(CNN) — If you've ever wanted to travel between Japan and South Korea, there's no better time than now -- air fares are as low as $8.38.
As a trade spat between the two countries drags on, travel bet…

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(CNN) A powerful typhoon in Japan has left more than 100 flights canceled, thousands of travelers stranded at the airport, and nearly 1 million households without power.
Major subway stations in Toky…

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Hong Kong (CNN Business) Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa has resigned, dealing a new blow to the Japanese carmaker as it struggles to recover from the ousting of Carlos Ghosn last November.
It named Chief …

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Instead of developing an intricate electronic card skimmer, or pulling off an elaborate online scam, a cashier in Japan used the most undetectable tool imaginable to steal the credit card info of ove…

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Nintendo is not letting recent troubles with faulty Joy-Con controllers deter it from exploring new ways to innovate its gaming hardware.
A recent patent filing with the USPTO reveals a design for a …

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Addresses, basically, consist of the prefecture, city, ward, block, building number and property number.It’s reversed for more western familiarity when used in English.
Don’t use or make calls on you…

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VideoJapan resumed commercial whaling this year, hunting the marine giants for the first time in more than 30 years.
But evidence suggests that there may now be more of a future in watching whales ra…

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Oki Sato and his design firm Nendo have created an immersive installation that spans across nine display areas within The National Gallery of Victoria, in Melbourne.
The spaces serve as a frame to co…

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Four men suspected of sending an internet-congesting 5.4 billion spam emails to promote a dating website have been arrested in Japan.
Yoshimitsu Hirono, 47, president of Tokyo-based dating website Ta…

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Population: 9.3 millionTokyo Stadium capacity: 49,970Key games: Australia v Wales (Sep 29), England v Argentina (Oct 5), two quarter finals (Oct 19/20).
Kumagaya, Honshu(Image: AFP/Getty Images)Popul…

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