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Snowboarding: Ayumu Hirano, Sara Shimizu lead Japan hal...
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colorado (Kyodo) -- Olympic champion Ayumu Hirano claimed men's...
US military strengthens safety steps for Osprey aircraft
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The U.S. military on Friday began requiring its Osprey air...
10-meter-long whale appears in bay off Tokyo Disney Resort
CHIBA -- A whale approximately 10 meters long was recently spotted in Tokyo Bay ...
At least 2 dead, 60 hurt after car drives into German C...
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) -- A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in ...
France's anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of invo...
PARIS (AP) -- France's anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of ...
Volkswagen wage deal for 120,000 German workers avoids ...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Volkswagen and its employee representatives said Frid...
Bank of Japan's rate hike ambiguity causing unwelcome a...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's unexpectedly dovish positio...
3 elementary students thanked by Osaka police for helpi...
OSAKA -- Three elementary school students have been given letters of appreciatio...
Return of mystery 'baseball soba' a home run for diners...
MORIOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A soba noodle restaurant in the northeastern Japan cit...
Scan for dud bombs ongoing at Fukuoka Airport following...
FUKUOKA -- The Japanese transport ministry is surveying Fukuoka Airport in this ...
Haiku in English: Dec. 21, 2024
autumn duskmarigold blooms defythe falling darkness--Tejendra Sherchan (Kathmand...
Ruling bloc loses lower house majority Japan's top news...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The ruling coalition losing its majority in Japan's House of Re...
Ruling bloc to OK FY 2025 tax reforms to fund defense s...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling parties on Friday approved their tax reform plan...
Foxconn in talks to buy Renault's stake in Nissan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Taiwan's electronics giant Foxconn is in talks with Renault SA,...
Man sent to prosecutors over stabbings at Fukuoka Prefe...
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A 43-year-old man was sent to prosecutors on Friday over the ...