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Japan to consider penalties for sex buyers under anti-p...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Justice Ministry said Tuesday that it will consider whe...
Japan's total debt rises to record 1,342 tril. yen in 2025
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's fiscal health worsened at the end of 2025, Finance Mini...
City councilor in Japan's Inazawa arrested for allegedl...
NAGOYA -- A municipal councilor from the Aichi Prefecture city of Inazawa was ar...
Japan restarts reactor at world's biggest nuclear plant...
Japan switched on a reactor at the world's biggest nuclear power plant again on ...
Japanese anime 'Detective Conan' cosplays banned at Chi...
GUANGZHOU, China (Kyodo) -- Cosplay and merchandise sales of popular Japanese an...
Japan's Sanseito, Team Mirai make dramatic gains in Jap...
TOKYO -- Minor Japanese opposition parties Sanseito and Team Mirai both dramatic...
Heavy snow hampers voting in Japan as some question mid...
Voting for the general election took place Sunday amid heavy snowfall across lar...
Japan logs record current account surplus for 2nd year ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan saw a record current account surplus for the second strai...
Olympics: Murase leads 4-woman Japanese squadron into b...
LIVIGNO, Italy (Kyodo) -- Kokomo Murase led four Japanese in qualifying for the ...
A charismatic straight talker, Japan's Takaichi expands...
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's prime minister is a heavy metal music fan. She loves motor...
Nikkei briefly jumps 5% in morning after Japan ruling L...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index briefly jumped over 5 percent on Monday ...
Hunger not driving bears to populated areas in western ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bears entered areas near human dwellings despite being adequate...
Hiroshima peace museum sees record high visitors in fis...
HIROSHIMA -- The number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in th...
Suits filed to nullify Japan general election over vote...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Lawyers on Monday filed lawsuits at high courts across Japan se...
Print book, magazine sales in Japan below 1 tril. yen, ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Estimated sales of physical books and magazines in Japan in 202...
