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ANA, JAL to raise fuel surcharges from June amid Middle...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co. are expected to raise ...

Baseball: Ohtani wins 1st pitching start of season with...

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani threw six scoreless innings to win his seas...

Child-rearing support levy, bicycle traffic fines among...

Japan is undergoing various system and policy changes affecting daily life from ...

Japan spots Chinese survey ship operating in disputed w...

Japan's Coast Guard said it had confirmed a ‌Chinese marine research vessel was ...

No. of food items hit with price hikes in Japan, in Ap...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Price hikes in Japan for food and beverage items in April will ...

Long-range counterstrike missiles become operational at...

Japan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that long-range missiles with counterstrik...

23-year-old police officer apparently commits suicide w...

A 23-year-old male police officer was found bleeding from a bullet wound to his ...

43% say Japan education minister should be replaced ove...

TOKYO -- Forty-three percent of respondents think Japan's education minister Yoh...

Worker in Japan fired 4 days after revealing autism lef...

TOKYO -- An individual in their 40s living in Yokohama was dismissed from their ...

Japan's Feb. jobless rate falls to 2.6%, 1st drop in 7 ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's unemployment rate in February fell to 2.6 percent from ...

Tokyo gov't unveils design for energy-saving ride repla...

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has revealed details of a new transpo...

NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch t...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity's firs...

Japan PM willing to cooperate with Asian nations to sec...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday expressed her...

Japan finance chief says currency market 'very speculat...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday that th...

Myanmar junta chief steps down, likely to become president

NAYPYITAW (Kyodo) -- Myanmar's military leadership changed Monday, with Senior G...

Long-range counterstrike missiles become operational at...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that long-range missiles ...