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Trump administration says its war in Iran has been 'ter...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has ...
Nissan to scrap US EV production plan amid slowing demand
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nissan Motor Co. said Friday it will scrap its plan to produce ...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Murakami reaches 10 ...
On April 22, Munetaka Murakami, a 26-year-old player for the Chicago White Sox i...
Mountain festival marks spring arrival high above Tokyo
A centuries-old festival that heralds spring drew hundreds of worshippers to a m...
Japan parliamentary group eyes S. Korea trip in mid-May...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The new head of a bipartisan group of Japanese lawmakers promot...
Editorial: Wildfire in Japan's Iwate Pref. must be put ...
Every effort must be made to quickly extinguish the wildfire in northeast Japan'...
News in Easy English: Violinist in Nara becomes curry c...
NARA -- Akio Nozawa, 36, is a violinist in Nara. He also leads an orchestra. But...
Fed extends rate pause amid inflation woes, Powell to s...
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark i...
USS Ford aircraft carrier will be heading home after re...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford,...
The Mainichi News Quiz: What's causing sticker shock am...
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...
Baseball: Sugano earns 3rd win as Rockies rout Reds
TORONTO (Kyodo) -- Tomoyuki Sugano earned his third win of the season as the Col...
Tokyo stocks, yen hurt by surging oil, Middle East conc...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell and the yen was soft against the U.S. dollar ...
Middle East conflict dampens Japan industrial output in...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's industrial output in March edged down 0.5 percent from ...
JAL reports highest sales of 2.01 trillion yen in FY 20...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan Airlines Co. said Thursday its revenue rose 9.1 percent f...
Hegseth faces a second day of Democrats grilling him ov...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face a second day of gril...
Actor Ken Matsudaira performs signature samba dance in ...
YOKOHAMA -- Actor Ken Matsudaira performed "Matsuken Samba II" from a platform 1...
