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Recordings show crew in Haneda collision thought OK to enter runway

Recordings show crew in Haneda collision thought OK to ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Flight voice recordings from a Japan Coast Guard plane involved...

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Japan set to record-high average temperature in 2024, 2nd year in row

Japan set to record-high average temperature in 2024, 2...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's average temperature in 2024 is likely to hit a record h...

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BOJ to raise rates if economy moves on track, watch wage trend: Ueda

BOJ to raise rates if economy moves on track, watch wag...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday that the centr...

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Editorial: Issues remain over money in Japan politics despite disclosure requirement

Editorial: Issues remain over money in Japan politics d...

The revised Diet members' allowance law has been passed and will come into force...

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Basketball: Jets, B-League reap rewards of new arena development

Basketball: Jets, B-League reap rewards of new arena de...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Just a few months into its life as a B-League basketball venue,...

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Tokyo police ignored whistleblowing over alleged illegal probe into military export case

Tokyo police ignored whistleblowing over alleged illega...

TOKYO -- Police here failed to respond for months to multiple whistleblowing rep...

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Tokyo stocks end slightly higher as autos rise on weak yen

Tokyo stocks end slightly higher as autos rise on weak yen

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Wednesday as a weaker yen li...

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Japan to ease visa requirements for Chinese visitors to boost economy

Japan to ease visa requirements for Chinese visitors to...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Japan will relax visa application requirements for Chinese vi...

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Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US

Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the Uni...

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Foreigners bought 371 properties near Japan security zones in FY2023

Foreigners bought 371 properties near Japan security zo...

A total of 371 properties around critical security facilities and border islands...

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'Stay warm': Japan local fire dept. urges caution against hypothermia even indoors

'Stay warm': Japan local fire dept. urges caution again...

KORIYAMA, Fukushima -- The fire department in this northeastern Japan city is wa...

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Haiku in English: Dec. 25, 2024

Haiku in English: Dec. 25, 2024

snowflakesfirst voice ofnewborn--Manasa Reddy Chichili (Telangana, India)Selecte...

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Japan aims at 45 tril. yen infrastructure exports by 2030

Japan aims at 45 tril. yen infrastructure exports by 2030

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Tuesday decided to increase Japan's annual in...

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Only 20% of people in Japan prepare 'emergency toilets' in case of disasters: survey

Only 20% of people in Japan prepare 'emergency toilets'...

TOKYO -- Only about 20% of people in Japan prepare "emergency toilets" that can ...

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Japan PM says he is willing to hold talks with Trump at early date

Japan PM says he is willing to hold talks with Trump at...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday expressed his...