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Okinawa gov't to pay 91 million yen to man blinded in o...
NAHA -- The Okinawa Prefectural Government will pay about 91.38 million yen (aro...
Japan OKs basic plan to raise awareness of issues facin...
Japan's cabinet approved Tuesday a basic plan mapping out measures to raise awar...
Photos show the resurfaced remains of World War II's 'D...
KANCHANABURI, Thailand (AP) -- After decades beneath the surface, a submerged st...
Editorial: A mayor taking maternity leave should be not...
Shoko Kawata, mayor of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, will take maternity leave. She ...
Japan defense force to join parachute drill on Philippi...
The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel will participate in a parachute...
Japan's Emperor Naruhito tours Het Loo Palace in Nether...
APELDOORN, Netherlands (Kyodo) -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito toured Het Loo Palace...
Transgender town assemblywoman in Japan sues man for 2 ...
OSAKA -- The first oral arguments in a lawsuit filed against a man in his 50s ov...
The Mainichi News Quiz: How come Japan is reducing pass...
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...
Nikkei stock index tops 70,000 for 1st time
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index on Tuesday briefly topped 70,000 for the...
Japan-related ship partly damaged in Persian Gulf, no i...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japan-related ship sustained partial damage last week while a...
BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high 1.0% on heightened ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan lifted its key policy rate to a 31-year high ...
Baseball: Ohtani tops early voting for MLB All-Star Game
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani leads all Maj...
China Shock 2.0: Surging Chinese exports threaten Europ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on ...
6.7 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of Indonesia on...
Mayor of east Japan city found dead in canal; police pr...
The mayor of the city of Shimotsuma in eastern Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture was fo...
Russian attack sets fire to centuries-old religious sit...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- A large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine killed five rescue...
