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Editorial: As Japan piracy losses hit $65 billion, glob...

Japan is suffering mounting losses from pirated versions of anime, manga and oth...

U.S. Marine officer opposes closure of key U.S. air bas...

A key U.S. air base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa should be r...

Chinese fishing boat seized off southwestern Japan, ski...

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Japanese authorities seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrest...

Japan, US to quicken investment plans under $550 billio...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States agreed Thursday to speed up se...

US restaurant chain Anna Miller's to reopen in Japan af...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- U.S. restaurant chain Anna Miller's will reopen in Japan for th...

After deadly explosion at US Steel mill outside Pittsbu...

CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) -- For Don Furko, Aug. 11, 2025, was a normal shift. Until it...

Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speec...

MILAN (AP) -- Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limit...

Man serves as mayor for a day in Hyogo Pref. city as 'h...

KOBE -- A 36-year-old company employee living in Tokyo experienced being a "mayo...

Japan moves to revise retrial system for 1st time, add ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The advisory panel to Japan's justice minister on Thursday subm...

Ogawa chosen as Japan's main opposition leader after el...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's main opposition force, the Centrist Reform Alliance, el...

New Japan opposition head Ogawa known for impassioned s...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Junya Ogawa, the newly elected head of the main opposition Cent...

Easy Japanese news in translation: Nagasaki Lantern Fes...

The Nagasaki Lantern Festival, where lanterns illuminate the winter night sky ov...

Tokyo stocks end mixed, Nikkei hits intraday record on ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Thursday as investors locked in gains,...

Editorial: With fewer women elected, gender parity lost...

Even though Japan has its first female prime minister, the number of women elect...

Russia says it will stick to New START's nuclear arms l...

MOSCOW (AP) -- Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with...

SoftBank Group net profit for April-Dec. soars to 3.17 ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- SoftBank Group Corp. said Thursday its net profit jumped nearly...