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The Tokyo International Film Festival unveiled a range of operational changes Monday, including the appointment of a new programming director and a move of locations within the Japanese capital. The ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher Monday as U.S. President Joe Biden's vaccination pledge raised hopes for the recovery of the pandemic-hit economy, along with data showing that U.S. consumer ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 175 coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital on March 15. The cases came after Tokyo registered 239 infections on March 14. Reported case numbers ... ( read original story ...)

Concerns about China’s growing influence in the region is expected to be a main focus when two ministers of President Joe Biden’s administration visit Japan for their first in-person talks with their ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Concerns about China's growing influence in the region is expected to be a main focus when two ministers of President Joe Biden's administration visits Japan for their first in-person ... ( read original story ...)

Just hours after injuring a hamstring in Tottenham’s 2-1 loss to Arsenal in the Premier League, Son Heung-min was selected by South Korea to face Japan in ... ( read original story ...)

Sojitz Osaka Gas Energy Company Ltd (SOGEC) has concluded a supply agreement with Acecook Vietnam Joint Stock Company (ACV) to provide natural gas to ACV’s food plants. ( read original story ...)

MARI OSAKA,THE elder sister of four-time major-winner Naomi Osaka, has retired from tennis at the age of 24, explaining “it was a journey which I didn’t enjoy”. The elder Osaka was ranked 340th in the ... ( read original story ...)

Just weeks after Japan’s Olympic Games chief was forced to resign over his sexist comments, the Tokyo International Film Festival has become the first major festival in Asia to sign a gender ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo fashion week kicked off Monday, putting the pandemic aside to show off designers' 2021-2022 fall and winter collections from ac ... ( read original story ...)

Bhavani Devi qualifies through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR) Method. Two individual spots were up for grabs for the Asia and Oceania region based on the World Rankings as of April 5, 2021. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks advanced Monday morning on expectations for the recovery of the pandemic-hit U.S. economy after U.S. President Joe Biden laid out a clear roadmap for the vaccination rollout last week. ( read original story ...)

She spent her life traveling between both countries, and says she felt deeply connected to the two cultures. But Japan requires those with multiple passports to pick one by the age of 22 -- an ... ( read original story ...)

A Buddhist monk wearing a protective mask carries a child as he walks across smouldering coals at the fire-walking festival, called hiwatari matsuri, in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan, March 14 ... ( read original story ...)

"Going forward, Japan will consider how to respond to the situation in Myanmar in terms of economic cooperation and policies by monitoring developments in situation, while taking into consideration ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Rakuten Inc’s shares jumped as much as 24% on Monday after the Japanese e-commerce firm said it would raise $2.2 billion through a stake sale to companies including Japan Post and ... ( read original story ...)