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Iran ready to help passage of Japan ships in Strait of Hormuz: Araghchi

Iran ready to help passage of Japan ships in Strait of ...

TEHRAN (Kyodo) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran is rea...

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Philippine drills with Japan, US near key channel sends message to China

Philippine drills with Japan, US near key channel sends...

MANILA (Kyodo) -- The Philippines' joint maritime drills with Japan and the Unit...

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Japan's Imperial Palace grounds open to public for cherry blossom season

Japan's Imperial Palace grounds open to public for cher...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A normally restricted section of the Imperial Palace grounds in...

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Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-down

Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Three weeks into an escalating war in the Mi...

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Japan PM pays tribute at Arlington cemetery, wraps up 1st US trip

Japan PM pays tribute at Arlington cemetery, wraps up 1...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi paid tribute at the...

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Drone video from inside a Fukushima reactor shows a hole in pressure vessel, likely fuel debris

Drone video from inside a Fukushima reactor shows a hol...

A video taken by tiny drones sent into one of three damaged reactors at the Fuku...

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Tokyo gov't organizes food truck event to clear out delinquent/homeless teen gathering area

Tokyo gov't organizes food truck event to clear out del...

The Kabukicho district of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward is one of the liveliest entertai...

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Baby monkey Punch acclimatizing, making new friends at Japan zoo

Baby monkey Punch acclimatizing, making new friends at ...

Clutching a monkey plushie, Eliete Ikeda screamed "Punch!" as she caught sight o...

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Bears in Japan's Tohoku region killed pet dogs, more attacks feared in spring

Bears in Japan's Tohoku region killed pet dogs, more at...

AKITA -- "Bears run away when dogs bark." That was the belief. Then came the tra...

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Japan, US unveil 3 new business projects worth $73 billion total

Japan, US unveil 3 new business projects worth $73 bill...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States on Thursday unveiled a plan to...

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Tokyo's cherry blossom season officially begins, 5 days earlier than the average

Tokyo's cherry blossom season officially begins, 5 days...

Tokyo's meteorologists declared the start of the much-loved cherry blossom seaso...

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Mount Fuji viewing train for inbound tourists starts operation

Mount Fuji viewing train for inbound tourists starts op...

A special Mount Fuji viewing train targeting foreign visitors began operation fo...

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Japan to accept use of old health insurance cards until end of July

Japan to accept use of old health insurance cards until...

Japan will allow people with outdated health insurance cards to receive treatmen...

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Trump says he believes Japan 'stepping up to the plate' over Iran war

Trump says he believes Japan 'stepping up to the plate'...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he believes...

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5 die in multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

5 die in multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel...

TSU (Kyodo) -- Five people were killed after an accident early Friday involving ...

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Descendant of WWII Jewish refugees saved by 'visas for life' visits uncle's grave in Kobe

Descendant of WWII Jewish refugees saved by 'visas for ...

KOBE -- A descendant of a Jewish family who fled to Japan from Lithuania during ...