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Japan court orders state to pay compensation to A-bomb ...

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court ordered Wednesday the state to pay damages...

Easy Japanese news in translation: Locals make 'arare' ...

Traditional winter "arare" rice cracker production is underway in the town of Ch...

Fearing China clash, Japan asks fishermen to avoid flas...

Hitoshi Nakama, 76, sees himself as a frontline defender of Japan's claims to di...

Students concerned over Japan election noise during ent...

Students and educators have voiced concerns that noisy campaigning in the runup ...

Fans bid emotional farewell to giant pandas as they lea...

Hundreds of Japanese panda lovers bid an emotional farewell to the country's ‌la...

North Korea fires at least 2 possible ballistic missile...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- North Korea launched what is believed to be at least two ballis...

Tokyo stocks rise on strong U.S. tech shares, weakening...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Tuesday as technology issues gained o...

Man's body found in car covered by snow in Toyama Prefe...

The body of a 50-year-old man was found in a car covered by snow in a parking lo...

Friends' reunion results in 700 mil. yen lawsuit in Tokyo

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- It all began with a phone call out of the blue to a doctor runn...

Japanese court orders Pyongyang to pay damages to survi...

A Japanese court on Monday held North Korea responsible for the human rights vio...

Audio evidence helps resolve bullying cases in Japanese...

In disputes over school bullying, the truth is often buried beneath conflicting ...

China warns citizens against Japan visits during Lunar ...

China on Monday warned its citizens against traveling to Japan during the Lunar ...

Japan annual wage talks begin as focus turns to 5% or h...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's annual wage negotiations effectively kicked off on Tues...

Japan PM calls N. Korea nuclear weapons state, contradi...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called North Korea a "c...

NATO chief wishes 'good luck' to those who think Europe...

BRUSSELS (AP) -- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insisted on Monday that Europ...

Drills held at Tokyo shrine on fire prevention day

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Fire Department held evacuation guidance and fire extinguishi...