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2025 Rewind: Despite releasing stockpiled rice, Japan's...
The so-called "Reiwa-era rice upheaval" that began last summer shows no signs of...
Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo XIV celebrate...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger S...
News in Easy English: Complaints about foreigner polici...
FUKUOKA -- Many local governments in Japan are getting more complaints about the...
Trump warns against infiltration by a 'bad Santa,' defe...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by qui...
The Mainichi News Quiz: Why do Japan's police want peop...
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Japan background check mark for people working with chi...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government agency overseeing child policies on Thursday ann...
Central Japan pref. mulls reinstating nationality requi...
TSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- Mie Gov. Katsuyuki Ichimi said Thursday that the central J...
N. Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear-powered submarine...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a project to bu...
Bank of Japan chief Ueda vows further rate hikes if eco...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Thursday reiterated his re...
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled afte...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a h...
Japan Supreme Court to hear appeal of Hokkaido hunter w...
SAPPORO -- A hunter whose license was revoked after shooting a brown bear at the...
Central Japan's Mie Prefecture considers ending foreign...
TSU (Kyodo) -- The central Japanese prefecture of Mie is considering reinstating...
Editorial: Japan must use lessons from H3 rocket launch...
The launch of the H3 No. 8 rocket, Japan's large core launch vehicle, has ended ...
Japan weighs 2,000-3,000 yen fee for new pre-travel scr...
The Japanese government is considering charging visiting foreigners a fee of abo...
TEPCO sets Jan. 20 for 1st reactor restart since Fukush...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has decided to resta...
Japan slips to 24th in GDP per capita among OECD member...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's nominal gross domestic product per capita stood at $33,...
