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Soot smeared onto faces of onlookers for good heath in Japan's unique 'Mendon' festival

Soot smeared onto faces of onlookers for good heath in ...

IBUSUKI, Kagoshima -- The unique "Mendon" festival, featuring a parade of partic...

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Golf: Rio Takeda discusses 2024, looks ahead to US LPGA season

Golf: Rio Takeda discusses 2024, looks ahead to US LPGA...

KUMAMOTO (Kyodo) -- Looking back on a breakout domestic season of eight wins, in...

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Tokyo stocks edge up amid uncertainty over Trump's tariff plans

Tokyo stocks edge up amid uncertainty over Trump's tari...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher after choppy trading Tuesday...

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Sumo: Kinbozan's 1st loss keeps New Year tourney up for grabs

Sumo: Kinbozan's 1st loss keeps New Year tourney up for...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rank-and-file Kazakhstani wrestler Kinbozan suffered his first ...

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South Korea president attends court hearing of impeachment for 1st time

South Korea president attends court hearing of impeachm...

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday attended a Cons...

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Cargo dropped from U.S. Osprey blown off course near Okinawan island

Cargo dropped from U.S. Osprey blown off course near Ok...

Cargo weighing 400 to 450 kilograms dropped from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft...

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22-yr-old patient arrested for allegedly stabbing director at clinic in Osaka Pref.

22-yr-old patient arrested for allegedly stabbing direc...

OSAKA -- A 22-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 20 on suspicion of attempted mur...

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Trump poised to revive unpredictable talks with N. Korea in 2nd term

Trump poised to revive unpredictable talks with N. Kore...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Donald Trump, who took office for his nonconsecutive secon...

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M6.4 earthquake strikes southern Taiwan, 27 injured

M6.4 earthquake strikes southern Taiwan, 27 injured

TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan shortly afte...

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Tokyo stocks mixed in morning on wariness over Trump's tariff plans

Tokyo stocks mixed in morning on wariness over Trump's ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Tuesday morning, as selling after new U...

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Trump returns as US president with vow to usher in 'golden age'

Trump returns as US president with vow to usher in 'gol...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Donald Trump returned to power as the 47th president of th...

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Baseball: Tsuyoshi Shinjo irked by players switching clubs after MLB stints

Baseball: Tsuyoshi Shinjo irked by players switching cl...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nippon Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo voiced dissatisfact...

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Ishiba hopes to work closely with Trump for robust Japan-U.S. ties

Ishiba hopes to work closely with Trump for robust Japa...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday he wants to...

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3 men believed to be foreigners injured in possible incident north of Tokyo

3 men believed to be foreigners injured in possible inc...

SAITAMA -- Three men believed to be foreigners were taken to the hospital after ...

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Trump's dealmaking instinct may be Nippon Steel merger's last hope

Trump's dealmaking instinct may be Nippon Steel merger'...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Appealing to Donald Trump's penchant for business dealmaking co...