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6-year-old boy missing since Sept 5 in Yamagata
A 6-year-old boy attending a special needs school in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefe...
Dollar falls into 152 yen zone amid BOJ rate hike specu...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. dollar briefly fell into the 152 yen range in Tokyo on...
Baseball: Ohtani back to lineup in Dodgers' win over Reds
LOS ENGELS (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup ...
N. Korea slams Japan-US-S. Korea drill as 'crucial threat'
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korean Defense Minister Kim Song Gi has slammed an ongo...
Myanmar worker claims he was beaten with stick at Hokka...
TOKYO -- A Myanmar man who fled a farm in Hokkaido, where he was employed under ...
'Phantom mole' recorded for first time in northern Japa...
AOMORI -- The Japanese mountain mole, sometimes called a "phantom mole," has bee...
Asian Games: Paris gymnastics triple gold medalist Oka ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Having shot to stardom with three gold medals at the Paris Olym...
Tennis: Osaka beaten in US Open 4th round by No. 2 seed...
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Two-time U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka exited the tournamen...
Japan GDP in April-June revised up to 1.4% on narrower ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's economy expanded an annualized real 1.4 percent in the ...
Iran says improved ballistic missile shows it will take...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iran state media on Monday said a ballistic missile with impr...
Japan crown prince, princess leave for Norway King Hara...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko ...
Flooded underpass claims woman's life amid torrential r...
A woman was killed after heavy rain flooded an underpass in Fukushima Prefecture...
Japanese seniors embracing life in second career as ent...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Starting a business after retirement or later in life has been ...
Editorial: Can DPFP become central opposition force in ...
Yuichiro Tamaki has secured a third term as leader of the opposition Democratic ...
Japan Photo Journal: 500,000 sunflowers in full bloom i...
Some 500,000 sunflowers are in full bloom at the Yanagawa Sunflower Garden, loca...
Russia, N. Korea open first road bridge in bid to expan...
MOSCOW (Kyodo) -- Russia and North Korea opened their first road bridge on Monda...
