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Boxing: Japan's Junto Nakatani wants to send world message in title defense

Boxing: Japan's Junto Nakatani wants to send world mess...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani said Tuesday he plans ...

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Ex-Japan PM Suga to attend former US President Carter's funeral

Ex-Japan PM Suga to attend former US President Carter's...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will attend the s...

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Japan, Indonesia weigh naval ship joint development

Japan, Indonesia weigh naval ship joint development

JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Indonesian cou...

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Ex-SMAP member Masahiro Nakai's TV scenes cut amid alleged trouble with woman

Ex-SMAP member Masahiro Nakai's TV scenes cut amid alle...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Scenes featuring Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the pop ido...

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Japan police hired outside interpreters for 66,100 cases in FY 2023, up 70% over 10 yrs

Japan police hired outside interpreters for 66,100 case...

FUKUOKA -- The number of cases where police across Japan hired outside interpret...

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US investment firm KKR mulls sale of major Japan supermarket Seiyu

US investment firm KKR mulls sale of major Japan superm...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- U.S.-based global investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & ...

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Strong earthquake kills at least 95 people in western China near Mount Everest

Strong earthquake kills at least 95 people in western C...

BEIJING (AP) -- A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western Chin...

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Small, midsize firms crucial for Japan's wage hikes: business chief

Small, midsize firms crucial for Japan's wage hikes: bu...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Small- and medium-sized companies hold the "key" to raising wag...

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Japan PM urges party unity, upper house majority at stake in election

Japan PM urges party unity, upper house majority at sta...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday called on his fellow r...

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South Korea court reissues warrant to detain impeached President Yoon

South Korea court reissues warrant to detain impeached ...

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- A South Korean court has reissued a warrant to detain impeached...

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Resona Bank hit again by suspected cyberattack

Resona Bank hit again by suspected cyberattack

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Resona Bank said Tuesday that its internet banking service for ...

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Japan braces for heavy snow with traffic disruption warning

Japan braces for heavy snow with traffic disruption war...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's weather agency warned Tuesday of possible traffic disru...

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Tokyo stocks surge in morning, Nikkei tops 40,000 line on tech shares

Tokyo stocks surge in morning, Nikkei tops 40,000 line ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks surged Tuesday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei ...

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Japan's oldest person, 115-year-old woman, has 36 great-grandchildren and still eats well

Japan's oldest person, 115-year-old woman, has 36 great...

NAGOYA -- The oldest person in Japan, 115-year-old Okagi Hayashi of Toki, Gifu P...

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UK leader Starmer slams 'lies and misinformation' after attacks from Elon Musk

UK leader Starmer slams 'lies and misinformation' after...

LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned "lies and...

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Japan taps veteran diplomat Masataka Okano as new national security adviser

Japan taps veteran diplomat Masataka Okano as new natio...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is likely to soon replace national secu...