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Japan, US agree to step up coordination for Takaichi's US visit

Japan, US agree to step up coordination for Takaichi's ...

MUNICH (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi agreed with U.S. S...

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12-year-old boy falls to his death from 18th floor of apartment building in Kitakyushu

12-year-old boy falls to his death from 18th floor of a...

A 12-year-old boy fell to his death from the 18th floor of an apartment building...

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China's 9-day Lunar New Year holidays start with Japan shunned amid spat

China's 9-day Lunar New Year holidays start with Japan ...

China's nine-day Lunar New Year holidays kicked off Sunday, with Japan dropping ...

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Come rain or shine, faith guides Tokyo's Weather Shrine

Come rain or shine, faith guides Tokyo's Weather Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Tokyo's Suginami Ward has become a place where visitors pray ...

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Worker dies in controlled blaze at limestone plateau park in Yamaguchi

Worker dies in controlled blaze at limestone plateau pa...

A worker died on Saturday in a traditional mountain burning event at Akiyoshidai...

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Japan research vessel returns to port after collecting rare earth mud

Japan research vessel returns to port after collecting ...

A Japanese research vessel returned to a port in central Japan on Saturday after...

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Retro Japan: Man interned during WWII designed Kyoto church to show thanks to priest

Retro Japan: Man interned during WWII designed Kyoto ch...

KYOTO -- A Japanese American man who was interned during World War II later desi...

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Behind the scenes of Japan convenience store foreign staff training

Behind the scenes of Japan convenience store foreign st...

TOKYO -- Seven-Eleven Japan Co. has been conducting an "omotenashi (hospitality)...

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Meet your match? Spot the difference #184: Dozing at the desk

Meet your match? Spot the difference #184: Dozing at th...

Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's "spot the difference" puzzle. The rules are simple:...

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1 dead, 2 injured in stabbing in Osaka, suspect arrested

1 dead, 2 injured in stabbing in Osaka, suspect arrested

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A 17-year-old boy was killed, and two other boys were injured a...

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Olympics: Japan's Nikaido adds ski jumping large hill silver to medal haul

Olympics: Japan's Nikaido adds ski jumping large hill s...

PREDAZZO, Italy (Kyodo) -- Japanese ski jumper Ren Nikaido won the men's large h...

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Olympics: Japanese curlers get Milan Cortina Games on track with 1st win

Olympics: Japanese curlers get Milan Cortina Games on t...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Kyodo) -- Skip Sayaka Yoshimura led Japan to its first...

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Bill Emmott: Japan's 'iron lady' Takaichi will begin to rust without domestic policy wins

Bill Emmott: Japan's 'iron lady' Takaichi will begin to...

By Bill Emmott, independent writer, lecturer and international affairs consultan...

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Japan's new 'Okashi Museum' showcases confectionery art with sweets from around country

Japan's new 'Okashi Museum' showcases confectionery art...

OSAKA -- A new facility featuring confectionery art that was popular at the 2025...