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Businesses cashing in as Osaka expo merchandise demand ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Some Japanese department stores and other businesses have conti...

Judge rules Trump administration failed to meet legal r...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A federal judge in Oregon ruled Friday that President Don...

Piracy of Japan manga, literature causes 8.5 tril. yen ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Lost revenue from illegal online viewing of Japanese manga and ...

N. Korea slams US-S. Korea moves, pledges 'more offensi...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korea has slammed recent joint drills and security talk...

M'bishi Heavy unaware of details on joining Japan's US ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Friday it is not aware of...

The roar that haunts him: Japanese bear attack survivor...

Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya's brush with death began when he lifted the...

Japan to draft toilet ratio guidelines to cut women's r...

Japan's infrastructure ministry has decided to draft guidelines on the appropria...

Flu cases top alert threshold in Japan as infections sp...

Japan's influenza cases averaged 14.90 per medical institution during the week t...

China commissions new aircraft carrier as it seeks to e...

BANGKOK (AP) -- China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensi...

Nikkei ends lower after briefly sinking below 50,000 on...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Friday, with the Nikkei index briefly losing ...

Survey reveals lack of awareness about 'net attendance'...

TOKYO -- Over 60% of children who refused to attend school are unaware of a syst...

10 sent to hospital after car crashes into school bus i...

Ten people including children were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a...

Japan resumes seafood exports to China 2 years after Fu...

Japan announced Friday that its seafood exports have resumed for the first time ...

'Myaku-Myaku,' 'kokokomai' among nominees for Japan's 2...

TOKYO -- "Myaku-Myaku" -- the popular Osaka Expo mascot -- "Trump tariffs" and "...

Driver who caused multicar collision in west Japan was ...

KAKOGAWA, Hyogo -- The driver of the car that caused a multicar collision in the...

Nikkei stock index down over 2%, below 50,000 on weak t...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks plunged Friday morning, with the Nikkei index slid...