Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Tuesday it has sued Xerox Corp. for canceling a merger contract between the two companies, with damages expected to top $1 billion, in a move further complicating…

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The differences between the Instructor and the Specialist in Humanities/International Services visas aren’t readily apparent. After all, it is possible for two friends with almost identical jobs to b…

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Cosplayer Meiji will be the first one to say she used to look very different. It’s not something she wants to hide.

“If you make a [side-by-side] comparison like this, I became a totally different pe…

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The Japanese population is shrinking faster than any other country. The United Nations estimates that it will go from 127 million people today down to 85 million people by the year 2100, while the Ja…

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Princess Hisako, honorary patron of the Japan Football Association, left Japan on Monday to attend games of the ongoing World Cup finals in Russia, marking the first visit to the country by a Japanes…

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Scenes of the powerful earthquake that jolted Osaka and surrounding areas in western Japan on June 18 as shared by users on social media such as Twitter and Facebook.

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An earthquake on June 18, 2018, caused significant shaking in Osaka. It is one of more than 20 earthquakes with a seismic intensity of 6 or above on the Japanese scale since the Great East Japan Eart…

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Gorillaz, the self-proclaimed “world’s most successful virtual act,” will grace Tokyo with a pair of concerts next week that will include the world premiere of new album “The Now Now,” which comes ou…

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One of the best-known symbols of Tokyo is the busy pedestrian scramble outside Shibuya station. Virtually anyone who’s ever come to the capital has probably been drawn to it at some point. People ref…

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Most complaints target groups loitering in the doorways of private homes, sitting on delicate bamboo fences and trespassing to take the perfect selfie. Others say the sheer number of visitors has led…

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