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Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki recovering well after kidney transplant

Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki recovering well after kidn...

KAMAKURA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Hawaiian-born former ozeki Konishiki, the first wrest...

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Sri Lanka-based investment scammers target Japanese: ex-local worker

Sri Lanka-based investment scammers target Japanese: ex...

COLOMBO (Kyodo) -- An organization in Sri Lanka posing as an IT company is recru...

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Rugby: Former All Blacks coach Hansen confident of Toyota title bid

Rugby: Former All Blacks coach Hansen confident of Toyo...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toyota Verblitz were unable to make a winning start to their Ja...

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Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn says merger with Honda "cannot work"

Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn says merger with Honda "cannot work"

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan w...

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Emperor Emeritus Akihito turns 91

Emperor Emeritus Akihito turns 91

Emperor Emeritus Akihito turned 91 on Monday, spending most of his daily life pe...

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Major izakaya chains thriving in post-pandemic Japan while small pubs suffer

Major izakaya chains thriving in post-pandemic Japan wh...

TOKYO -- A clear gap between major izakaya chains and small businesses is emergi...

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Son of Dutch POW learns of Yokohama schoolgirl's piano playing that gave dad hope

Son of Dutch POW learns of Yokohama schoolgirl's piano ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- When the son of a captured Dutch soldier, who had been detained...

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IC or credit cards?: Central Japan railway lines divided over fare payment systems

IC or credit cards?: Central Japan railway lines divide...

MISHIMA, Shizuoka -- Confusion is mounting as train passengers of lines operatin...

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Japan's former Emperor Akihito turns 91

Japan's former Emperor Akihito turns 91

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's former Emperor Akihito turned 91 on Monday, spending mo...

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150 Vietnamese trainees' unpaid wages exceed tens of millions of yen

150 Vietnamese trainees' unpaid wages exceed tens of mi...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A company in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, has not paid wages to ar...

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Honda, Nissan inform Japan gov't of planned merger talks

Honda, Nissan inform Japan gov't of planned merger talks

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have informed the Japanese...

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Tokyo stocks rise in morning on Wall St. gains, bargain-hunting

Tokyo stocks rise in morning on Wall St. gains, bargain...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning, supported by advances on Wall...

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Ex-PM Abe's widow hopes Trump will lead world to peace in 2nd term

Ex-PM Abe's widow hopes Trump will lead world to peace ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Akie Abe, widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ...

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Santa braves the sticky heat of the Amazon jungle to bring gifts to children in Brazilian village

Santa braves the sticky heat of the Amazon jungle to br...

CATALAO, Brazil (AP) -- Santa Claus braved the sticky heat of the Amazon rainfor...

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What Trump's decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years

What Trump's decision to wade into spending fight tells...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to...

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Makers of Dassai to brew sake in space and sell 100 milliliters for ¥100 million

Makers of Dassai to brew sake in space and sell 100 mil...

Sake is one of my favorite drinks, not just because it’s delicious and helps sil...