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UK leader Burnham gathers his Cabinet after sweeping aw...
LONDON (AP) -- New U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham gathered his Cabinet for its...
4 bodies found after house fire in Japan's Chiba Pref.
YACHIMATA, Chiba -- Four bodies believed to be adults were found after a fire de...
Japan PM Takaichi's '0-3 hours sleep' post draws critic...
TOKYO -- Ruling and opposition party members have taken issue with a post by Jap...
US military identifies 3rd service member believed to h...
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) -- The U.S. military has confirmed that a third ser...
Japan says ready to take appropriate action if needed a...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan said Wednesday it is ready to take appropriate action if ...
Dollar remains firm in lower 163 yen zone amid Middle E...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. dollar remained firm in the lower 163 yen range on Wed...
Carney says he and Trump will intensify trade negotiati...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tue...
Hacker group Ransomhouse claims cyberattack on Japan fo...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Hacker group Ransomhouse has claimed that it launched a cyberat...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Fuji-Q amusement par...
The Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in the city of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefect...
Japan's crown prince, princess to visit Paraguay in August
Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko will make an official visi...
Central Japan cities hit 40 C, officially marking first...
Three cities in central Japan on Tuesday reached 40 C, officially marking the co...
Japanese soldier who lost leg in Ukraine war vows to re...
A Japanese volunteer soldier who lost his left leg fighting Russian forces in Uk...
Nikkei rebounds over 3% on beaten-down chip share gains
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended up over 3 percent Tuesday followin...
N. Korea, Russia foreign ministers reaffirm cooperation...
BEIJING (Kyodo9 -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and her Russian co...
Excavation in Taiwan searches for remains of Japanese s...
Heads bowed, experts offered their respects on Monday ahead of an excavation aim...
2011 tsunami disaster led prefectural police to set eva...
AKITA (Kyodo) -- More than 30 Japanese prefectural police forces in areas vulner...
