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From bullet train to library to landmark: An old shinka...
TOKYO -- It seemed oddly lonely. In late September 2025, this Mainichi Shimbun r...
Basketball: Clippers sign Japan national team star Hach...
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The Los Angeles Clippers on Monday announced the signing of ...
Fleet of 10 Japan-related ships exit Hormuz, data shows
A fleet of 10 Japan-linked vessels was exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday w...
Japan moves to enforce language requirements for foreig...
Japan is moving forward with plans to establish more formal guidelines for forei...
Geiko, maiko pray for good summer of performances in Ky...
Japanese geiko and maiko traditional female entertainers participated in a tradi...
Editorial: Doubts grow over Takaichi administration's 3...
If Japan pushes ahead with massive state-led investment, can it really achieve a...
Japan announces plans for 20-fold increase in permanent...
On July 3, the Immigration Services Agency of Japan published detailed draft gui...
Hyogo Prefecture uses microchips to track bears and gui...
A prefecture in western Japan is drawing attention for a unique bear management ...
Pallas's cat kittens to be shown to public at Kobe zoo
KOBE (Kyodo) -- Five kittens born to a Pallas's cat, widely considered to be the...
Japan gov't urges schools, public facilities to open fo...
TOKYO -- Japan's education ministry is calling on schools nationwide to partiall...
Sumo: Sekiwake Wakatakakage withdraws from Nagoya tourn...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sekiwake Wakatakakage will sit out the upcoming Nagoya Grand Su...
FIFA lifts US star striker Balogun's red card suspensio...
SEATTLE (AP) -- U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American sta...
15-year-old arrested for unsubscribing over 40,000 anim...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A 15-year-old high school student has been arrested on suspicio...
Japan immigration agency fee hike plan raises concerns ...
TOKYO -- Draft guidelines published by Japan's Immigration Services Agency on hi...
Japan informed by China of ballistic missile test launch
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said Monday it was informed by China of...
Ancient lotus flowers reach peak bloom in Japan's Gyoda
GYODA, Saitama -- Lotus flowers at Ancient Lotus Park in this eastern Japan city...
