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Super typhoon blowing by northern Philippines and Taiwa...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Thousands of people were evacuated from northern Phi...
Bear encounter prevention app growing in popularity in ...
This year has seen 69 bear attacks across Japan, nearing the 2023 all-time high ...
Editorial: Japan needs policies to correct housing mark...
Housing prices in Japan are soaring. As housing is a fundamental aspect of livin...
Floating wind power sets sail in Japan's energy shift
Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of ...
LDP PROFILE: Farm minister Koizumi, son of ex-PM, eyes ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi, son of former Prime Minister Ju...
Tokyo stocks rise as campaigning for Japan's ruling par...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday morning after key U.S. stock i...
Campaigning begins in leadership race of Japan's ruling...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Campaigning for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's president...
Ex-pro shogi player on trial in Japan denies trying to ...
OTSU -- A former professional shogi player accused of attempting to kill his ex-...
N. Korea open to talks with US if denuclearization dema...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said Pyongyang could resu...
25% favor Takaichi, 21% back Koizumi as next LDP presid...
TOKYO -- Former minister for economic security Sanae Takaichi topped a recent Ma...
LDP PROFILE: Ex-minister Kobayashi seeks LDP conservati...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, 50, is se...
Japan city passes ordinance to cap smartphone use at 2 ...
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The assembly of a central Japan city on Monday passed an ordin...
As the world convulses in war and contentiousness, its ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- World leaders begin convening Monday at one of the most v...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Elderly dolphins rec...
Two long-living female bottlenose dolphins at Adventure World in the town of Shi...
Too many bowls? Ramen lovers may face higher health ris...
In Japan's ramen-loving heartland, researchers have stirred the pot with a study...
Woman injured at Osaka Expo site after apparently being...
A woman in her 40s was hit by what appears to be fireworks debris at the Osaka E...