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Anime festival in Hong Kong halted amid China-Japan diplomatic tensions

Anime festival in Hong Kong halted amid China-Japan dip...

An annual animation festival slated for next year will be put off, according to ...

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Authorities urge elderly people to be careful when eating mochi

Authorities urge elderly people to be careful when eati...

The National Police Agency and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency are urgin...

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Kyrgios beats Sabalenka in latest 'Battle of the Sexes' in tennis

Kyrgios beats Sabalenka in latest 'Battle of the Sexes'...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Nick Kyrgios won the latest version of the "...

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Tokyo stocks mixed in morning on ex-dividend selling, firm bank shares

Tokyo stocks mixed in morning on ex-dividend selling, f...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks dropped Monday morning as investors sold shares of...

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Foreign children raised in Japan caught in stepped-up deportations

Foreign children raised in Japan caught in stepped-up d...

In August, an 18-year-old Kurdish high school student boarded a plane to return ...

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Japan's GSDF to hold parachute drill in Chiba Pref. with 14 other countries

Japan's GSDF to hold parachute drill in Chiba Pref. wit...

TOKYO -- The Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) will conduct its annual "parachute...

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Over 80% of facilities for disabled face labor shortages in Japan: survey

Over 80% of facilities for disabled face labor shortage...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Over 80 percent of facilities for people with disabilities in J...

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Nepalese man at Nagahama ramen shop dreams of serving as bridge between Japan, homeland

Nepalese man at Nagahama ramen shop dreams of serving a...

FUKUOKA -- A 39-year-old Nepalese man who plays an important role at a famous Na...

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Chinese military to conduct drills around Taiwan, heightening tensions

Chinese military to conduct drills around Taiwan, heigh...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- The Chinese military said it is dispatching its army, navy, a...

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Alarm in Japan as giant pandas to leave amid Taiwan row

Alarm in Japan as giant pandas to leave amid Taiwan row

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Giant pandas from China have delighted visitors to zoos in Japa...

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Easy Japanese news in translation: Flower bed shows lively horse in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Easy Japanese news in translation: Flower bed shows liv...

At Yamaguchi Flower Land in the city of Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, a flower be...

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Literary romance: Japanese author's adventures working, and living, in Jordanian bookstore

Literary romance: Japanese author's adventures working,...

TOKYO -- Falling in love with a Middle Eastern bookstore through a photograph, a...

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Hooked on the claw: How crane games conquered Japan's arcades

Hooked on the claw: How crane games conquered Japan's a...

As school and work wrap up, crowds fill Tokyo's many bustling arcade halls -- no...

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5-year-old boy dies after being trapped in ski lift at resort in Hokkaido

5-year-old boy dies after being trapped in ski lift at ...

A 5-year-old boy died after his right arm became trapped in a moving walkway at ...

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11 MSDF personnel disciplined over receiving items from contractor

11 MSDF personnel disciplined over receiving items from...

Japan's Defense Ministry says it has disciplined 11 Maritime Self-Defense Force ...

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100 Japanese cars from 1980s-90s 'Rad Era' go on show at Toyota museum

100 Japanese cars from 1980s-90s 'Rad Era' go on show a...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Iconic Japanese cars from the 1980s and 1990s, many of which h...