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Japan to strengthen screening of foreign investments wi...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government decided Tuesday to strengthen screening...
Trump says a former president had an Iran confession. A...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Twice on Monday, President Donald Trump said he'd wrangled a ...
Over half of local leaders want Fukushima nuclear plant...
TOKYO -- Fifteen years have passed since Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings I...
4 dead after ship collision off northeastern Japan
Four people died after a fishing vessel with 13 aboard capsized following a coll...
1st cherry blossoms of 2026 confirmed in Kofu, Gifu, Kochi
Cherry trees came into bloom in the cities of Kofu, Gifu and Kochi on Monday, ah...
74-year-old woman dies after being hit by car being par...
A 74-year-old woman died after she was hit by a car being parked by her 81-year-...
Paralympics: Curtain falls on Milan Cortina Games amid ...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Kyodo) -- The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympic Games en...
Tokyo stocks fall for 3rd straight day on oil price jit...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell for a third consecutive trading day on Monday...
Editorial: US stance on conditions for return of Futenm...
Does the United States intend to renege on its bilateral agreement with Japan an...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Mimosa flowers picke...
March 8 was "International Women's Day." It is a day to call for women not to be...
Paralympics: Japanese Para athletes end Milan Cortina G...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Kyodo) -- Japanese alpine sit skier Takeshi Suzuki won...
Beloved station melodies fade as JR East pursues cost cuts
The distinctive melodies that have long marked train departures across East Japa...
Japan opens 'sky paths' for drones to inspect power lines
Japan is moving to open government-approved "sky paths" for drones above the pow...
Fukuoka Pref. mom of son missing in Cambodia warns of t...
FUKUOKA -- Around 10 men in their 20s and 30s from southwest Japan's Fukuoka Pre...
Gulf countries report new attacks after Iran warns majo...
(AP) -- Gulf countries reported new attacks Sunday morning, a day after Iran cal...
'KPop Demon Hunters' wins Oscar, Japanese hit film 'Kok...
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- "KPop Demon Hunters," a Netflix movie about a K-pop girl ...
