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Japan police urge return of toy guns with lethal capabilities used as crane game prizes

Japan police urge return of toy guns with lethal capabi...

SHIZUOKA -- Shizuoka Prefectural Police have warned that toy guns circulating as...

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Honda to move its headquarters to near Tokyo station by 2029

Honda to move its headquarters to near Tokyo station by...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Honda Motor Co. said Friday that it will relocate its head offi...

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Wife and ally of ousted South Korean president indicted by special prosecutors

Wife and ally of ousted South Korean president indicted...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The wife of South Korea's jailed ex-President Yoon Su...

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Mount Shinmoe in Kyushu erupts, spewing plume 5,500 meters above crater

Mount Shinmoe in Kyushu erupts, spewing plume 5,500 met...

Mount Shinmoe on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu erupted Thursday, ...

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Japan optimistic about wind power after Mitsubishi pulls out of 3 projects

Japan optimistic about wind power after Mitsubishi pull...

Japan remains optimistic about the adoption of renewable energy despite Mitsubis...

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Tokyo stocks rise led by tech as Nvidia results lift confidence

Tokyo stocks rise led by tech as Nvidia results lift co...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Thursday, led by artificial intelligence-rela...

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani gets 1st win since 2023 as Dodgers beat Reds

Baseball: Shohei Ohtani gets 1st win since 2023 as Dodg...

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani earned his first win for the Los Angeles Do...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military ...

BEIJING (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare trip abroad nex...

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A-bomb survivor's kin gathers 21,000 signatures for PM's WWII statement

A-bomb survivor's kin gathers 21,000 signatures for PM'...

NAGASAKI (Kyodo) -- A third-generation atomic-bomb survivor in Nagasaki has coll...

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Japan negotiator cancels US trip as work on tariff details continues

Japan negotiator cancels US trip as work on tariff deta...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa has canceled a tri...

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US eyeing shortened visa durations for students, journalists

US eyeing shortened visa durations for students, journa...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The United States is aiming to shorten the duration of vis...

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Baseball: Ohtani gets 1st win since 2023 as Dodgers beat Reds

Baseball: Ohtani gets 1st win since 2023 as Dodgers bea...

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani earned his first win for the Los Angeles Do...

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Photos of Japanese Imperial Couple, daughter Princess Aiko at summer retreat released

Photos of Japanese Imperial Couple, daughter Princess A...

TOKYO -- Six photos of Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princ...

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Toyota global sales, output in July log records for month

Toyota global sales, output in July log records for month

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its global sales and producti...

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Osaka Expo asked Palestine Pavilion to remove notes blaming Israel for late shipments

Osaka Expo asked Palestine Pavilion to remove notes bla...

OSAKA -- Organizers of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai had asked the Palestine Pavil...

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Japan survey finds lower medical aid for foreign welfare recipients

Japan survey finds lower medical aid for foreign welfar...

Japan's health ministry on Wednesday released its first survey on medical aid fo...