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ANA Holdings Co. and U.S. mobility firm Joby Aviation announced Tuesday that they and Toyota Motor Corp. will start considering a business tie-up in the field of flying cars.

For Naoki Nakamura, soaring refers as much to profits as to how he flies through the air as a ski jumper.

Entering the exhibition room at the Fujisawa Ukiyo-e Museum in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, newcomers to the art form are offered helpful explanations about the marks on ukiyo-e as well as carving and printing techniques. One explanation states, for example, that ukiyo-e engravers and printers began to put their names on…

Hotels that launched long-stay plans as part of efforts to increase occupancy rates amid the pandemic-triggered slump in travel demand have seen demand increase among people who want to self-isolate to avoid infecting family members, as well as among the intended target of telecommuters.

OKAYAMA -- More than 40 restaurants in the city of Okayama are working on a campaign to offer Okayama curry, a dish that uses white peaches grown in the prefecture as a special ingredient.

BEIJING -- Hours after Japan's women curlers recorded an emphatic win over hosts China on Monday, the team was soundly beaten by nemesis South Korea 10-5 at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Visitors look at a rock shaped like a sea turtle at the Kitaura Hachiman Jinja shrine on Hakatajima island in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. The rock is known as "a turtle that brings romance," so it attracts those looking for lasting love. Situated near the shrine's grand torii gate, the rock…

With the emergence of the "era of 100-year life spans," it is important to continually review the operation of the pension system, to alleviate people's fears in old age.

The Japan Fair Trade Commission has called for an end to practices that lock in central and local governments to contracts for IT products or services.