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Climate change increases heat risks in 97 of 104 World ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Climate change has increased the likelihood of heat that could ...
Data on 510,000 people linked to Hokkaido hospitals pos...
Two hospitals on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido said Monday that i...
Bear hunt continues as Utsunomiya shuts schools for sec...
The hunt for a black bear spotted more than a dozen times in the city of Utsuno...
Deteriorating castles in Japan face high costs, debates...
Several Japanese castles with wooden structures dating back to the feudal era we...
City in Tochigi Prefecture suspends classes at 94 schoo...
The city of Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture has suspended all 94 of the primar...
Japan bankruptcies in May down 8.9% from previous year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan in May fell 8.9 p...
Chinese leader Xi arrives in North Korea for closely wa...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Chinese leader Xi arrives in North Korea for closely ...
With hot sweaty summer on the way, free sodium tablets ...
Shibuya is one of Tokyo’s most exciting neighborhoods. Between world-famous tour...
Tsunami waves arrive in Japan after M7.8 quake strikes ...
Tsunami waves arrived in Okinawa and other parts of Japan on Monday after an ear...
Japan sounds out S Korea on talks to lift Fukushima sea...
Japan has sounded out South Korea about launching regular working-level talks in...
Tsunami advisory issued for Pacific coasts of western, ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's weather agency on Monday issued a tsunami advisory for ...
Nikkei extends losses, down over 4%, as selling of tech...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index extended losses Monday morning, briefly ...
Chinese leader Xi heads to North Korea for closely watc...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to travel to Pyon...
Japan's economy expands 1.8% in Jan.-March, revised down
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's economy expanded an annualized real 1.8 percent in the ...
Multiple urban bear sightings trigger emergency respons...
UTSUNOMIYA -- The municipal government here announced on June 7 that multiple be...
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks the southern Philippin...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A magnitude 7.8 earthquake centered at sea shook par...
