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News in Easy English: Once considered shady, sunglasses...
TOKYO -- In Japan, sunglasses are becoming more popular for protecting eyes from...
Japanese business groups concerned over ruling coalitio...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese business groups on Friday expressed concern over...
Trump threatens to impose new 100% tariff on Chinese im...
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose...
The Mainichi News Quiz: They found what invasive specie...
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...
FOCUS: Breakup of ruling coalition clouds LDP chief Tak...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The abrupt breakup of Japan's decades-old ruling coalition has ...
North Korea unveils new ICBM at military parade, Kim op...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korea unveiled a new intercontinental ballistic missile...
Japan high school to open for 'Haruhi Suzumiya' anime f...
AMAGASAKI, Hyogo -- A high school in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya, Hyog...
Osaka expo enters final weekend, venue at capacity as c...
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The World Exposition in Osaka entered its final weekend on Satu...
Putin praises Trump's peace efforts despite failing to ...
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised U.S. President...
China worried Komeito's exit from ruling bloc may affec...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A Chinese diplomatic source expressed concern on Friday that ...
'Time runs away': Japan's city with a two-hour cap on p...
Police won't be rounding up people glued to phones in Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture,...
No. of legal foreign residents in Japan hits record hig...
The number of legal foreign residents in Japan has topped 3.95 million, a new re...
Hokkaido Shinkansen apologizes for driver 'spacing out'...
Give someone the prompt “The shinkansen is _____”, and they’re almost certain to...
Japan ruling party's junior ally Komeito to end coaliti...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese ruling party's junior partner in government Komeit...
Tokyo stocks fall as Japanese political uncertainty weighs
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell on Friday as investors moved to lock in gains...
Remains identified as 6-year-old girl missing in 2011 t...
Human remains found in a coastal town in Japan's northeast in 2023 have been ide...
