Wednesday. The surfing competition will take ... ( read original story ...)

After Viz Media's sales and marketing senior director Kevin Hamric's interview became inadvertently controversial, there is still no certainty as to when "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 will arrive. Many "Tokyo Ghoul" fans jubilated when Hamric said in an interview ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 41-year-old man who allegedly licked the face of a school girl inside an apartment building in Adachi Ward last month, reports Nippon News Network (Apr. 6). On March 7 at 4:30 p.m., Ryuichi Ishida, a temporary ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street after Federal Reserve meeting minutes suggested the US central bank was considering tightening monetary policy. The minutes of the March meeting hinted that the Fed could move more ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday, as the region nervously watched for market-moving news from the first meeting between the U.S. and Chinese leaders. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.3 per cent in morning trading to 18,606 ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – The city of Osaka has officially recognized a same-sex couple as foster parents, becoming the first municipality in the nation to do so, according to municipal and central government officials. The city government formally recognized two men in ... ( read original story ...)