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Kodansha ordered to pay damages to comedian over defama...

Comedian Sense Watanabe had sued Kodansha and its weekly magazine editor, claimi...

No need for Takaichi to back off over Taiwan, U.S. thin...

In a recent interview, Kenneth Weinstein, Japan chair at the U.S. think tank Hud...

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolts Kumamoto

The temblor measured up to an upper 5, the fourth-highest level on Japan's 10-po...

Japan gets its own bureau of government efficiency, but...

Concerns of DOGE-like chaos were dismissed, with the finance minister stressing ...

A calico cat with enchanting green eyes

After an adjustment period, Kalimba has been showing her sweet and playful side.

British gymnast Whitlock comes out of retirement to tar...

Whitlock had previously said the 2024 Olympics would be his last, but he felt hi...

Japan to push noh master Zeami’s ‘Fushikaden’ for UNESC...

The Executive Board of the U.N. agency is expected to review the bid in spring 2...

Lower House passes bill to scrap add-on gasoline tax

The legislation, adopted at a plenary meeting, also states that the provisional ...

Black Friday sales heating up in Japan as consumers hun...

Supermarkets and other retailers are waging the campaigns in hopes of attracting...

U.S. companies hold the line at climate talks despite T...

With threats to factories, supply chains and the bottom line, company executives...

McCullum tells England fans to 'keep the faith' after P...

England suffered an eight-wicket defeat inside two days after its cavalier attac...

Toxic mines put Southeast Asia's rivers and people at r...

More than 2,400 mines — many of them illegal and unregulated — could be releasin...

Pedestrian dies after apparent Tokyo hit-and-run that i...

The driver attempted to flee the scene on foot after the collisions, which took ...

Hong Kongers’ interest in visiting Japan remains high

Despite recent travel warnings from Chinese authorities, there have been no noti...

EU, Africa leaders to talk trade and minerals, as Ukrai...

Leaders are gathering in Angola on Monday for a summit aimed at deepening econom...

China’s grip on copper sets scene for make-or-break sup...

At the heart of the tensions is China, where the copper industry has continued t...