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Easy Japanese news in translation: Runners enjoy waterm...
The "Tomisato watermelon road race" was held on June 14 in the city of Tomisato,...
Smartphone catches fire on flight leaving Haneda airport
A smartphone caught fire on a British Airways flight on Thursday as it was taxii...
Record 3,623 people stranded on Japan mountains in 2025
The number of people who got stranded on mountains in Japan hit a record of 3,62...
Bay landfill work for Okinawa U.S. base transfer begins...
Japan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday landfill dumping has begun in a new sect...
Foreign visitors to Japan fall 3.6% to nearly 3.6 milli...
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in May fell 3.6 percent from a year earl...
Editorial: Shiretoko boat disaster in Hokkaido must lea...
Criminal responsibility has been recognized for the head of the company in the s...
Japanese beef faces barriers in Wagyu obsessed US market
WASHINGTON (Mainichi) -- In the United States, a beef superpower, awareness of W...
Tokyo stocks hits record high in morning after US, Iran...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks hit a record intraday high on Thursday morning aft...
Department store tastes success 3 years after starting ...
OSAKA -- As department stores close one after another across Japan, the Kansai r...
Wood industry forms group to expand use of fire-damaged...
OFUNATO, Iwate -- An industry organization aimed at promoting the use of fire-da...
Yoroku: Japan's beloved ice cream melts into controvers...
"The pounding in your chest when you begin to eat one ... the sad memory of coll...
Man found guilty of illegal entry into US base in Japan
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- A former employee of a major trading firm on Thursday was se...
Macron deploys Versailles' gold, mirrors and history in...
PARIS (AP) -- Donald Trump explained the appeal in one sentence: "Versailles is ...
Emperor Naruhito hopes Japan, Netherlands to 'walk toge...
AMSTERDAM (Kyodo) -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a stat...
N. Korea, China adopt same term criticizing Japan's 'ne...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korea and China began criticizing Japan in January usin...
Nikkei ends record near 70,000 as crude oil prices decline
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended at a record high near the 70,000 l...
