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Japan youth messengers call on world to reduce risks of...
A group of Japanese high school students visiting the U.N. office in Geneva on T...
Japan gov't seeks major budget hike for immigration con...
TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Justice has earmarked 80.7 billion yen (about $504....
Japan's Kanda reelected as ADB chief with unanimous sup...
MANILA (Kyodo) -- The Asian Development Bank said Tuesday that its president, Ma...
In Japan's mountains, a different way to manage bears
As a sensor sounded, scientist Akiko Takii hurried to a bear trap deep in the fo...
Quake-damaged expressway in Kumamoto to take at least 2...
Repairs to a section of an expressway in Kumamoto Prefecture damaged by a powerf...
Eruption of Sinabung volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra isl...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Mount Sinabung on Indonesia erupted Monday, spewing a...
Editorial: Japan's disaster responses can no longer be ...
Disasters that claim many lives are occurring one after another across Japan, an...
Toyohiro Akiyama, 1st Japanese to go to space, dies at 84
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toyohiro Akiyama, the first Japanese to fly into space and a fo...
Japan to beef up its defense with drones, AI and missil...
Japan plans to use drones, artificial intelligence and new methods of warfare as...
Gov't eyes Hitachiomiya as survey site for nuclear wast...
Japan's industry ministry sought Monday to conduct a preliminary survey in a cit...
Tokyo stocks mixed on Middle East tensions, capital spe...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Tuesday morning, with investor sentimen...
Japan survey shows lack of toilet access tops disaster ...
OSAKA -- Sept. 1 is Disaster Prevention Day in Japan. Taiko Pharmaceutical Co., ...
Nepal floods expose risks to hydropower in a warming Hi...
DHADING, Nepal (AP) -- Workers shoveled thick mud from a flood-ravaged power sta...
UN spotlights nuclear weapon states' refusal to ratify ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- With the U.S., Russia, China and other countries that hav...
Baseball: Suzuki blasts 24th homer among 3 hits as Cubs...
CHICAGO (Kyodo) -- Seiya Suzuki had three hits, including his 24th home run of t...
Japan 10-year gov't bond yield hits 3.0%, highest since...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond jumped t...
