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Turning point still far off for Japan PM amid row with ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will likely face a tough time man...
Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle m...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicl...
Japan rethinks drone regulations as capabilities increase
In response to drones' advancing capabilities, a report by a panel of experts co...
Convenience stores to offer winter shelter for Sapporo ...
SAPPORO -- The local government and transportation authorities in Sapporo are wo...
Right-hander Tatsuya Imai and Houston Astros finalize $...
HOUSTON (AP) -- Right-hander Tatsuya Imai and the Houston Astros finalized their...
Osaka ill at United Cup in Perth, hopes to be OK for Au...
PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is fe...
Snow traps vehicles in 23-km traffic jam on highway in ...
HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Heavy snowfall caused a traffic jam to form Friday on a hig...
Record low 363 million New Year postcards delivered on ...
Japan Post Holdings said Friday that a record low number of New Year greeting po...
Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato seeking new heights with 4-plus ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Becoming yokozuna and winning half of the six grand sumo tourna...
Baseball: Right-hander Imai agrees to 3-yr deal with As...
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai has agreed to a three-yea...
Maduro open to US talks on drug trafficking, but silent...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela is open to negotiating an agreement with th...
Baltic Pavilion donates Osaka Expo's Myaku-Myaku dolls ...
IZUMI, Osaka -- Stuffed toys of the popular Osaka Expo mascot are cheering up ch...
Japan's Emperor Naruhito hopes for peaceful 2026 in New...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Emperor Naruhito expressed his hope for a peaceful 2026 in his ...
At least 7 reported killed during widening protests in ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran's ai...
Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in countries bloodi...
ROME (AP) -- Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singlin...
N. Korean leader Kim's daughter makes 1st public visit ...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter, believed to be ca...
