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5 sent to hospital after pipe rupture at particle obser...

GIFU, Japan (Kyodo) -- Five people were sent to hospital Tuesday following an ac...

Editorial: Japan's ruling parties dodge the real issue ...

It is astonishingly irresponsible for political leaders to discuss only tax cuts...

Japan, Indonesia to promote economic ties, cooperate on...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indonesian President...

Japan's cherry blossom season dazzles locals and tourists

Japanese locals and tourists packed the country's most stunning cherry blossom s...

Japan's school backpack sales start early; prices keep ...

The shopping season for traditional school backpacks for first graders in spring...

Editorial: Subsidies alone won't solve oil issues for J...

Growing tensions in the Middle East are threatening Japan's economy. With crude ...

Rucksack of missing 11-year-old Kyoto boy found in moun...

A rucksack belonging to an 11-year-old boy who has been missing since March 23 i...

75% of Japan's prefectures boosting programs for coexis...

Around 75 percent of Japan's prefectures have allocated funds in their initial b...

JR limited express train stops after alarm warns of ope...

A limited express train that left Yamanashi Prefecture for Tokyo ran with an ope...

Man in north Japan in critical condition after eating t...

TOKYO -- A man in his 50s living in the Aomori Prefecture county of Higashitsuga...

Japan PM considering top-level talks with Iran if in na...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday she will con...

White Sox's Murakami joins Guardians' DeLauter in exclu...

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox and Chase DeLauter ...

NHK ends Radio 2 broadcast after 95 years, merges channels

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's public broadcaster NHK ended its Radio 2 broadcast feat...

Mongolia's ruling party picks a new prime minister cand...

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) -- Mongolia's ruling party selected a new candidate f...

Takaichi Cabinet support rate dips to 58%; 49% oppose J...

TOKYO -- The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet stood a...