Ex-Ghosn aide Kelly claims innocence ahead of trial
Greg Kelly, a former director of Nissan Motor Co. and aide to Carlos Ghosn, claims innocence ahead of his trial in an in...
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Tokyo Customs impounded more than 100,000 counterfeit items, including fake Olympic medals, between January and June of ...
read moreEmperor emeritus and empress emerita visit Imperial Palace
Japanese Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visit the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in a rare outing togeth...
read moreCrown Princess Kiko turns 54
Japanese Crown Princess Kiko celebrates her 54th birthday and says she hopes to explore new communication methods amid t...
read moreTokyo at risk of severe flooding
The Japanese capital could be exposed to severe flooding if heavy rainfall led the Arakawa River to break its banks. Aut...
read moreTokyo's Shibuya to Halloween revelers: 'stay away'
Officials of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward have decided to ask people not to visit the iconic Scramble Crossing to celebrate Hall...
read moreUN chief hopes to visit Hiroshima in 2021
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres says he hopes to visit Hiroshima in 2021 to attend the annual commemoration of the 1945 atom...
read moreMysterious drone found on Japanese island
An unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle is found on the shores of Taketomi, a small island in Okinawa Prefecture, southw...
read moreCoronavirus vaccine trial paused in Japan
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca pauses clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine in Japan in step with the latest dev...
read more100,000 yen masks
A mask specialty store in Tokyo sells a Swarovski-clad mask for 100,000 yen.
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