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Tokyo police raise alarm over rise in fake cop phone scams
Tokyo police are warning residents not to be taken in by fraudsters posing as police officers after a dramatic surge in cases ...
U.S. Forces Japan chief calls new command ‘historic’ shift
The commander of U.S. Forces Japan said the recent decision by the Self-Defense Forces to establish a joint operations ...
Voters afraid of ‘scary foreigners’ propel Sanseito before election
Sohei Kamiya insists that he and his rising Sanseito political party are not encouraging hatred and discrimination against ...
3 Japanese sentenced to prison over PFAS pollution in Italy
Eleven individuals, including three Japanese nationals, were sentenced to prison here over chemical pollution caused by a ...
FTC curbs Harley-Davidson Japan's coercive dealer policy
The Fair Trade Commission will issue a cease-and-desist order to and fine U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson’s Japanese ...
Japan launches a climate change monitoring satellite on mainstay H2A rocket's last flight
Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final ...
Japan’s ‘death-tainted’ homes gain appeal as property prices soar
The house that property consultant and ghost investigator Kazutoshi Kodama regularly surveys has a grim history: seven years ...
Ishiba, Noda rule out possibility of grand coalition after election
The leaders of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition party both dismissed the idea of forming a grand ...
The last Hong Kong pro-democracy party that held street protests disbands
Hong Kong pro-democracy political party League of Social Democrats announced on Sunday it had disbanded due to immense ...
Park staff see off 4 giant pandas after teary fan farewells
SHIRAHAMA, Wakayama Prefecture-- Thousands of fans bid a teary farewell to a family of four giant pandas heading back to ...
Local Chinese governments promote ‘zero-mileage’ used car exports, inflating sales, growth figures
BEIJING/SHANGHAI--China’s auto industry has inflated car sales for years through a burgeoning government-backed grey market ...
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Japan’s latest particle detector on way to 2028 completion
HIDA, Gifu Prefecture—The cutting-edge elementary particle observation facility here where it is hoped proton decay will be observed for the first time is on track to open in 2028 with a giant ...