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Japanese doctor-turned-author moots amputations to ease...
Like the protagonist in his taboo novel, former doctor-turned-author Yo Kusakabe...
Fire breaks out at Tokyo elementary school, injuring at...
A fire broke out at an elementary school in Tokyo on Friday, injuring at least o...
10 injured after fire breaks out at Tokyo elementary sc...
TOKYO -- A fire broke out at a municipal elementary school in the Japanese capit...
Taiwan leader Lai urges China to renounce use of force
TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te on Thursday urged China to renou...
UN reports record violations of children in conflict, w...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Nearly 25,000 children caught in conflict were victims of...
Japan core consumer prices in May rise 1.4%, fuel subsi...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core consumer prices in May rose 1.4 percent from a yea...
Dollar in 161 yen zone despite finance chief's warning ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. dollar mostly traded in the lower 161 yen range in Tok...
Philippines says Chinese structure removed from dispute...
MANILA (Kyodo) -- The Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday that China has rem...
Chicken prices hit record high in Japan, forcing change...
TOKYO -- As prices for a wide range of foods continue to climb across Japan, chi...
Motorbike police in Japan's Hyogo Pref. to don new summ...
KOBE -- Hyogo Prefectural Police in western Japan have unveiled a new summer uni...
Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend dem...
(AP) -- Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Runners enjoy waterm...
The "Tomisato watermelon road race" was held on June 14 in the city of Tomisato,...
Smartphone catches fire on flight leaving Haneda airport
A smartphone caught fire on a British Airways flight on Thursday as it was taxii...
Record 3,623 people stranded on Japan mountains in 2025
The number of people who got stranded on mountains in Japan hit a record of 3,62...
Bay landfill work for Okinawa U.S. base transfer begins...
Japan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday landfill dumping has begun in a new sect...
Foreign visitors to Japan fall 3.6% to nearly 3.6 milli...
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in May fell 3.6 percent from a year earl...
