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A Tokyo company is aiming for the moon with its own private lander.

A centuries old laughing ceremony was held in Japan over the weekend, where about 20 farmers took turns laughing three times to express thanks, pray for good harvests and forget the suffering they experienced in 2022.

Human staff operate the avatars from an offsite location.

Several hundred protesters demanded the cancellation of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral as they shouted slogans and waved banners in a Tokyo park. One demonstrator said Abe’s policies supported war and he feared a step back to militarism.   Abe was one of Japan’s most divisive postwar leaders because of his revisionist view of wartime history, support...

Sony cut its full-year sales target for the PlayStation 5 from from 14.8 million units to 11.5 million units as the global chip shortage has hit production.

The slide in share price coincided with a disappointing day of trading for SoftBank’s biggest investment, Alibaba.

To find the most expensive Michelin-starred restaurants, the cooking website Chef’s Pencil researched dinner tasting menus in more than 450 restaurants.

SoftBank portfolio companies including Alibaba, Arm and Didi Chuxing are all experiencing periods of uncertainty that have hit their market value.

A Japanese princess who gave up the throne to marry her commoner college sweetheart has left for New York, as the couple pursues happiness as newlyweds and leaves behind a nation that has criticized their romance.

Police and witnesses say a man dressed in a Joker costume and brandishing a knife stabbed at least one passenger on a Tokyo commuter train and started a fire

The giant panda twins born at Ueno Zoo in June received their names.

An annual list of the world’s 50 best restaurants is back — and for the first time, one city dominated the top two spots.

Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe in Japan is staffed by robot waiters that are controlled remotely by people with disabilities.

Goalball is the most popular team sport for the blind and visually impaired.

The Paralympic Opening Ceremony took place in the same empty National Stadium as the opening and closing ceremonies of the recently completed Tokyo Olympics.

The Afghanistan flag will be displayed in Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympics even though the country’s athletes were not able to get to Tokyo to compete

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During the Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony on Sunday, protesters gathered outside the stadium denouncing the Olympics.

Team USA entered Tokyo Olympic Stadium for the closing ceremony all cheers and smiles at the end of a most unusual Games.

In an Olympic Games closed off to fans, athletes have used TikTok to provide a glimpse at life in the Olympic Village. From dining hall reviews to videos testing out the infamous cardboard beds to videos from training in the arenas, many athletes have gone viral on the popular social media app throughout the Games, connecting fans directly to the...