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Japan PM Ishiba voices intention to resign: gov't officials

Japan PM Ishiba voices intention to resign: gov't offic...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intent...

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Japan picked as top destination to revisit: survey

Japan picked as top destination to revisit: survey

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has been picked as the top destination people want to rev...

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Prince Hisahito is Japan's first male royal to reach adulthood in 40 years. He may be the last

Prince Hisahito is Japan's first male royal to reach ad...

Japan’s Prince Hisahito is the first male royal to reach adulthood in 40 years. ...

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Trump's push to change Department of Defense to 'War Department' would turn back the clock to WWII

Trump's push to change Department of Defense to 'War De...

ATLANTA (AP) -- President Donald Trump's push to rename the Department of Defens...

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Japan Trivia: Trains used to run in Nagoya Castle's outermost moat from 1911 to 1976

Japan Trivia: Trains used to run in Nagoya Castle's out...

Nagoya Castle, located in Nagoya's Naka Ward, was built in 1615 under the orders...

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Japan high schoolers buying into cashless payments, with 60%-plus using them: survey

Japan high schoolers buying into cashless payments, wit...

TOKYO -- Cashless payments are becoming increasingly popular among high school s...

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Thousands of newborn stars dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space Telescope

Thousands of newborn stars dazzle in the latest snapsho...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in th...

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Israel strikes high-rise building and threatens to hit more in Gaza City offensive

Israel strikes high-rise building and threatens to hit ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel struck a high-rise building in Gaza Cit...

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Ex-lawmaker Ishikawa, close aide to 'shadow shogun' Ozawa, dies at 52

Ex-lawmaker Ishikawa, close aide to 'shadow shogun' Oza...

SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- Tomohiro Ishikawa, a former House of Representatives lawmaker...

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Criticism of Japan PM Ishiba mounts as allies join calls for snap LDP race

Criticism of Japan PM Ishiba mounts as allies join call...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Criticism grew Saturday of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, even ...

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Japan Prince Hisahito, 2nd in line to throne, undergoes coming-of-age rites

Japan Prince Hisahito, 2nd in line to throne, undergoes...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in l...

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Baseball: Ohtani hurls 3-2/3 scoreless innings in surprise start

Baseball: Ohtani hurls 3-2/3 scoreless innings in surpr...

BALTIMORE, Maryland (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani made an unexpected start on the mou...

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Tear gas fired at thousands of protesters in Serbia demanding free elections and justice

Tear gas fired at thousands of protesters in Serbia dem...

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) -- Baton-wielding riot police in a northern Serbia town on...

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Man who woke up with amnesia, a mohawk, and ¥600,000 in rural Japan may have found his home

Man who woke up with amnesia, a mohawk, and ¥600,000 in...

Although it’s often over-represented and over-simplified in media, the reality o...

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Typhoon disrupts Japan infrastructure as it moves east along Pacific coast

Typhoon disrupts Japan infrastructure as it moves east ...

A typhoon made landfall in Japan on Friday, disrupting transport and power syste...

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Japanese man becomes oldest to reach summit of Mount Fuji at 102

Japanese man becomes oldest to reach summit of Mount Fu...

Kokichi Akuzawa almost gave up during his trek to became the oldest person to re...