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Japan actor Hiroya Shimizu admits to marijuana use in U...
TOKYO -- Actor Hiroya Shimizu has told investigators he began using marijuana wh...
Volleyball: Eliminated Japan ends men's worlds with win...
MANILA (Kyodo) -- Japan beat Libya in straight sets to end its run at the men's ...
Blake Snell strikes out season-high 12, Shohei Ohtani h...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Blake Snell struck out a season-high 12 over seven innings, ...
Ex-internal affairs minister Takaichi says will run for...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday exp...
Japan's popular tourist spot Okinawa to levy accommodat...
NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The prefectural assembly of Okinawa, one of Japan's most ...
Japan's Ibaraki Pref. promotes local eggs with 1,000-eg...
MITO -- A promotional caravan from the Ibaraki Prefectual Government and other o...
Nikkei stock index ends above 45,000 for 1st time
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended above the 45,000 line for the firs...
Urgent repairs required for 72 km of Japan's corroded s...
Japan must urgently repair 72 kilometers of corroded and cracked sewage pipes wi...
X possibly falling short in compliance with Japan rules...
Social media platform X's requirement for non-users to become members of the ser...
Foreign visitors to Japan rise 16.9% in Aug led by Chin...
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in August grew 16.9 percent from a year ...
Tokyo stocks snap 4-day winning streak as Fed policy ou...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks snapped a four-day winning streak Wednesday as inv...
Trump's threat to target 'radical left' after Kirk kill...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is escalating threats to crack down on...
Japan gov't counters Rakuten's lawsuit over ban on poin...
TOKYO -- In the Sept. 16 first hearing of a lawsuit filed by Rakuten Group Inc. ...
Ex-Fuji TV executive admits to habitual online casino g...
TOKYO -- A former planning manager fired from Fuji Television Network Inc.'s var...
Japan unlikely to recognize Palestinian state: sources
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is unlikely to recognize Palestinian statehood for now, g...
Russia shows off conventional and nuclear military migh...
(AP) -- A swarm of Russian drones flies into Poland in what officials there rega...
