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Man found collapsed on stairs in multi-tenant building ...
YOKOHAMA -- A man found lying on a staircase of a multi-tenant building here was...
G7 to discuss critical minerals supply chains to addres...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Group of Seven members and several other resource-rich nati...
Tokyo stocks rise in morning as investors seek dividend...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning, boosted by investors buying t...
Ex-LDP lawmaker joins Japan's right-wing Sanseito party...
TOKYO -- Toshinao Nakagawa, a former House of Representatives member of the Libe...
King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christ...
LONDON (AP) -- On a Christmas Day when the war in Ukraine casts a shadow over Eu...
Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget under PM'...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record 122.31 trillion yen...
Sumo-loving famous Japanese screenwriter Makiko Uchidat...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Makiko Uchidate, a screenwriter who became the first woman to s...
Baseball: Ohtani among 8 players named for Japan's WBC ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was among eight pla...
Japan to launch disaster agency in Nov. to coordinate w...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Cabinet endorsed on Friday a basic policy for the estab...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Monkeys warm up by b...
About 110 Yakushima monkeys live at the Japan Monkey Centre in the city of Inuya...
Toyota's global output sinks 5.5% in November, 1st fall...
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its global output in November...
Tokyo stocks end slightly higher amid Christmas holidays
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Thursday after directionless...
Mother of woman who killed herself due to overwork 10 y...
The mother of a 24-year-old woman who committed suicide due to overwork on Dec 2...
From predator to plate: Japan bear crisis sparks culina...
Since Japan recorded a spike in deadly bear attacks, Koji Suzuki has struggled t...
Translated Japanese novel becomes No. 1 bestseller in R...
A translated debut novel by Japanese author and film producer Genki Kawamura has...
Mie Prefecture considers ending foreign national hiring
Mie Prefecture is considering reinstating a rule requiring its employees to hold...
