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Japan business lobby urges greater gov't role in foreig...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's most influential business lobby has urged the governmen...
Visitors to Kamikochi in Northern Japan Alps top 1.6 mi...
MATSUMOTO, Nagano -- From January through mid-November 2025, some 1,664,900 peop...
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port over weapons shipment fro...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Muk...
Protests erupt in Iran over currency's plunge to record...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's largest protests in three years erupted Monday after...
Nikkei logs highest year-end close on record above 50,000
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index closed at a record year-end high above 5...
News in Easy English: Kyoto University to give rent hel...
KYOTO -- Kyoto University will start a new scholarship to help women who join th...
Bears delaying hibernation in Japan due to food access ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bears that have learned to find food in residential areas tend ...
2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientis...
(AP) -- Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hot...
US offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees ...
The Mainichi News Quiz: What's the big deal with those ...
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No. of Japanese restaurants overseas down for 1st time ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of Japanese restaurants operating overseas fell for ...
Chinese drills near Taiwan continue for 2nd day, air tr...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China continued military drills around Taiwan on Tuesday that...
Ocean-themed illumination held at beloved east Japan li...
ASAHI, Chiba -- A nighttime illumination event themed on the ocean is being held...
China's top diplomat criticizes Japan PM for challengin...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Tuesday lashed out at Japanes...
Football: J3 Fukushima United sign 58-year-old Miura on...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura is joining...
Anxiety in Japan as giant pandas to be returned to China
Giant pandas from China have delighted visitors to zoos in Japan for more than 5...
