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TOKYO: A bluefin tuna fetched 36.04 million yen (US$273,000) on Thursday at the New Year's auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, more than double the top price last year, as the restaurant and food industries look to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

London has topped the charts in worldsbestcities.com's annual rankings, beating Paris, New York, Tokyo, Dubai, Barcelona, Roma, Madrid, Singapore and Amsterdam to the top spot

Falconers put on a display of their ancient craft at an event on Tuesday at Hamarikyu Gardens, the same bayside oasis in Tokyo's Chuo Ward that had been the shogun's hunting ground using hawks and falcons during the Edo period (1603-1867).

Movers have to commit to living in a more rural region for at least five years.

With freedom of movement no longer restricted due to COVID-19, department stores were as busy as in pre-pandemic years when their annual New Year's sales started Monday, packed with people shopping for fukubukuro lucky bags and other items.

Komazawa University runners were in perfect stride at the Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden.

Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is warning that this year will be tougher than the last and that the war in Ukraine, rising inflation and higher interest rates will weigh heavily on the global economy. She expects the EU to be particularly hard hit, with…

Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Monday gave a New Year's address and greeted members of the public for the first time in three years as the country eases COVID-19 pandemic restrictions amid a year-end surge in infections.

Check out these photos from the fights at Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator at Saitama Super Arena just outside Tokyo, Japan.

The 40-year-old won bronze in this year's Worlds after contemplating retirement when her third Olympics ended without a podium finish in 2021, and the chance to row in the Paris Games in 2024 is on her mind