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Japan PM Abe Chastened By Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his party's stinging defeat in weekend Tokyo assembly elections represented a...
Japan PM Abe Set For Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote
Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly...
Tokyo Votes In Local Polls With National Consequences
Tokyo goes to the polls Sunday in a local election that could have national consequences as the capital's governor...
Lions Savage Sunwolves In 14-Try Massacre
Golden Lions of South Africa humiliated Sunwolves of Japan 94-7 Saturday in Johannesburg for a record Super Rugby...
Japan-EU Trade Deal ‘almost There’
The European Union's top trade official said Saturday that a Japan-EU free trade deal was "almost there", as the two...
Global Stocks Pressured By Tough Central Banker Talk
US stocks finished mostly higher Friday, bucking the trend in most global equity markets as worries about tightening...
Japanese Men Who Choose Sex Dolls For Rubber Romance
When the spark went out of Masayuki Ozaki's marriage, he found an unusual outlet to plug the romantic void - a silicone...
Olympics Chiefs Insist Tokyo 2020 Stadium Will Be Ready
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insisted Friday the showpiece venue for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games would be...
Japan Reveals Plans To Put A Man On Moon By 2030
Japan has revealed ambitious plans to put an astronaut on the Moon around 2030 in new proposals from the country's...
Japan Men Find True Love With Sex Dolls
When the spark went out of Masayuki Ozaki's marriage, he found an unusual outlet to plug the romantic void -- a...
Ex-Bosses Stand Trial Over 2011 Fukushima Crisis
Three former executives at the operator of Fukushima's power plant start their trial Friday on the only criminal...
Japan, EU To Hold Crunch Trade Deal Talks
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker dispatched the EU's top trade officials to Tokyo Thursday for crucial...
Virtual Reality Girlfriends You Can FEEL Unveiled In Japan
It is Saturday night and you want to have a date with someone special, but you're too tired to get off the sofa....
True Romance In the Air At Tokyo Virtual Reality Show
It is Saturday night and you want to have a date with someone special, but you're too tired to get off the sofa....
Sony To Start Spinning Vinyl After 30-Year Hiatus
Three decades after it abandoned vinyl production, Sony says it will start making records again on the back of surging...
Japan Cops On the Hunt For Shareholder-Meeting Crooks
About 1,000 police fanned out across Tokyo on Thursday in a dragnet aimed at nabbing gangsters notorious for extorting...
Japan-EU Trade Negotiations At Crucial Moment
Japan and the European Union are at a crucial moment in their attempt to sign a free trade deal, Japan's foreign...
Soaring Costs Threaten Games Future, IOC Warns
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday praised Japanese organisers for slashing costs for the 2020...
Navy Holds Memorial Service For USS Fitzgerald Sailors Killed In Crash
The US Navy has paid tribute to seven sailors who were killed when the USS Fitzgerald guided-missile destroyer collided...