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The Japanese government will continue to monitor and analyse financial market moves and work closely with relevant authorities including the Bank of Japan, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

It takes intense dedication, hours of prep and a whole lot of sewing: dressing up as Japanese characters may not be an Olympic sport, but these competitors are ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama booked their spot in the round of 16 of the Emperor Cup on July 10, when they edged second-tier Mito Hollyhock on penalties, before claiming back-to-back league victories over Kashima Antlers ... ( read original story ...)

A U.S. Navy helicopter made a precautionary landing in a field near the Japanese capital over the weekend, according to American and Japanese officials. ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks may open higher on Tuesday in the wake of a market meltdown that took benchmark gauges to their steepest single-day drop since 1987. ( read original story ...)

Japanese workers’ real wages rose for the first time in more than two years, brightening the prospects for a recovery in consumption and the emergence of a positive growth cycle long sought by the ... ( read original story ...)

Consumer spending contracted 1.4% in June from a year earlier, worse than the median market forecast for a 0.9% decline. On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending increased 0.1% versus ... ( read original story ...)

Forced margin selling among retail investors was seen as exacerbating the rout, while UBS Securities cut its index targets for Japan. Here is what analysts are saying about who is offloading shares and why, and where the market may be headed from here: Rina Oshimo, a senior strategist at Okasan Securities Co. ( read original ...

Japan’s benchmark 10-year bond yield fell to its lowest since April as the global bond rally accelerated following poor economic data in the US that’s spurred traders to bet big on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy easing. ( read original story ...)

Israel’s envoy to Japan has hit out at authorities in Nagasaki after they declined to invite him to a peace ceremony commemorating the 1945 atomic bombing of the city, accusing the local mayor of “inventing” security fears. ( read original story ...)

The latest plans for the 500 km route between Tokyo and Osaka were unveiled last month by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). They show goods being transported either ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index plunged more than 12% on Monday as investors worried that the U.S. economy may be in worse shape ... ( read original story ...)

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The market correction in Europe and the U.S. is coming from a crash in Japan. Japanese interest rates are going up and U.S. and European interest rates are coming down. ( read original story ...)

Daytime highs hit 39.5 degrees Celsius in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 39.3 in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, and 39 in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. Scorching heat is expected for Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan has developed a loop heat pipe (LHP) that can transport up to 10 kW of heat without the need for electricity. This heat transport capability is ... ( read original story ...)