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The 28-year-old finished 14th at the Tokyo Olympics and claimed a silver medal in the 2022 European Championships

Tokyo (AFP) - Toyota named Koji Sato president and CEO on Thursday, in a surprise reshuffle that sees third-generation chief executive Akio Toyoda step aside to become board chairman of the world's top-selling automaker.

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan and South Korea's coast guards were searching Wednesday for eight crew from a cargo ship that sank between the two countries, after 14 others were rescued.

There's a significant sea change affecting Japanese defence policy. Some would say it's the result of a political tsunami. Others would argue it's a long overdue wake-up call.

The Olympic Gold Medalist from Tokyo won her 10th title on Saturday evening and three days later has posted a classy tribute to her opponent Zara Breslin.

Kyodo Senpaku opened ‘stores’ at two locations in Tokyo after successful trial

Last month, the government announced it will conduct an experiment on the feasibility of relocating soil from sites where decontamination work was carried out following the 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The soil is slated to be moved to three locations in the Kanto region.

Police have found the rental car that was seen driving near the Tokyo home of the 90-year-old victim of a suspected robbery-homicide on the day of the woman's death, investigative sources said.

With temperatures likely to drop sharply from Tuesday night due to this season's severest cold spell so far, the Japan Meteorological Agency is warning of possible disruption to public transportation as snow may accumulate in residential areas of the Kanto region, including Tokyo.