Think of Japan’s famed yakuza gangs and you might think of heavily tattooed men getting into bloody fights – the stuff of ...

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Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday, lifted by firm bank shares amid a rise in long-term interest rates.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering waiving the basic water charge for households in areas served by its Bureau ...

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A legend in the Halifax food scene died last week. Shigeru Fukuyama, fondly known as Chef Shige, owned and operated Sushi ...

Tokyo police and customs have made what is believed to be their biggest bust of the anesthetic drug ketamine, brought through ...

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The Lucy hotel from luxury brand Hoshino Resorts is opening next to a national park in the Japanese countryside.