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Tokyo stocks rise in morning as US tariff ruling eases ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose sharply Thursday morning on buying spurred by...
Astronomers discover strange new celestial object in ou...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in...
NTT Docomo to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank in diversif...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's largest mobile carrier NTT Docomo Inc. plans to acquire...
Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after lea...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to ...
'Expo lady' completes full circuit of Osaka pavilions o...
OSAKA -- A woman known for being a fan of Expo events has completed a full circu...
Trump rejects claim he's 'chickening out' on tariffs ju...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump wants the world to know he's no "chick...
Nissan solicits early retirements in US as turnaround m...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it has begun soliciting ear...
Trump says he warned Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran s...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has told Israeli Pri...
Japan's Niigata governor criticizes incorrect 'heredita...
NIIGATA -- Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi expressed his displeasure over an incorr...
Full-scale work to add, extend Japan's Narita Airport r...
NARITA, Chiba -- Narita International Airport Corp. (NAA) on May 25 began full-s...
High court orders Tokyo gov't, state to compensate 3 fo...
A Japanese high court on Wednesday ordered the Tokyo metropolitan government and...
Top court rejects claim dual nationality ban is unconst...
Japan's top court has rejected an appeal by a Japanese-born U.S. citizen challen...
Japan gov't promises lower-priced stockpiled rice suppl...
The government on Wednesday vowed to deliver lower-priced stockpiled rice it rel...
Tokyo stocks flat as chip shares bought, gains locked in
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended flat Wednesday, as advances led by some semi...
Japan gov't vows reserve rice supply to countryside ami...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Wednesday vowed to deliver lower-priced stock...
Osaka Expo draws 5 million visitors in first six weeks
The World Expo in Osaka has welcomed five million visitors in its first six week...