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The Mainichi News Quiz: Some tourists are tossing away what on Osaka city streets?

The Mainichi News Quiz: Some tourists are tossing away ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...

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Hundreds protest in The Hague against NATO, days before the Dutch city hosts alliance summit

Hundreds protest in The Hague against NATO, days before...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Hundreds of people protested Sunday against NATO ...

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Tokyo stocks drop in morning after US strikes Iran, oil prices jump

Tokyo stocks drop in morning after US strikes Iran, oil...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks dropped Monday morning, pressured by fears of heig...

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Golf: Lee wins Women's PGA C'ship, Japan's Iwai 4th, Yamashita 6th

Golf: Lee wins Women's PGA C'ship, Japan's Iwai 4th, Ya...

FRISCO, Texas (Kyodo) -- Australian Minjee Lee won the Women's PGA Championship ...

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Why is June 23 remembered as Okinawa Memorial Day?

Why is June 23 remembered as Okinawa Memorial Day?

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about "Okina...

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Japan PM Ishiba weighs skipping NATO summit: gov't source

Japan PM Ishiba weighs skipping NATO summit: gov't source

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering canceling...

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Okinawa marks 80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle

Okinawa marks 80th anniversary of end of WWII ground ba...

NAHA Japan (Kyodo) -- Okinawa on Monday vowed to preserve and pass on the lesson...

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LDP's setback in Tokyo assembly election feared to impact upper house race

LDP's setback in Tokyo assembly election feared to impa...

TOKYO -- The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s major setback in the June 22 Tokyo...

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Surging travel in Europe spikes concerns over tourism's drawbacks

Surging travel in Europe spikes concerns over tourism's...

MADRID (AP) -- Suitcases rattle against cobblestones. Selfie-snappers jostle for...

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Easy Japanese news in translation: People pick water shield plants in Yamagata Prefecture

Easy Japanese news in translation: People pick water sh...

Oyachi marsh in the city of Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, is bustling with peop...

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2 Japanese men among 14 prisoners released by Belarus

2 Japanese men among 14 prisoners released by Belarus

Two Japanese nationals have been released from detention in Belarus and are in g...

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Most Japanese worried about Mideast war's impact on daily lives: poll

Most Japanese worried about Mideast war's impact on dai...

Most people in Japan are worried about how the outbreak of war in the Middle Eas...

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Mount Shinmoe in southwestern Japan erupts

Mount Shinmoe in southwestern Japan erupts

Mount Shinmoe in Kyushu erupted Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Th...

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Japan, S Korea mark 60 years of ties despite lingering tension and political uncertainty

Japan, S Korea mark 60 years of ties despite lingering ...

Japan and South Korea marked the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their ...

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Ishiba refrains from saying if Japan supports U.S. attacks on Iran

Ishiba refrains from saying if Japan supports U.S. atta...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday Japan is following developmen...

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Armani's global aesthetic shines in bohemian Emporio Armani show, though designer misses Milan bow

Armani's global aesthetic shines in bohemian Emporio Ar...

MILAN (AP) -- Giorgio Armani's admiration for other cultures and global aestheti...