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Japan's emperor, empress to visit Netherlands, Belgium in June

Japan's emperor, empress to visit Netherlands, Belgium ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will travel to the ...

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Japan's March household spending falls 2.9% on year, down for 4th month

Japan's March household spending falls 2.9% on year, do...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's household spending fell a real 2.9 percent in March fro...

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Japan passenger evacuated to UK from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Japan passenger evacuated to UK from hantavirus-hit cru...

TOKYO -- A Japanese passenger on a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship has been tran...

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Japan Photo Journal: Shirley poppies bloom at Showa Kinen Park in Tokyo

Japan Photo Journal: Shirley poppies bloom at Showa Kin...

Shirley poppies are at their peak at Showa Kinen Park in the western Tokyo citie...

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Trump says he will discuss US arms sales to Taiwan with China's Xi

Trump says he will discuss US arms sales to Taiwan with...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he and Chines...

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Japan seeks access to Anthropic AI amid cyberattack concerns

Japan seeks access to Anthropic AI amid cyberattack con...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is negotiating with U.S. artificial int...

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Teen arrested for spraying liquid in foul odor incident on train near Tokyo

Teen arrested for spraying liquid in foul odor incident...

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- A 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday for allegedly sprayin...

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BOJ policymaker says rate hike possible even amid Middle East uncertainty

BOJ policymaker says rate hike possible even amid Middl...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Bank of Japan policymaker has said raising its key policy int...

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Editorial: Japan must secure medical supplies amid Mideast tensions

Editorial: Japan must secure medical supplies amid Mide...

Amid the ongoing confusion in the Middle East, there are growing concerns regard...

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Japan's late-night 'crying cafes' offer refuge for exhausted mothers

Japan's late-night 'crying cafes' offer refuge for exha...

A growing number of late-night cafes across Japan are opening their doors to mot...

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Ibaraki Prefecture launches ¥10,000 reward program for tips on illegal foreign workers

Ibaraki Prefecture launches ¥10,000 reward program for ...

Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, launched a controversial program Monday ...

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New integrated secondary school in Japan adopts Uniqlo brand for uniforms

New integrated secondary school in Japan adopts Uniqlo ...

UTSUNOMIYA -- Part of the uniform for a new integrated junior and senior high sc...

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Tokyo stocks mixed as profit-taking on oil price surge offsets tech gains

Tokyo stocks mixed as profit-taking on oil price surge ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday, after the Nikkei stock index h...

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Japan to send officials to Russia in May to protect business assets: gov't

Japan to send officials to Russia in May to protect bus...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will send officials to Russia at the end of this month fo...

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Japan team has 1st successful engine test for Mach 5 aircraft, eyeing 2 hour trips to US

Japan team has 1st successful engine test for Mach 5 ai...

TOKYO -- A Japanese research team has conducted the country's first successful c...

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3 taken to hospital after unusual odor detected inside JR train near Tokyo

3 taken to hospital after unusual odor detected inside ...

A family of three were taken to hospital following an emergency call reporting a...