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Over 1,000 people urged to evacuate as wildfires rage i...
Wildfires broke out Wednesday at two sites in the same town in Iwate Prefecture,...
Multilingual support with AI avatar assists visitors at...
SHIROI, Chiba -- A guidance device powered by artificial intelligence (AI) was i...
The Mainichi News Quiz: So how popular is PM Takaichi's...
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...
Japan Photo Journal: Azaleas surrounding Hiroshima A-bo...
Visitors take photos of red, white, pink and purple azaleas in full bloom at the...
Japan, New Zealand vow closer security ties as diplomat...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her New Zealand coun...
China, Cambodia hold 1st 'two-plus-two' ministerial talks
PHNOM PENH (Kyodo) -- China and Cambodia held their first "two-plus-two" meeting...
Bill to create new Japan intelligence committee passes ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A bill to establish a national intelligence committee was passe...
Shohei Ohtani might be held out of the lineup during mo...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Dave Roberts is committed to Shohei Ohtani's health and ke...
Editorial: Japan's 2nd 'subsequent quake advisory' high...
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan on...
Japan eyes stricter age checks for social media users
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's communications ministry plans to require social media p...
Nikkei tops 60,000 for 1st time, but ends lower in morning
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index on Thursday briefly topped the 60,000 li...
Imanaga sharp, Hoerner and Suzuki hit HRs as Cubs beat ...
CHICAGO (AP) -- Shota Imanaga pitched seven innings of three-hit ball in his fou...
Woman's body found in Iwate after possible bear attack
The body of a woman was found in the northeastern prefecture of Iwate on Tuesday...
Condo plan in southwest Japan scrapped amid opposition ...
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A city in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka said T...
Japan logs trade deficit in FY 2025 for 5th yr in row, ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan logged a trade deficit of 1.71 trillion yen ($10.7 billio...
Tokyo stocks mixed in morning on tech gains, Middle Eas...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Wednesday morning, as some heavyweight ...
