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What is the Islamic State, and what attacks has it insp...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI says it recovered the stark black banner of the Islam...
Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20 years after ...
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, a widely expe...
WWII veteran recounts escape from sinking Japanese navy...
On a cloudless day off the Philippines coast, Shigetoshi Kaneko held onto floati...
Number of New Year postcards nationwide 33% lower than ...
Japan Post announced Wednesday a preliminary figure for the number of New Year c...
Emperor, family greet flag-waving crowd at palace for N...
Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from ...
Don't sleep on it: Japan police, airline staff urge cau...
NARITA, Chiba -- As more passengers take to the skies in the post-coronavirus pa...
Haiku in English: Jan. 2, 2025
nobody knowsbut here under this snowthere are crocuses--Salvatore Tempo (Bron, F...
Japan man improves toilets, medical system abroad to ad...
TOKYO -- By improving school toilets in Ethiopia and medical care in Guatemala, ...
As AI advances, Japan expert explains why language stud...
TOKYO -- If AI-powered translation keeps advancing, it won't be necessary to lea...
Social media changing Japan election landscape with risks
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Elections in 2024 in Japan, both regional and national, highlig...
Getcha kimono here!: 'Gacha' vending machine offers tou...
NIKKO, Tochigi -- A unique "gacha" vending machine selling antique kimonos has b...
2024 Rewind: Japan's path toward 'more choices' over su...
With multiple high court rulings that were handed down in 2024 calling Japan's b...
Driver rams New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of...
Baseball: Ohtani primed for back-to-back World Series bid
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Following a year of firsts, including his maiden World Se...
Israeli strikes kill 9 in Gaza as war grinds into the n...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli strikes killed at least nine Palestini...
Grieving families of victims of South Korean plane cras...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Grieving relatives of people killed in a plane crash ...
