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Primates instinctively fear snakes due to scales, not creepy movement: Japan study

Primates instinctively fear snakes due to scales, not c...

OSAKA -- Primates, including humans, instinctively fear snakes due to their scal...

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How filmmakers and actors in Asia and the Asian diaspora are expanding representation

How filmmakers and actors in Asia and the Asian diaspor...

(AP) -- Twenty years after he was a young, struggling actor in Toronto, Thomas L...

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Tomiko Itooka, world's oldest person, dies in Japan at age 116

Tomiko Itooka, world's oldest person, dies in Japan at ...

OSAKA -- Tomiko Itooka, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's olde...

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Tennis: Osaka reaches 1st WTA final since return at ASB Classic

Tennis: Osaka reaches 1st WTA final since return at ASB...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka reached the ASB Classic ...

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Japan firm turning bagworm silk into fiber products in world 1st

Japan firm turning bagworm silk into fiber products in ...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Environmentally friendly and highly durable bagworm silk is se...

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China to weather Trump tariffs, seek better ties with Japan in 2025

China to weather Trump tariffs, seek better ties with J...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China is expected to focus on a rematch of a tariff war with ...

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Football: Morita helps Gyokeres hat-trick as Sporting held by Vitoria

Football: Morita helps Gyokeres hat-trick as Sporting h...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan midfielder Hidemasa Morita registered an assist as holder...

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Baseball: Ohtani taking practice swings after shoulder surgery

Baseball: Ohtani taking practice swings after shoulder ...

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Two-way star Shohei Ohtani has resumed taking practice sw...

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori reaches Hong Kong Open final as Shang pulls out

Tennis: Kei Nishikori reaches Hong Kong Open final as S...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori reached the final of t...

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U-turn rush begins after New Year holidays

U-turn rush begins after New Year holidays

The U-turn rush of people who spent the New Year holidays in their hometowns or ...

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9 hospitalized in Tokyo after choking on mochi; two die

9 hospitalized in Tokyo after choking on mochi; two die

Nine people were taken to hospitals in Tokyo after choking on mochi during the f...

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Tradition vs tourism debate clouding future for famed local festivals in Japan

Tradition vs tourism debate clouding future for famed l...

KYOTO (Kyodo) -- Balancing the need to attract visitors while preserving traditi...

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Tokyo Nightscapes: Kaleidoscope of mall mirrors reflect Omotesando's multifaced nature

Tokyo Nightscapes: Kaleidoscope of mall mirrors reflect...

Walking along Omotesando Avenue in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in the cold night rain, ...

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Japan foreign minister may visit S. Korea on Jan. 13: reports

Japan foreign minister may visit S. Korea on Jan. 13: r...

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is expected to visit So...

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American football: Panasonic overcomes Fujitsu to claim Rice Bowl

American football: Panasonic overcomes Fujitsu to claim...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Panasonic Impulse came from behind to beat the Fujitsu Fron...

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Japan New Year holidaymakers' homeward rush expected to peak on Jan. 4

Japan New Year holidaymakers' homeward rush expected to...

TOKYO -- The return rush of people who spent the year-end and New Year holidays ...