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Hokkaido's Blue Pond to raise parking fees up to threef...
BIEI, Hokkaido -- The government of this northern Japan town will raise parking ...
Japan approves air force reorganization to boost space ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's parliament on Friday enacted legislation to reorganize ...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Ramen chain Sugakiya...
The ramen chain Sugakiya has many shops in the Tokai region. Two stores will ope...
Gov't to expand probe on condo transactions to foreigne...
The Japanese government plans to expand its probe into the buying and selling of...
Japan clarifies 'dangerous driving' law with numeric st...
Japan on Thursday passed a revised law on dangerous driving resulting in death o...
Japan weather agency warns of heavy rain as 2 typhoons ...
Japan's weather agency on Thursday warned of heavy rain along the Pacific coast ...
M5.8 quake strikes Chiba Prefecture
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck Chiba Prefecture on Fri...
No major damage reported after M7.2 quake off Iwate
Saucepans fell out of kitchen cupboards and security cameras wobbled violently b...
Luxury hotel remodeling historic former Nara prison opens
A luxury hotel converted from a historic former prison in the western Japan city...
Emperor Naruhito visits Belgian university, views Japan...
LEUVEN, Belgium (Kyodo) -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and King Philippe on Wednesd...
Nikkei index rises over 3% on AI, tech gains after stro...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index surged over 3 percent Thursday morning, ...
Japan household assets at end of March up 7.1% on year ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Household assets in Japan at the end of March stood at 2,386 tr...
Baseball: Ohtani picks up 8th win, drives in run as Dod...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (Kyodo) -- Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani...
Locked up in luxury: Historic Nara Prison set to reopen...
NARA -- A luxury hotel created by renovating the Former Nara Prison, a nationall...
Japan prosecution inquest panel members' names leaked, ...
The Iwakuni branch of the Yamaguchi District Public Prosecutors Office leaked th...
Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style r...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump formally kicked off celebrations for A...
