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2 dead, 26 injured in 67-vehicle expressway pileup in G...
A massive pileup involving 67 vehicles on Friday left two people dead and 26 oth...
Wolf recaptured after escape causes chaos at Tokyo zoo
A zoo in western Tokyo was forced to close for much of Sunday after a wolf escap...
Japan's year-end homecoming rush peaks as long year-end...
Japan's year-end homecoming travel rush peaked on Saturday, with major train sta...
Retro Japan: Kushiro observatory provides expansive mar...
KUSHIRO, Hokkaido -- Perched on a hill at the southwestern edge of the expansive...
2025 Rewind: Year of turmoil, scandals in Japanese poli...
2025 was a year of political upheaval in Japan both on national and local levels...
Boxing: Inoue wins record 27th-straight title bout to r...
RIYADH (Kyodo) -- Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue cruised to victory by un...
Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build c...
LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) -- Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves ...
Biodegradation unit lightening load of bear hunters in ...
HAKODATE, Hokkaido (Kyodo) -- A disposal unit that utilizes microorganisms to de...
How is Japan revising 'equal pay for equal work' guidel...
The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about Japan's revis...
Opinion: Don't make a fuss by chasing pipe dreams
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government official in charge of security issues, who advises...
Polls open for military-ruled Myanmar's first election ...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of...
Wolf escapes enclosure at zoo in western Tokyo, visitor...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A wolf has broken free inside the grounds of a zoo in western T...
Russia strikes Ukraine's capital and kills at least 1 p...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles ...
Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025. Se...
(AP) -- Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump ha...
Japan households' 'hidden assets' estimated at ¥90.5 tr...
Japanese households have an estimated 90.53 trillion yen ($579 billion) worth of...
Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded
IDLIB, Syria (AP) -- A bombing at a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs during Fri...
