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Editorial: Japan PM Ishiba should issue pro-peace statement on 80th anniv. of WWII's end

Editorial: Japan PM Ishiba should issue pro-peace state...

As the international order based on the rule of law faces a crisis, a statement ...

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'Ultimate' Kobe beef dishes among Osaka Expo food offerings

'Ultimate' Kobe beef dishes among Osaka Expo food offer...

OSAKA -- The Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, which opened April 13, offers a variety of...

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Motor racing: Tsunoda scores 1st points as Red Bull driver in Bahrain

Motor racing: Tsunoda scores 1st points as Red Bull dri...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yuki Tsunoda finished ninth in his second race for Red Bull at ...

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Easy Japanese news in translation: 'First grade' sharks on display at west Japan aquarium

Easy Japanese news in translation: 'First grade' sharks...

The Aquarium of Crab and Shrimp in the town of Susami, Wakayama Prefecture, is d...

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Japanese city using ninja to correct impolite inbound tourist behavior

Japanese city using ninja to correct impolite inbound t...

Otaru is one of the most beautiful cities in Hokkaido Prefecture. Located on the...

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Japan probes foreigners' medical insurance over misuse concerns

Japan probes foreigners' medical insurance over misuse ...

The Japanese government has begun a survey into public health insurance usage by...

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Altercation on bullet train in northeast Japan causes window damage, delay

Altercation on bullet train in northeast Japan causes w...

TOKYO -- Trouble between a passenger and a conductor aboard a bullet train on th...

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Osaka Expo opens in Japan offering a vision of the future. Here's what to know

Osaka Expo opens in Japan offering a vision of the futu...

OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- The Expo 2025 opened in Osaka on Sunday with more than 10,0...

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57% in Japan do not support cash handout plan to counter Trump's tariffs: Mainichi poll

57% in Japan do not support cash handout plan to counte...

TOKYO -- Some 57% of respondents to a recent Mainichi Shimbun survey did not sup...

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S. Korea court holds 1st hearing in Yoon's criminal trial

S. Korea court holds 1st hearing in Yoon's criminal trial

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- A South Korean court on Monday held its first hearing in the cr...

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1st Japanese fatality confirmed following Myanmar quake

1st Japanese fatality confirmed following Myanmar quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has confirmed the first death of a national in the massiv...

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Japan not to compromise in rush to wrap up tariff talks with US: PM

Japan not to compromise in rush to wrap up tariff talks...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday Japan will not make c...

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Support for Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet falls below 30% for 2nd month in row: Mainichi poll

Support for Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet falls below 30% f...

TOKYO -- Support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet hovered at 24% in a...

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Private jet veers off Chubu airport runway, causing brief closure

Private jet veers off Chubu airport runway, causing bri...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The runway at Chubu Centrair International Airport in central ...

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China's Xi says there are 'no winners' in a tariff war as he visits Southeast Asia

China's Xi says there are 'no winners' in a tariff war ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- China's leader Xi Jinping started a week of diplomacy in ...

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Gov't estimate shows record decline of Japanese nationals as of Oct.

Gov't estimate shows record decline of Japanese nationa...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The population of Japanese nationals stood at 120.3 million as ...