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Japan beverage giant Asahi confirms ransomware attack, fears data leakage

Japan beverage giant Asahi confirms ransomware attack, ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese beverage maker Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Fr...

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US Osprey makes emergency landing at SDF base in central Japan

US Osprey makes emergency landing at SDF base in centra...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A U.S. Osprey aircraft made an emergency landing as a precautio...

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Ex-internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi elected LDP leader, likely next PM

Ex-internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi elected LDP...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi won the ruling ...

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Largest business lobby hails Takaichi becoming 1st female ruling party head

Largest business lobby hails Takaichi becoming 1st fema...

BREAKING NEWS: Largest business lobby hails Takaichi becoming 1st female ruling ...

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Japan astronaut Takuya Onishi calls ISS commander mission 'invaluable asset'

Japan astronaut Takuya Onishi calls ISS commander missi...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi on Friday called his experienc...

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Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan

Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas pa...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered ...

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Flu season begins in Japan; 2nd earliest in 20 years

Flu season begins in Japan; 2nd earliest in 20 years

Japan has entered flu season nationwide, about a month earlier than last year an...

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Number of foreign kids in Japan out of school rises above 1,000 in 2024 survey

Number of foreign kids in Japan out of school rises abo...

The number of foreign children up to junior high age in Japan who are confirmed ...

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U.S. Embassy in Japan suspends X accounts during government shutdown

U.S. Embassy in Japan suspends X accounts during govern...

The U.S. government isn’t exactly functioning like a well-oiled machine these da...

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One dead, one missing in northern Japan after bear attack

One dead, one missing in northern Japan after bear attack

A woman in northern Japan has died after being attacked by a bear while picking ...

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Editorial: Cancellation of Japan-Africa program shouldn't deter int'l exchange

Editorial: Cancellation of Japan-Africa program shouldn...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has scrapped its "Africa Homet...

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Nikkei index ends at new record high on tech shares, weaker yen

Nikkei index ends at new record high on tech shares, we...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose sharply Friday, sending the benchmark Nikkei ...

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Shibuya calls for ‘Stop Troublesome Halloweens,’ bans electric scooters

Shibuya calls for ‘Stop Troublesome Halloweens,’ bans e...

Tokyo's Shibuya Ward has announced a "Stop Troublesome Halloweens" campaign as p...

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5 killed after minivehicle rolls onto side in Mie

5 killed after minivehicle rolls onto side in Mie

Five people died in central Japan on Friday when a minivehicle suspected of carr...

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Japan names Hiroshi Yamauchi as new ambassador to Spain

Japan names Hiroshi Yamauchi as new ambassador to Spain

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Friday appointed Japan's Ambassador to Argent...

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Ex-day care worker acquitted of assault sues Japan, Tokyo gov'ts, says police hid evidence

Ex-day care worker acquitted of assault sues Japan, Tok...

TOKYO -- A former worker at a day care center who has been acquitted of charges ...