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Baseball: MLB returnee Maeda looking to fit in at camp ...

KIN, Okinawa (Kyodo) -- Preparing for his first Nippon Professional Baseball cam...

Satellite photos show activity at Iran nuclear sites as...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- As tensions soar over Iran's bloody crackdow...

Spain offers hundreds of thousands of immigrants a way ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- More than half a million immigrants are believed to liv...

West Japan police officer breaks silence, recalls scene...

SHINONSEN, Hyogo -- A police officer who participated in rescue efforts after th...

Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics

MILAN (AP) -- Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Milan to protest th...

Japan PM Takaichi clarifies remarks risked being seen a...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday sought to clar...

JR group tackles congestion at women's toilets at stations

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan Railways group has been rolling out measures to ease cong...

Militants kill 33 people in multiple attacks in southwe...

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's military said Saturday that multiple suicide...

Power outages hit Ukraine and Moldova as Kyiv struggles...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities...

Baseball: Ohtani to stay off mound, bat only for Japan ...

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will ...

Pokemon card event at Yasukuni Shrine canceled after Ch...

A Pokemon card game event planned for Saturday at a controversial shrine to Japa...

Japan party leaders clash on economy in 1st weekend of ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling and opposition party leaders offered competing p...

Snowboarding: Self-coaching Miki eyes Olympic gold with...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Blazing a trail without a single technical supervisor, Japan's ...

Analysis: Tax cut pledges in Japan's election put fisca...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Economists have sounded a note of warning about the pledges mad...

Japan's 'Eiken' English proficiency test adds 2 new ele...

TOKYO -- Two new basic levels are set to be featured in the English language pro...

Japan's 'toy doctors' find joy in bringing children's t...

KOBE -- "Wow! It actually lit up," exclaimed a young girl, delighted to see her ...