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Recognize the photograph above? It adorns walls, computer screens and websites for psychiatrists and financial planners. It’s also on shower curtains, tote bags, maxi dresses, neck gaiters and ruffled bathing …

AstraZeneca Plc will file for Japanese approval of its COVID-19 vaccine as early as mid-February, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, making it the second vaccine maker to seek approval in Japan. …

In the talks that lasted about 30 minutes, the two leaders affirmed the importance of Japan-US alliance and discussed the situation of North Korea as well as Covid-19 response and …

SINGAPORE — Shares in Japan were set to rise at the Friday open as investors in Asia-Pacific react to the release of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue …

People walk at Shibuya Station in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 9, 2021. Du Xiaoyi | Xinhua via Getty SINGAPORE — Japan’s latest declaration of a state of emergency in parts of …

The corporate logo of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. is displayed atop the head office of its Chugai Pharma Manufacturing Co. unit in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Kiyoshi Ota …

The spacecraft, launched from Japan’s Tanegashima space centre in 2014, took four years to reach the asteroid Ryugu (Subscribe to Science For All, our weekly newsletter, where we aim to …

Wasabi is a crucial ingredient in Japanese sushi. It is known as ‘green gold’ in Japan. But even in Japan, authentic wasabi is hard to find. It is difficult to …

TOKYO — Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan apologized on Thursday for what he said were unintentionally false statements about a political spending scandal that has tarred the first months …

Former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada — declared the world’s longest-serving death row inmate by Guinness World Records in 2014 — was accused of robbery, arson and the murder of his …

Takahiro Shiraishi, a man who murdered nine people after contacting them on Twitter has been sentenced to death. Most of these people had posted suicidal thoughts on social media– a …

Shiraishi approached the victims via Twitter, offering to assist them with their suicidal wishes. He killed the women, including teens, after raping them, and also killed a boyfriend of one …