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Editorial: Japan's continued fiscal profligacy will onl...
If the Japanese government keeps spending lavishly without regard for debt-ridde...
Foreign residents in Japan's Ibaraki Pref. voice concer...
MITO -- At an event held in this eastern Japan city on May 17, four foreign resi...
M5.9 quake hits Japan's southwestern islands of Amami
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 shook the southwest...
Japan urges China to punish suspect, ensure nationals' ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Wednesday said it called on China to guarantee the saf...
Xi, Putin begin talks to share outcome of Trump summit
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said during his talks with Russi...
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 ...
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...
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...
Gov't to forgo summer energy saving request
The Japanese government does not plan to issue a request to households and busin...
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-...
