Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to ...

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The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson are resigning immediately to ...

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A tourist holidaying with her husband in Japan has been killed while taking photos on train tracks. The 61-year-old woman ...

"They quickly rushed to the scene and saved the woman without regard for their own safety." (Japanese original by Honami Hayashi, Chiba Bureau) ...

Women’s participation is still low across many of Japan's 47 prefectures, particularly in politics and management, while pay equality also continues lagging, according to a study by The Asahi ...

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