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Popular streamer and blogger Airi Sato, 22, was stabbed to death in front of over 6,000 horrified viewerson Tuesday. The suspect claims Sato owed him money.

Tokyo University sparked controversy by allegedly embedding a Tiananmen Square-related code on its admissions website, potentially blocking Chinese applicants.

A four-day workweek in Tokyo aims to support young families and improve work-life balance. Several UK businesses have already adopted said strategy.

Numerous victims of the late founder and owner of the Japanese talent agency demanded compensation for the abuse they went through with the company.

Murray will continue playing doubles with Joe Salisbury

The coronavirus pandemic may further affect the Olympics as scheduling conflicts continue to arise.

With labour shortages brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, many have switched over to advanced machinery instead.

Japan's Sanitary Equipment Industry Association has finally ended years of confusion over the the nation's electric toilets.

A Japanese firm has announced plans for the world's tallest wooden building, a 70-storey skyscraper in Tokyo that aims to turn "towns into forests".

Around 300 people took part in the evacuations as part of plans to help the city prepare in the event of an attack.

Japanese authorities and students' parents are outraged by the flyover as the US forces pushed to damage-control mode.

A Japanese astronaut has spoken about his amazing growth spurt and concerns that he may not fit into his Earth-bound Soyuz space shuttle.

Melania and Ivanka Trump will be under the close protection of an all-new, all-female police squad when they touch down in Tokyo with US president Donald later this week.

Two severed heads were kept in cold storage when police raided a residential facility as authorities arrest a 27-year-old suspect in connection with the case.

Ex-employee tells IBTimes UK that senior managers at Japan's industrial giant were too scared or proud to admit failures that have now amplified into a colossal scandal.

A water quality survey during the summer found E.coli at concentrations up to 21 times the levels permitted at event venue.

Policy stimulus and frenetic construction for the summer games in 2020 seen aiding Japanese economy, according to new analysis.

Exit polls, including one by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, predict that a challenge by Tokyo's populist governor Yuriko Koike has failed.

The Safe Cities Index 2017 from The Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Tokyo at the top while UK and US cities stayed out of the top 10.

The prime minister arrives in the country on Wednesday for trade and security talks.

Tokyo said that the missile landed in the sea.

The music group will restart production at a new factory in Tokyo next March.

All-you-can-boogie app 'Neon' offers access to 16 clubs for a weekly fee.

WHO and IOC urge Shinzo Abe government to introduce anti-smoking measures.

Reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura said it was better the disaster had hit northern Japan instead of Tokyo.

About 60 high schools students were on a mountaineering trip when the avalanche struck in Tochigi prefecture.

Ferrari will build just 10 examples of the J50, which is based on the 488 Spider.

A local zoo later identified it as a non-venomous Japanese rat snake.

Japan earlier agreed to provide multi-role response vessels and mid-sized coastguard ships to the Philippines.

As many as 387 flights were grounded affecting thousands of passengers.