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Japan gay couples seek marriage rights in Valentine's lawsuit
Chizuka Oe and Yoko Ogawa have been together for 25 years, but when they submitted...
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Japan’s Oshima to produce rice-drying machines in Myanmar
Japan’s Oshima Agricultural Machinery MFG. Co. will begin producing rice-drying machines as early as March...
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Top 2 Shipbuilders to Merge
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, and second-ranked Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering are...
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Brutal bootcamp: Inside Japan’s village of drummers in the mountains
High up in the mountains of Oita this Monday morning, it’s not hard to imagine...
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'A way of life': Japan's whalers back treaty withdrawal
Neatly lining up sliced whale meat to make "jerky" in the wintry sea breeze, Tetsuya...
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Japan logs first trade deficit since 2015
Japan logged a trade deficit last year for the first time since 2015, with export...
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Bank of Japan lowers inflation forecasts again
Japan's central bank again revised down its inflation forecasts on Wednesday (Jan 23), in the...
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Japan Olympic official Takeda denies corruption allegations
Tsunekazu Takeda, the head of the Japanese Olympic Committee and a powerful IOC member, has...
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Aldridge has career-best 56 in 2OT win
The Spurs started hotter than ever from 3-point range Thursday night.When that wasn’t enough to...
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Schauffele rides record round to victory at Kapalua
Xander Schauffele tied the Plantation course record at Kapalua with an 11-under 62 on Sunday,...
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Japan starts ¥1,000 departure tax for travellers
TOKYO: Japan on Monday (Jan 7) started levying a ¥1,000 (US$9.22) departure tax on each...
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Japan's Abe says vigilant to global economic risks clouding recovery
Japan's government will keep a close eye on looming risks to a global economic recovery...
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Record US$3.1 million paid in New Year's tuna auction at Japan's new market
A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record US$3.1 million for a giant tuna on Saturday...
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Japan to resume commercial whaling after withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission
Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and will resume commercial whaling next...
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Japan announces IWC withdrawal, will resume commercial whaling
Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year,...
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Kakao Opens 1st Overseas Character Store in Japan
Korea's leading messaging app operator Kakao has opened its first overseas character store in Japan,...
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Pregnant former porn star Sola Aoi divides Japanese
Japan's netizens have flocked to the defence former adult movie actress Sola Aoi who announced...
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Survey Japan-U.S.
The Yomiuri ShimbunEvaluations of the Japan-U.S. relationship have drastically deteriorated among pollees on the Japanese...
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Japan 'mulling IWC withdrawal' to resume commercial whaling
Japan is considering pulling out of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), officials told AFP on...
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SoftBank mobile unit marks Japan's largest-ever IPO, but sinks more than 14 percent
SoftBank Corp President and CEO Ken Miyauchi rings the bell during a ceremony for the...
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Amid global market volatility, Japan may end up being one of the best bets in 2019
Japan faces fewer micro and macro economic issues compared to the U.S., Europe and China...
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Apple's Latest Phone Pricier in Korea Than in U.S, Japan
Apple's latest flagship smartphone, iPhone XS, is more expensive in Korea than in the U.S.,...
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Japan bolsters military to counter China, Russia
Japan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the...
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Police, firemen search for cause of explosion in Japan's Sapporo
Police and fire officials on Monday were searching for the cause of a dramatic explosion...
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Tattoo: Art still provoking suspicion in Japan
When Mana Izumi got her first tattoo at 18, she wasn't trying to rebel or...