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Japan's last 2 pandas to leave for China

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's remaining twin giant pandas will depart for China on Tu...

Campaigning begins for Japan's Feb. 8 election as PM Ta...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Official campaigning began across Japan on Tuesday for the Hous...

Philippines tells Beijing it is alarmed over escalating...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippines told China on Monday that it is alar...

Japan voters warned hand warmers may trigger detectors ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Police warned Tuesday that disposable hand warmers, a common wi...

British PM Starmer to visit Japan for talks with PM Tak...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Japan on Saturda...

Leader of Japan sex worker scouting syndicate arrested ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo police have arrested the leader of a criminal sex worker ...

7,000 spend night at Hokkaido airport as heavy snow hal...

Around 7,000 people were forced to spend the night at Hokkaido's New Chitose Air...

Struggling TEPCO looks to expand alliances to secure gr...

TOKYO (Kyodo9 -- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., still struggling fr...

Cabinet support sags 10 points ahead of Japan general e...

TOKYO -- The approval ratings of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi de...

Heavy snow strands 7,000 travelers at Hokkaido's 'landl...

Heavy snowfall brought the transportation network around Hokkaido's New Chitose ...

American rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipe...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 10...

US security agreement for Ukraine is '100% ready' to be...

(AP) -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that a U.S. security guarantee...

Sumo: Ukrainian dynamo Aonishiki relaxes after back-to-...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki expressed relief Monday after capturi...

PM Takaichi's stepson bows out of Japan lower house rac...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's stepson Ken Yamamoto has decided to wit...

Trump, unbowed by backlash to Minneapolis shooting, bla...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal im...

Nikkei stock index slides over 2% as yen firms vs. dollar

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index plunged more than 2 percent on Monday af...