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6 people taken to hospital after suspected mobile batte...
TOKYO -- Six people were taken to hospital after a fire possibly caused by a mob...
Japan sets new record for heat-related ambulance transp...
Japan set a new record for ambulance transports due to heat-related illness this...
Japan makes historic fighter jet deployment to Europe f...
Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 aircraft arrived for defense exchanges at ...
Kitakyushu gov't flooded with complaints over rumor abo...
KITAKYUSHU -- False social media claims that the Kitakyushu Municipal Government...
Japan to formally adopt digital textbooks, possibly in ...
Japan decided Wednesday to allow textbooks to be used only in digital form in sc...
Editorial: Japan must use new fine system to raise cycl...
It is difficult to say that rules for safe cycling are being thoroughly observed...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Rice bags in Fukushi...
Usuki-shoten, a company in the town of Aizumisato, Fukushima Prefecture, that co...
Japanese ship-mounted railgun successfully hits target ...
Japan said its ship-mounted electromagnetic railgun has successfully hit a targe...
Foreign athlete loses wedding ring competing on Tokyo s...
At the highest levels, sports aren’t just a physical contest. Champions often cr...
US lawmaker calls for stronger military dialogue with C...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A senior U.S. House of Representatives lawmaker leading a bip...
Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI to help expand ...
(AP) -- Chipmaker Nvidia will invest $100 billion in OpenAI as part of a partner...
Tokyo stocks drop in morning trading on Wall Street losses
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks dropped Wednesday morning, pressured by overnight ...
Typhoon Ragasa leaves 14 dead, over 120 missing in Taiwan
TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- At least 14 people were killed and 124 others remain missing i...
Outgoing Japan PM plans Oct. statement to mark 80 years...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to issue a stateme...
Columbia Univ. professor, renowned economist Takatoshi ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Takatoshi Ito, a Columbia University professor known for his ex...
Japan, Kuwait agree to seek 2-state solution for Israel...
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Japan and Kuwait agreed Tuesday to closely coordinate effort...