L Catterton, the private equity giant backed by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has acquired a majority stake in the ...

The expert panel was set up at the urging of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, which opposes capital punishment.

From a comet and "cat employees" to Godzilla and realistic police officer dummies, the Mainichi editorial team has selected ...

Japan's first permanent capital city. According to the Japanese Archaeology Department the hall was around 44 metres running east to west, by 19.5 metres running north to south. The department ...

He said Japan’s capital is one of the world’s top three cities, but it can’t hold a candle to his home of Paris. A 30-year-old woman from the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao said Tokyo is so ...

Saudi Arabia hopes the Expo will bring 40 million of visitors to its capital city. With the stakes high ... with the next one scheduled in Osaka, Japan, in 2025. A peek through the music industry ...

If you consider Tokyo's large amount of restaurants (more than 160,000) combined with the number of prestigious dining awards the city holds ... to be the foodie capital of the world.

smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one used by foreign embassies, with a witness telling of bodies lying in the city. The 7.3 magnitude quake struck at a depth of 57 kilometers ...

The L.A. City Council is expected to give final approval to a $1 billion makeover on Jan. 7. The project has been in the works for years. Hackman Capital Partners bought the Fairfax District lot ...

and – like the bike tour itself – the perfect example of why there’s so much more to Japan’s capital city than bright lights and skyscrapers. Freewheeling Tokyo runs private and small ...

TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer price inflation ... up as the government trimmed subsidies for electricity and city gas bills," Mizuho Research & Technologies said in a report.

Wintry weather conditions, including heavy snow and wind chill values around -55, prompted warnings in seven provinces and territories Thursday.