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Chinese ships seen near Senkakus for record 216th strai...
Chinese coast guard ships were spotted near the Senkaku Islands in the East Chin...
All-senior maid cafe in Japan's Gunma Pref. serves smil...
KIRYU, Gunma -- Last July, two seniors began working as "maids" in frilly white ...
Remote Japan island, population 11, aims to become glob...
KAMIJIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Visitors to Takaikamishima, in western Japan, are wel...
'Randoseru' backpacks a rite of passage for Japan's 1st...
TOKYO -- Getting a "randoseru" school backpack just before entering grade one is...
China's 'panda diplomacy' in focus as zero moment may c...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- China's "panda diplomacy" is drawing renewed attention with Jap...
Mahmoud Khalil vows to continue protesting Israel and t...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A Palestinian activist who was detained for more than three...
As the UN turns 80, its crucial humanitarian aid work f...
KAKUMA, Kenya (AP) -- At a refugee camp in northern Kenya, Aujene Cimanimpaye wa...
Dolce & Gabbana embrace wrinkled romance for spring-sum...
MILAN (AP) -- Dolce & Gabbana beckoned the warm weather with crumpled, take-me-a...
US strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites, inserting itself in...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United States attacked three sites in Ir...
Japan and South Korea mark 60 years of ties despite lin...
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan and South Korea are marking the 60th anniversary of the norm...
Billions of login credentials have been leaked online, ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say that billions...
Memorial service held in Fukuoka for American POWs exec...
FUKUOKA -- A memorial service was held here to honor American prisoners of war e...
Japan military set up 147 'comfort stations' in Okinawa...
NAHA -- As wartime Japan fully deployed its troops in Okinawa Prefecture in Marc...
Chinese ships seen near Senkakus for record-tying 215th...
NAHA (Kyodo) -- Chinese coast guard ships were spotted near the Senkaku Islands ...
Yamanashi student jumps from building after eating lega...
In Japan, where strict anti-drug laws remain in place, you might find products t...
Despite cost, nearly half in Japan buy usual rice brand...
TOKYO -- About half of consumers in Japan continue to buy their usual brand-name...
