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Japan's economy expanded in April-June at a slightly slower pace than initially reported, largely due to downward revisions in corporate and personal spending, government data showed on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy expanded by 2.9% in the April-June period from the previous quarter, a slower pace than in the preliminary reading, government data showed on Monday. The revised figure for gross ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese stock futures fell as the yen’s advance weighed on the earnings outlook for exporters after disappointing US jobs data fueled concern about the health of the world’s largest economy. ( read original story ...)

Police in Nagoya have arrested a 57-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her 82-year-old mother by hitting her on the head several times with a dumbbell. Police said Michiko Sasaki is accused of ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese companies are increasingly abandoning an approach to business in China that once seemed immune to politics, a stark shift after years when they were the biggest single investors in their ... ( read original story ...)

Alas for Americans, that place is Japan, where the race to succeed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has prompted an enlightening tax argument. The campaign is playing out within the ruling Liberal ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya, Japan, will break tradition by not having a Games Village. Athletes will be housed in hotels and cruise ships instead. This decision has raised concerns among some Olympic Council of Asia members who believe it undermines the spirit of the Games. ( read original story ...)

Similarly, restaurants that employ Ukrainian evacuees have sprung up in Tokyo, Osaka and other cities, including one in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, which opened in April. At a social function held in that city in mid-June, attendees enjoyed borscht, pirozhki and other Ukrainian dishes. ( read original story ...)

NCT's Doyoung held his first solo concert "2024 DOYOUNG CONCERT [Dear Youth,]" in Tokyo, Japan. During the event, the K-pop idol got emotional and started crying in the middle of his performance. Fans ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's talent management agency Evolve represents Nick Kyrgios and Anna Kalinskaya. Recently, Kyrgios has come under fire for his comments about Jannik Sinner's girlfriend Kalinskaya, prompting fans to call on Osaka to drop him from her agency. ( read original story ...)