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Halloween celebrations in Tokyo

Thousands of Halloween revelers took to the streets of Tokyo’s trendy Shibuya shopping district on Sunday (October 30).

World News

All change on the ISS

A joint US, Russian and Japanese crew have landed back on earth after leaving the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule.

World News

No sanctuary, but some solace for anti-whaling nations

Critics believe Japan's "scientific whaling" is pseudo science.

Japan

Philippines President Duterte reassures Japan over China visit

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said his recent visit to China was about economics and not security, as he sought to reassure Japan on an official visit to the…

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Slovenia

Saving the whale - IWC meets in Slovenia

Dispute between Australia and Japan is likely to feature near the top of the agenda at the organisation's biennial congress

World News

Japanese pensioner injures three in suicide blast

A Japanese pensioner blew himself up in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, injuring three people, according to local media.

Japan

Strong but shallow earthquake rocks western Japan

There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage following the 6.6 magnitude tremor.

Business Series

Nintendo unveils next-generation games console

Nintendo has shown off its next-generation video gaming console - the Switch - to be launched worldwide in March 2017.

Business Series

Nissan rescues Mitsubishi after mileage fixing scandal

Nissan takes a controlling stake in Mitsubishi to rebuild trust after a scandal over falsifying the fuel economy figures of some of its vehicles.

Japan

Direct flights resume between Madrid and Tokyo after 18-year hiatus

The first direct flight between Spain and Japan in 18 years has successfully landed in Tokyo’s Narita airport.

Sport

Rossi rides to record-equaling 64th pole position in Japan

Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi will start Sunday’s Japanese MotoGP from pole position after clocking the fastest lap in qualifying.

Business Series

Saudi Arabia and SoftBank plan to become world's largest tech investors

Saudi Arabia and Japan's SoftBank are to team up to launch a huge technology investment fund to back cutting edge innovations.

Sport

Pedrosa suffers broken collarbone in dramatic Japanese GP practice session

Dani Pedrosa could miss the next three races of the World Championship after the Spaniard broke his collarbone in practice for the Japanese MotoGP on Friday.

Sport

Mercedes seal third straight constructors' title as Rosberg closes in on drivers' crown with Japanese GP victory

Nico Rosberg took a huge leap towards his first world title by claiming his 9th win of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix.

World News

And also...Turkish cat statue, a nuclear bunker in China and a giant dinosaur print

Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the international…

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Japan: Sumo exhibition

An exhibition event has been held in Tokyo to promote understanding of sumo wrestling ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Sweden

The Nobel Prize for Medicine rewards autophagy study

Japanese Biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has won the first Nobel Prize of the season for Medicine.

USA

How did baker's yeast lead to the Nobel Prize for Medicine?

Japanese researcher Yoshinori Ohsumi has won the Nobel Prize for physiology and Medicine for discovering the process of autophagy. But what is it and why is it important for all of us?

Sweden

Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel prize in medicine

The 2016 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology has been awarded to Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi for research in the field of Autophagy.

Economy

Bank of Japan changes stimulus policy, denies it's running out of options

The Bank of Japan is changing tack as it tries to get the economy growing again with an increased emphasis on the amount of interest paid to investors who buy government bonds.