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Osaka Expo 2025 ticket sales falling short; measures un...
Ticket sales for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai are lagging badly, with the general pub...
Haiku in English: Dec. 28, 2024
above the herdnot a cowin the sky--Jeffrey Ferrara (Massachusetts, USA)Selected ...
2024 Rewind: Weak yen, soaring prices, rice shortages: ...
While the average monthly salary at Japanese firms rose by more than 10,000 yen ...
Japan seeing simultaneous spread of mycoplasma pneumoni...
TOKYO -- Amid the high number of patients with mycoplasma pneumonia, characteriz...
Japan economy likely to grow in 2025 but Trump tariffs ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese economy is expected to continue to grow at a moder...
M5.1 quake hits northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck northe...
Hokkaido to introduce lodging tax of up to 500 yen a ni...
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- The government of Hokkaido, a northern island popular with to...
Japan transport hubs overflow as 9-day New Year break b...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Travelers flooded airports and major train stations in Japan on...
Iran, South Africa, 2 others withdraw from 2025 World E...
Four countries, including Iran and South Africa, have decided to withdraw from t...
TSMC begins mass production at 1st Japan chip plant in ...
KUMAMOTO (Kyodo) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Friday it has st...
Iran, S. Africa, Botswana, El Salvador withdraw from 20...
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Four countries, including Iran and South Africa, have decided t...
MUFG Bank online glitch mostly resolved after suspected...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese megabank MUFG Bank said Friday it has mostly resolved ...
Kawasaki Heavy began false deals 40 years ago over Japa...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Defense Ministry said Friday that its major contractor ...
South Korea votes to impeach Acting President Han, as Y...
SEOUL (Kyodo) -- South Korea's parliament voted on Friday to pass an impeachment...
Nikkei stock index ends at 5-month high above 40,000 on...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended at a five-month high above 40,000 ...
Suzuki Motor's former longtime leader Osamu Suzuki dies...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Osamu Suzuki, the former charismatic head of Suzuki Motor Corp....