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How much damage would a major Tokyo quake cause across ...
A new damage projection for a magnitude 7-class "capital region earthquake" in T...
Japan 10-year gov't bond yield hits 2.1%, highest since...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond rose to ...
Tottori Pref. ordinance lets governor order removal of ...
TOTTORI, Japan (Kyodo) -- A revised ordinance was enacted Monday in the western ...
Hiroshima urges Japan gov't maintain no-nuke policy in ...
HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Hiroshima prefectural assembly on Monday unanimously ad...
Japanese H3 rocket fails to put geolocation satellite i...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the sixth satellite in a seven-or...
Ski jumping: Kobayashi up to 6th on all-time World Cup ...
ENGELBERG, Switzerland (Kyodo) -- Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi racked up his 37th vic...
Over 70% of lethal 'toy guns' still uncollected in Japa...
MATSUYAMA -- Police in Japan's Shikoku region have reported that between 70% and...
Southeast Asian ministers meet in Malaysia to address T...
BANGKOK (AP) -- Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Monday in the Malaysi...
Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Bear' selected as k...
The kanji of the year, a single character representing this year's key feature, ...
Man found dead near wild boar trap with bear in it in M...
An 89-year-old man was found collapsed in a mountain forest in Taiwa town, Miyag...
Meet your match? Spot the difference #178: Christmas
Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's "spot the difference" puzzle. The rules are simple:...
What to do when you receive New Year's greeting cards i...
TOKYO -- More people in Japan are stepping away from the tradition of sending Ne...
Major Japanese cosmetics company offers 'guide makeup' ...
NIIGATA -- Students at a special needs school here attended a class in applying ...
Retro Japan: Ex-residence of Eiichi Shibusawa stands in...
TOKYO -- The former residence of Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), known as the "fat...
Human washing machine showcased at Osaka expo to go on ...
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A "human washing machine" that cleans and dries the entire body...
