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Will Japan’s ‘near alliance’ with the Philippines fuel China’s suspicions?
A formal alliance between Tokyo and Manila could lead to increasing tensions with Beijing in the Indo-Pacific region, an ...
Tokyo police dept. evolving into Japanese 'FBI' to tackle crimes by anonymous, fluid groups
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is evolving into the "Japanese version of the FBI" in its approach to a rise of ...
Broken hand no bar as Mo'unga scoops another Japan club title
Former All Black flyhalf Richie Mo'unga fired Brave Lupus Tokyo to back-to-back Japan Rugby League One titles with an 18-13 ...
Japan’s Debt, Now Twice the Size of Its Economy, Forces Hard Choices
Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves.
Japan Factory Declines Slow in May but Tariff Worries Persist, PMI Shows
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity shrank at the slowest pace in five months in May as the decline in new orders ...
Japan PM Ishiba mulls Trump trade meeting before G7, says Yomiuri newspaper
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting Washington to meet President Donald Trump ...
Rising Inflation, Weak Production Put Bank of Japan in Tough Spot
Japanese government data released Friday present a mixed picture of rising inflation and sluggish industrial activity.
Japan's palace confirms former princess Mako has first baby
Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro has given birth to her first child, palace officials confirmed Friday, though they gave ...
Woman Perplexed by Optical Illusion on Tokyo Street: 'Glitch in the Matrix'
The optical illusion in the viral clip is a result of the parallax effect. The phenomenon sees an "apparent shift in position of a relatively nearby object against more distant ones when viewed from ...