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Football: Brighton must deliver win for suffering fans, Kaoru Mitoma says

Football: Brighton must deliver win for suffering fans,...

BRIGHTON, England (Kyodo) -- Brighton and Hove Albion must deliver a long-overdu...

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What to know about South Korean acting President Han's impeachment

What to know about South Korean acting President Han's ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The impeachment of South Korea's acting President Han...

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Are smartphones worse for eyes than books? Japan study closes in on distance factor

Are smartphones worse for eyes than books? Japan study ...

TOKYO -- With each student in Japan receiving a tablet, digital devices nowadays...

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Work begins to reinforce soft soil in Okinawa US base transfer

Work begins to reinforce soft soil in Okinawa US base t...

NAHA (Kyodo) -- Sand deposition for work reinforcing soft soil as part of the U....

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Pair face murder charge after co-worker fatally hit by train on Tokyo crossing

Pair face murder charge after co-worker fatally hit by ...

TOKYO -- Public prosecutors on Dec. 27 indicted two men on suspicion of murder a...

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Rugby: Wild Knights hold off 2nd-half surge from Spears

Rugby: Wild Knights hold off 2nd-half surge from Spears

KUMAGAYA, Saitama (Kyodo) -- Saitama Wild Knights flyhalf Kyohei Yamasawa helped...

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Airports, train stations crowded as 9-day New Year break begins

Airports, train stations crowded as 9-day New Year brea...

Travelers flooded airports and major train stations in Japan on Saturday as they...

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Osaka Expo 2025 ticket sales falling short; measures under review

Osaka Expo 2025 ticket sales falling short; measures un...

Ticket sales for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai are lagging badly, with the general pub...

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Haiku in English: Dec. 28, 2024

Haiku in English: Dec. 28, 2024

above the herdnot a cowin the sky--Jeffrey Ferrara (Massachusetts, USA)Selected ...

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2024 Rewind: Weak yen, soaring prices, rice shortages: Japan experiences economic turmoil

2024 Rewind: Weak yen, soaring prices, rice shortages: ...

While the average monthly salary at Japanese firms rose by more than 10,000 yen ...

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Japan seeing simultaneous spread of mycoplasma pneumonia and seasonal flu

Japan seeing simultaneous spread of mycoplasma pneumoni...

TOKYO -- Amid the high number of patients with mycoplasma pneumonia, characteriz...

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Japan economy likely to grow in 2025 but Trump tariffs cast shadow

Japan economy likely to grow in 2025 but Trump tariffs ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese economy is expected to continue to grow at a moder...

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M5.1 quake hits northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

M5.1 quake hits northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck northe...

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Hokkaido to introduce lodging tax of up to 500 yen a night from 2026

Hokkaido to introduce lodging tax of up to 500 yen a ni...

SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- The government of Hokkaido, a northern island popular with to...

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Japan transport hubs overflow as 9-day New Year break begins

Japan transport hubs overflow as 9-day New Year break b...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Travelers flooded airports and major train stations in Japan on...

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Iran, South Africa, 2 others withdraw from 2025 World Expo in Osaka

Iran, South Africa, 2 others withdraw from 2025 World E...

Four countries, including Iran and South Africa, have decided to withdraw from t...