Tokyo even introduced a government-sponsored dating app to help people find partners.

The gospel of country music appears to be spreading like wildfire all across the globe. With more country acts launching world tours this year in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, it’s safe to say the popularity of the genre continues to grow.

Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre used to change diapers or prevent bedsores in the elderly.

The winner of a pasty crimping competition said she was "very surprised" as she had not "made a pasty in years". The event was held at the Great Cornish Food Store in Truro on Saturday and Sue Mountford was crowned the winner.

Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area grew at a slower pace in February, cooling speculation about an early interest-rate increase by the Bank of Japan.

Japan's No.2 oil refiner, Idemitsu Kosan 5019.T plans to build a large-scale plant for lithium sulphide, a key material for all-solid-state batteries, at its Chiba refinery, near Tokyo, the company said on Thursday.

The fashion show, which was held at Tokyo's National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium, is billed as one of Japan’s most prestigious fashion events. Ishiba, whose key policy goals include revitalization and making “a joyful Japan,

In Tokyo, a beauty course targeting the older generation has proved popular. Japan is the fastest ageing society in the world, where more than a quarter of its population is 65 and older.

Tokyo Gas said on Wednesday it had made its first foray into a commercially operational terminal for liquefied natural gas outside Japan by acquiring a 20% stake in Philippines' FGEN LNG, a unit of First Gen Corp .

A woman from Tokyo has flown to Cornwall to compete in the first-ever World's Fastest Crimper competition for amateurs. Yuriko Shigyo arrived in Truro on Friday afternoon and said she hoped her entry would encourage "further exchanges" between the UK and Japan.

Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan build a more inclusive political system and protect human rights.

Avride sidewalk bots will start delivering restaurant orders and groceries in central Tokyo this week through a partnership with e-commerce giant Rakuten,