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Japan's rice consumption per person drops 6% to 7-year ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's average monthly rice consumption per person fell 6.1 pe...
Putin to visit China from Tues. for talks with Xi after...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day visit to...
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- In 1985, a 13-year-old girl in New Zealand spotted a pair ...
Head temple at Mt. Koya urges summer visitors to avoid ...
HASHIMOTO, Wakayama (Kyodo) -- A leading Buddhist temple at Mt. Koya, a UNESCO W...
Cat feeding habits shaped by smell: Japan univ. study
MORIOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Picky eating in cats may have less to do with finicky ...
Edging Toward Japan: Are 'sensei' and 'baka' ('fool') t...
By Damian FlanaganThere is something called a "creative misunderstanding" where ...
Osaka's retro candy shop displays toys, memorabilia fro...
OSAKA -- Around 5,000 items including toys and magazines from the Showa, Heisei ...
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbrea...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared ...
Baseball: Murakami homers twice, Sugano earns 150th car...
CHICAGO (Kyodo) -- Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami broke out of his ...
Baseball: Suzuki delivers 2 hits as Cubs beat White Sox
CHICAGO (Kyodo) -- Seiya Suzuki collected two hits, including an RBI double, as ...
3rd teen arrested for suspected robbery-murder in Tochigi
UTSUNOMIYA (Kyodo) -- Another teen was arrested Saturday on suspicion of robbery...
News in Easy English: Students from struggling high sch...
TATEYAMA, Chiba -- Two students from Awa High School in Tateyama, Chiba Prefectu...
Trump administration prepares to seek Raul Castro indic...
MIAMI (AP) -- The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against ...
Japan parliament gets all parties' views on Imperial Fa...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's parliament on Friday received all parties' views on ame...
The Mainichi News Quiz: What is the target speed for Ja...
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...
Japan restaurants hit by visa pause for high-demand for...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Restaurant operators in Japan have been forced to review their ...
