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Japan's futsal community is hoping the upcoming FIFA Futsal World Cup will bolster the popularity of its domestic league, just as Nadeshiko Japan's victory at the Women's World Cup last ...
OSAKA -- Japanese midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake has completed a move to German club Nurnberg.
Defending champion Hakuho proved he's a tough contender even with a broken finger May 18 by dealing a painful defeat to leader Kisenosato, who falls to a 10-3 tie with ...
A 63-year-old Tokyo man is arrested after chopping off the left arm of an Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, real estate agency head with a samurai sword and seriously wounding two others.
Punishments have become harsher for sex crimes since the citizen judge system started three years ago, but more suspended sentences are being given for other serious criminal acts, according to ...
Three buses designed to act as support vehicles in a nuclear disaster were unveiled by the National Institute of Radiological Sciences on May 17.
A construction materials company has built the first tsunami evacuation tower in the devastated Tohoku region at the site of its factory in Sendai that was severely damaged by the ...
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has named the first full ambassador to Myanmar in more than two decades as U.S. political ties warm with the former Southeast Asian pariah state.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S., South Korea and Japan will hold joint talks in Seoul next week on North Korea.
MANILA -- The Philippines needs to develop new overseas markets so that a maritime standoff with China, which has thrown relations into turmoil, does not take a toll on tourism ...
The General Office of the State Council on Friday released a work agenda concerning the protection of intellectual property rights.
The National Copyright Administration will revise a draft amendment to China's copyright law that has stirred controversy.
Cambodian and Chinese firms signed memorandums on cooperation on agriculture, mineral resources, food, garment, and electronic products.
Five Mexican men have been convicted of drug trafficking in Malaysia. Judge Mohamad Zawawi of the Kuala Lumpur High Court said the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and ...
A United Nations panel is keeping a close eye on North Korea as speculations rise over weapons-related deals with Syria and Myanmar. The confidential panel report pointed out that North Korea ...
A US district court has ordered Japan to freeze Iranian assets as a legal action against Tehran's alleged involvement in the 1938 bomb attack on US marines in Lebanon. The Bank ...
US sanctions on Myanmar has now been lifted following Aung San Suu Kyi's cautious nod in an attempt to save the country's isolated economy after political reforms took place. The Obama ...
Honda Motor Co. plans to manufacture its hybrid cars outside Japan for the first time in a "knockdown production" in Thailand. The Fit subcompact was exclusively produced in Japan because of ...
