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Japan police amend rules to allow officers to use rifle...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's National Police Agency on Thursday amended rules to all...

Japan deploys Self-Defense Forces to counter a surge in...

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear at...

Philippines declares a state of emergency after typhoon...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a...

North Korea slams US sanctions on cybercrimes and says ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea on Thursday denounced the Trump administr...

MLB spring training schedule to open Feb. 20

NEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Baseball's spring training schedule will open Feb....

Temple in Japan's Kamakura hosts memorial service for M...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa -- A memorial service was held at Kotoku-in temple here on No...

Small Tokyo bookstore building bridges with Korean lite...

On a quiet street in Tokyo's Jimbocho district, known for its secondhand booksto...

Nikkei index ends down over 2% as tech issues plunge fr...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended down over 2 percent on Wednesday a...

US Steel to invest $11 bil. by 2028 in new Nippon Steel...

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- United States Steel Corp., the wholly owned unit of leading ...

Japan sends SDF to Akita to help combat deadly wave of ...

Japan's military deployed troops to the country's mountainous north on Wednesday...

Gifu Prefecture to use drones emitting dog barks to rep...

The Gifu prefectural government said Tuesday it will begin using drones emitting...

Nikkei ends morning down over 4% as tech issues plummet...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks plunged Wednesday morning, with the key Nikkei ind...

Japan Photo Journal: Fall foliage at its best along Iro...

Autumn foliage is at its peak along the Irohazaka slope in the city of Nikko, To...

GSDF to start helping northeast Japan pref. combat bear...

AKITA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on Wednesday signed ...

Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 66 dead, mainly in Philippine p...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead wi...

Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor's race, capping a stunnin...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, c...