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TOKYO -- A European and U.S. research team investigating the longevity of an Ald...

Russia requests ICC leaders' extradition, draws Japan p...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Russian prosecutors have requested the extradition of senior In...

Japan financial watchdog orders partial business suspen...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's financial watchdog on Friday ordered Prudential Life In...

Yoroku: A Japanese researcher's part in solving the puz...

"Symmetry" means that when a shape is flipped horizontally or rotated, it overla...

Easy Japanese news in translation: Hikonyan stars for f...

Hikonyan, the mascot character of the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, marked i...

Japan city hit with higher damages order for harming 'C...

TOKYO -- The Intellectual Property High Court here ordered the Susaki Municipal ...

Traditional Nagasaki Kunchi festival opens with dragon ...

NAGASAKI -- Nagasaki Kunchi, a traditional Japanese festival designated as a maj...

Japan PM Takaichi meets with top bureaucrats far less t...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met senior officials from major ...

Editorial: Toyama's inflated population figures disrega...

Accuracy is the lifeline of statistics, and fudging the numbers is unacceptable....

Kyoto palace offers last look at ceremonial hall before...

KYOTO (Kyodo) -- Kyoto Imperial Palace in western Japan began a special autumn v...

Japan PM says farm minister to stay on despite controve...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday she has no...

Ohtani scores important run as Dodgers win NL Division ...

ATLANTA (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani went hitless but stole a base and scored a game...

BOJ's Sato backs gradual rate hikes despite opposing Se...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan policy board member Ayano Sato said she supports ...

Governor calls global promotion of Aichi a legacy of As...

NAGOYA -- Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura said on Oct. 6 that the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Ga...

Tokyo stocks fall on AI, chip losses as gains locked in...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday on the selling of artificial intell...

Okinawa gov. calls for preventive steps after US servic...