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A mop, a broom and a calmer mind. Why some find mental ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's spring cleaning season, and for some people that can mean ...
Xi, Putin begin talks to share outcome of Trump summit
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said during his talks with Russi...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Mayor thanks Embassy...
Mariko Ando, mayor of the city of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, visited the Emb...
Paid line-skipping services at restaurants catch on
Priority services that allow customers to pay fees to skip lines at popular rest...
Gov't to forgo summer energy saving request
The Japanese government does not plan to issue a request to households and busin...
Bear attack suspected after body part found in Tokyo mo...
A body with its upper half missing was discovered Tuesday in the mountains of we...
Tokyo stocks mixed, tech losses weigh but supported by ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Tuesday, as investors sold heavyweight...
Editorial: Japanese prosecutor who spoke up about abuse...
It is unjust when someone who summons the courage to report abuse ends up having...
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherland...
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbre...
Clear panels unveil remains of old railway on Yokohama'...
YOKOHAMA -- Visitors to a promenade in this city's Naka Ward can now glimpse pre...
Giant cockroach statue brings new life to shrinking Nar...
A giant bronze cockroach with muscular arms and a sumo wrestler's stance is draw...
Russian man attacked by bear in western mountainous reg...
A Russian man was attacked by a bear on Sunday in a town in the mountainous far-...
News in Easy English: Support grows in Kanagawa for for...
YOKOHAMA -- In Japan, more children from other countries are coming to live and ...
The Mainichi News Quiz: What's that TV drama causing pe...
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...
Japan, South Korea leaders to affirm cooperation on sta...
ANDONG, South Korea (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South ...
Tokyo court nixes suit by elite girls' school over high...
TOKYO -- The Tokyo District Court on May 18 dismissed a lawsuit filed by the edu...
