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China releases audio to say it notified Japan of drill in radar incident

China releases audio to say it notified Japan of drill ...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- The Chinese military on Tuesday released audio data indicatin...

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Editorial: Japan's 1st 'subsequent earthquake advisory' a reminder to prepare for disasters

Editorial: Japan's 1st 'subsequent earthquake advisory'...

An earthquake with its epicenter off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture stru...

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Canadian man accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Japan by mail

Canadian man accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Ja...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese customs authorities said Tuesday they are seeking the ...

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Why Japan issued an advisory for a possible megaquake in the country's north

Why Japan issued an advisory for a possible megaquake i...

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 ea...

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy improvises midflight to get out his message on a whirlwind European trip

Ukraine's Zelenskyy improvises midflight to get out his...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had no time to hol...

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Schools reopen in Japan after M7.5 quake amid alert for another temblor

Schools reopen in Japan after M7.5 quake amid alert for...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Most of the schools in northeastern and northern Japan reopened...

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Japan denies Beijing claim that SDF jets locked radar on Chinese aircraft

Japan denies Beijing claim that SDF jets locked radar o...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday dismissed China'...

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US urges Cambodia, Thailand to immediately stop hostilities

US urges Cambodia, Thailand to immediately stop hostili...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday urged Cambo...

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Japan Shogi association apologizes to female champion, to review pregnancy rules

Japan Shogi association apologizes to female champion, ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The Japan Shogi Association apologized Wednesday to six-title-h...

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Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s takes effect

Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s ...

SYDNEY (Kyodo) -- Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16...

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120 guests evacuated from Kyoto hotel after portable charger catches fire

120 guests evacuated from Kyoto hotel after portable ch...

KYOTO (Kyodo) -- Some 120 guests staying at a hotel in Kyoto were temporarily ev...

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Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Santa taxis' operate in Fukuoka Prefecture

Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Santa taxis' operat...

In the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, a local taxi company has begun op...

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Hidden listening difficulties sneak under radar in Japan

Hidden listening difficulties sneak under radar in Japan

When Tomoko Nakamura entered high school in April 2024, she was confident about ...

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Head of Unification Church's Japan branch steps down

Head of Unification Church's Japan branch steps down

The head of the Unification Church's Japan branch, Tomihiro Tanaka, said Tuesday...

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Editorial: Chinese military aircraft radar lock on Japan ASDF jets an unacceptable threat

Editorial: Chinese military aircraft radar lock on Japa...

Chinese navy combat aircraft twice locked radar on Japanese Air Self-Defense For...

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Ferry linking Shanghai, western Japan suspended amid China-Japan row

Ferry linking Shanghai, western Japan suspended amid Ch...

SHANGHAI (Kyodo) -- A ferry service linking Shanghai with the western Japanese c...