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Japan's bar on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, the high court in the northern region of Sapporo said on Thursday, the first such ruling by an appeals court on a matter that has divided the ... ( read original story ...)

A ranch operator in northern Japan's Hokkaido admitted in court on March 12 that they had not paid intellectually disabled workers for deca ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended up Thursday, snapping a three-day losing streak as investors picked up recently battered shares, while a rise in o ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese high court ruled that it was "unconstitutional" not to allow same-sex marriage in the country, in a first appeal court ruling on the matter, Japanese media reported on Thursday.Sapporo High ... ( read original story ...)

Speculators betting on a historic monetary policy shift in Japan expect money markets will be upended by potential new deposit rules and are crowding into bets against short-dated bonds. Yields on one ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's largest industrial union UA Zensen said on Thursday that an average pay rise offered by 231 firms reached the biggest on record since 2013. ( read original story ...)

A man has been arrested for allegedly running an unlicensed taxi, taking tourists to the Japanese capital's Haneda Airport, police here announced on March 12.According to the Metropolitan Police ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were mixed Thursday morning, as the market was pressured by weak chip-related shares tracking falls in their U.S. counte ... ( read original story ...)

The plant, operated by TSMC subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, is set to start mass production this year on schedule.Across the Pacific in Phoenix, TSMC is also building a ... ( read original story ...)

The central bank could end an era of negative borrowing costs as early as next week. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists argue that large companies are ready for the tightening, but ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund will announce as early as Friday that it will resume lending foreign stocks, according to people familiar with the matter, four years after its surprise ... ( read original story ...)

One of Thursday's rulings will be the first by a high court on this issue. The Sapporo High Court will hand down its decision to three same-sex couples in Hokkaido who are seeking damages from the ... ( read original story ...)

Kussharo is the largest caldera lake in Japan and the second largest in the world. In summer, its trout- and carp-packed waters are popular with anglers, sailors, and windsurfers. In winter, it’s ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of assault after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend who is in her late teens. According to police, the suspect, who is a ... ( read original story ...)

It is very like Oxford Street and Holborn, too, in other ways besides its length. It is the principal shopping street in the city. It was half shaken down by the earthquake. A double row of shacks and ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan’s steady march toward raising interest rates for the first time since 2007 begs the question of who will win and who will lose after years of massive stimulus and ultra-low borrowing ... ( read original story ...)