Self-driving cars are still in the works, but Yamaha is taking things a step farther with its new autonomous motorcycle, the Motobot 2. Unveiled at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, the new Motobot is a com…

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The Japanese media has mixed emotions about reporting on excessive overtime. Because many newspapers still have morning and evening editions, plus 24/7 posting, 80 hour weeks are not abnormal. When I…

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Japan’s getting an iconic new taxi courtesy of Toyota. The new, aptly named ‘Japan Taxi’ (or Jpn Taxi for conveniently fitting on a rooftop sign) is already on roads, and bears a slight resemblance t…

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Japanese police have finally nabbed a nimble "ninja" thief who dressed in black and scrambled over walls to commit scores of break-ins over an eight-year career -- and were astonished to find he was …

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Japanese boxer Ryota Murata has won the WBA middleweight title in a rematch against Hassan N'Dam.

With the victory, the London Olympic gold medalist became the first Japanese boxer to win both amateu…

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Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Edano expressed his desire to rally opposition parties in the wake of Sunday’s House of Representatives election, which saw his party become the …

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WAJIMA, Ishikawa — A violin made using the Wajima lacquerware technique of Ishikawa Prefecture will enter the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, considered one of the world’s finest repos…

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Support for the United States in Japan has dropped to the lowest level in nine years as only a quarter of Japanese say they have confidence in U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies, according to a s…

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The seven Japan Railways Group companies said Tuesday they will offer a special across-Japan sightseeing tour plan using 24 select trains, including the Cassiopeia overnight limited express, whose re…

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A man has been arrested for hiring a female high school student for a Tokyo dating service after she allegedly ended up having paid sex with a 45-year-old customer, police said Monday.

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