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Gov't begins nuclear waste site survey on Minamitori Is...
A Japanese quasi-government body overseeing the disposal of nuclear waste said W...
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Japan's oil imports from Middle East plunge to record l...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's crude oil imports from the Middle East plunged over 67 ...
Japan's Chigasaki loosens dress code for city workers, ...
CHIGASAKI, Kanagawa -- The Chigasaki Municipal Government in Kanagawa Prefecture...
8 Japan teens held after allegedly calling police befor...
CHIKUSHINO, Fukuoka -- Eight teenage boys and girls in Fukuoka Prefecture have b...
Shohei Ohtani homers on first pitch, then throws 5 shar...
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game before th...
Tokyo stocks surge, Nikkei up 3%, on Middle East hopes
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks surged on Thursday, with the Nikkei stock index up...
Yoroku: Ancient island wisdom links Okinawa's rainy sea...
The greatest number of constellations in Japan can be seen on the Yaeyama Island...
Japan says remilitarization criticism by China, Russia ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Criticism by China and Russia against Japan over what they view...
Editorial: Japan's party leader Diet debate system is a...
The first Diet debate between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and opposition party...
In many ways, Brits admire the US. But as America hits ...
WASHINGTON, England (AP) -- Loud. Broken. Baffling.Ask Brits what they think of ...
UN lowers forecast for global economic growth in 2026 o...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Responding to Middle East crises and rising oil prices, t...
Some teens in east Japan robbery-murder say couple gave...
UTSUNOMIYA -- Some of the four 16-year-old boys arrested in connection with a Ma...
Nikkei index ends below 60,000 on surging oil prices, b...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday, with the Nikkei stock index ending...
Mother, daughter found dead with stab wounds at home in...
KOBE (Kyodo) -- A mother and her adult daughter were found dead with multiple st...
Man in 80s defrauded of around 870 million yen in inves...
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- A man in his 80s living in central Japan was defrauded of arou...
