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At Putin's annual news conference, a Russian journalist...
MOSCOW (AP) -- The young journalist in a red bow tie stood during President Vlad...
Japan drone school developing AI bear detection system
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A drone school in northeastern Japan is developing a new system...
Crowds line up at Ueno zoo on 1st weekend since panda d...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Crowds lined up Saturday at Ueno zoo in Tokyo on the first week...
Mechanic shortage puts Japan's air ambulance network un...
Doctor helicopters -- air ambulances that rush doctors straight to patients -- h...
Japan to lower passport application fees by up to 7,000...
The Japanese government is planning on lowering passport application fees by up ...
A look at the US military's unusually large force near ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military has amassed an unusually large force in the...
Japan ruling bloc OKs FY 2026 tax plan with focus on ho...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling parties on Friday approved their tax reform plan...
Japan gov't affirms no-nuke policy, stays mum on offici...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is committed to its long-standing non-nuclear principles,...
Japan 10-year gov't bond yield rises to 2.020%, highest...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond rose to ...
Japanese woman mistaken for bear in Yamagata
Although reports of bears showing up in various parts of rural Japan are still c...
Tokyo's Shibuya Ward adding new anti-littering fines; w...
Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood is one of the most popular, and crowded, parts of t...
Japan eyes adding Japanese proficiency to permanent res...
Japan is considering adding Japanese language proficiency to the requirements fo...
Japan's core consumer prices in November rise 3.0% on year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core consumer prices in November rose 3.0 percent from ...
Up to 18,000 could die in major Tokyo quake, mostly fro...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A powerful earthquake that has a high probability of occurring ...
Yen weakens to 156 vs. dollar after BOJ raises policy r...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yen weakened to the lower 156 level against the U.S. dollar...
Japanese actor Shimizu given suspended term for marijua...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese actor Hiroya Shimizu, known for his role in the "Tokyo...
