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[ad_1] Every so often, 33-year-old Masaki Kitakoga slips into a tiny booth and karaoke tunes for 90 minutes – completely on his own. Kitakoga is part of a growing trend in Japan. …

[ad_1] TOKYO (AFP) – Every so often, 33-year-old Masaki Kitakoga slips into a tiny booth with a desk and a chair and belts out karaoke tunes for 90 minutes – completely on …

[ad_1] By Motoko Rich and Makiko Inoue, New York Times TOKYO – Suicides by young people in Japan rose to their highest level in three decades in 2017, according to new figures …

[ad_1] A Japanese manufacturing firm is putting its P40-billion expansion plan on hold amidst uncertainty over tax perks, keeping the company in the country. Charito Plaza, director general of the Philippine Economic …

[ad_1] The dispute over the islands remains a bitter sticking point between Tokyo and Moscow, preventing them from signing a formal World War II peace treaty. Image: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi Yoi Hasegawa still …

[ad_1] Published November 2, 2018, 12:15 PM By Agence France-Presse Yoi Hasegawa still remembers when armed Soviet soldiers burst into her house just days after Japan’s World War II surrender and tried …

[ad_1] Japanese Princess Ayako, right, dressed in a traditional ceremonial robe, and groom Kei Moriya, left, speak to the reporters after their wedding ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 29, …

[ad_1] INQUIRER.net stock photo Japan has been gearing up for the influx of tourists come the 2020 Olympics. Preparations include adding more English signs to guide foreign visitors and enhancing staff language …

[ad_1] VARNA, Bulgaria (Kyodo) – The Japanese Haruto Goto received the second prize Sunday at an international ballet competition in Bulgaria considered the "Olympiad Ballet", while three other Japanese dancers won the …

[ad_1] Published July 27, 2018, 16:27 By Agence France-Presse Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai came back to earth last month but still dreams of l & # 39, space especially after the discovery …