HEADLINES
Nikkei briefly tops 70,000 for 1st time since July
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index briefly topped the 70,000 line on Monday...
Rice stink bugs spread across 37 Japan prefectures as d...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rice stink bugs, a native species in Japan that feeds on rice, ...
Japan PM vows consumption tax cut without new bond issu...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged in a policy speech Monday...
'Act before it's too late': Tokyo residents fight for m...
One sweltering day in Tokyo, Kaoru Morimoto told friends she wasn't sure she cou...
Hokkaido ranked most attractive prefecture for 18th str...
Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island and a popular tourist destination, ha...
Emergency repairs complete at breached levees in Chiba
Emergency repairs to levees around Lake Imbanuma in Chiba Prefecture have been c...
US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at ...
Japan's Gunma Pref. warns of bear encounters after poor...
MAEBASHI -- Gunma Prefecture's wildlife damage control support center announced ...
Japan remains 12th in global innovation ranking, trails...
GENEVA (Kyodo) -- Japan remained in 12th place in an annual innovation report by...
68 cases of information leaks involving DV victims and ...
SAPPORO -- A total of 68 information leak cases involving domestic violence (DV)...
Arrested US Marine in Okinawa sent to prosecutors amid ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Okinawa police on Monday sent a U.S. Marine arrested for the al...
Tokyo's record rainfall streak ends after 37 days
Central Tokyo's record-breaking streak of rainy days ended Saturday after 37 day...
Russian attacks kill 6 in Ukraine and damage Kyiv's Nor...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people and ...
US Marine arrested for suspected murder-robbery in Okinawa
NAHA (Kyodo) -- A 20-year-old U.S. Marine was arrested Sunday in Okinawa Prefect...
Baseball: Murakami hits 1st postseason homer in White S...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Kyodo) -- Munetaka Murakami got his first MLB postseason home r...
Japan GSDF displays long-range Type-25 missile equipmen...
KUMAMOTO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force on Saturday invited s...
