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At least 4 injured as M7.2 quake hits northeastern Japa...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck northe...
Nikkei stock index ends at record high on strong Micron...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended at a fresh record high on Thursday...
Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that ar...
(AP) -- Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than...
Laser pointer aimed at monkey enclosure at zoo known fo...
The Japanese zoo housing the viral macaque Punch said Wednesday someone recently...
Teacher dried laundry in room where Tokyo school fire l...
A teacher in her 40s told investigators she had used air circulators to dry laun...
Heavy rain lashes Kyushu; weather agency warns of disas...
Heavy rain lashed Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu on Wednesday, with ...
M6.9 quake hits northeastern Japan; no tsunami warning
A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast on Thursday, but the cou...
Some BOJ policymakers called for continued rate hikes i...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Some Bank of Japan policymakers called for continued rate hikes...
Supreme Court upholds disbandment decision for Unificat...
Japan's Supreme Court has upheld a lower court order urging the controversial re...
Mie Prefecture to continue to allow foreign nationals t...
A local government in central Japan said Tuesday it will continue to allow forei...
Man, 3 women found dead in home in apparent joint suicide
The bodies of four adults — an elderly man and three women — were found in a bed...
Memorial service for WWII 'Himeyuri' student nurses hel...
ITOMAN, Okinawa -- A memorial service was held here on June 23 for the 136 teena...
Crowdfunding brings 100 mil. yen to cash-strapped Japan...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The cash-strapped Centrist Reform Alliance, Japan's main opposi...
Kyoto Pref., Luup roll out GPS-based e-scooter shutdown...
KYOTO -- Electric scooters operated by Luup Inc. will now automatically stop if ...
Football: Tanaka wary of Sweden threat as Kubo stays si...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Kyodo) -- Japan midfielder Ao Tanaka on Tuesday warned his...
N. Korea commissions new destroyer, plans to build 2 wa...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korea has commissioned a new 5,000-ton destroyer, with ...
