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(AFP/STR) TOKYO: Tokyo is buzzing again, with travellers returning to the Japanese capital as the country seeks to downgrade COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal flu from May, said its governor ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street following the release of weaker-than-expected U.S. job openings data that indicate a possible economic slowdown. In the ... ( read original story ...)

Anne Hathaway modeled another minidress while in Tokyo. The actress, who donned a little black dress for Bulgari’s Hotel Tokyo media call on Monday, chose an all-purple ensemble for the hotel’s press ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s decision to join the US and Netherlands in restricting exports of chipmaking gear to China is giving the allies powerful new weapons to deploy in the escalating technology war.Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Sapporo have arrested a 52-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of stealing books from a large bookstore. According to police, the man, of no fixed address, is accused of stealing four ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Therapy dogs have been used in Japan for the past three years to ease anxiety felt by child sexual abuse victims and others as they are interviewed about their harrowing experiences, ... ( read original story ...)

Xbox users can also play former PlayStation console-exclusive title Ghostwire Tokyo more than a year after it launched. The first addition to Game Pass is card-based endless RPG Loop Hero, which ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is to revise its hydrogen strategy by the end of May with an ambitious target to boost annual supply to 12 million tonnes by 2040, the industry ministry said on Tuesday, as competition increases in the global market for the fuel. ( read original story ...)

About 1.5 million people of working age in Japan are estimated to be living as recluses, with some 20% citing the Covid pandemic for their withdrawal, a government survey showed. ( read original story ...)