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Incumbent wins reelection as Nago mayor, boost to rulin...

NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Incumbent Nago mayor Taketoyo Toguchi was assured of his ...

Easy Japanese news in translation: Unique 'mushroom ice...

Stumps topped with ice -- known as "mushroom ice" -- have appeared at Lake Nukab...

Copter rotor wash caused Japanese teacher's death at U....

The powerful air flow generated by a helicopter made a Japanese teacher lose her...

New local ordinance in Tottori requires harmful post re...

A revised ordinance took effect Sunday in Tottori Prefecture, enabling authoriti...

Fans gather at Tokyo zoo for last look at two pandas be...

Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo's Ueno...

As Muslim tourism grows, Japan rethinks where visitors ...

KOCHI, Japan (Kyodo) -- As Japan welcomes a growing number of Muslim visitors, a...

High-ranking US defense policymaker to visit Japan, Sou...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo)-- The U.S. Defense Department said Saturday its top policymak...

Immigrant families protest at Texas facility housing 5-...

(AP) -- Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a T...

Japan lawmaker critical of opposition alliance to launc...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Opposition lawmaker Kazuhiro Haraguchi said Saturday he will la...

Japan PM aims for 2-year break on food tax within FY 2026

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Sunday she aims to begin imp...

No request from US to boost defense spending to 5% of G...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Saturday she has not heard d...

Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration c...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday...

New local ordinance in Japan requires harmful post remo...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A revised ordinance took effect Sunday in Tottori Prefecture, e...

Football: Hiroki Ito on target for Bayern, but German c...

MAINZ, Germany (Kyodo) -- Bayern Munich defender Hiroki Ito netted his first goa...

Japan punk rock lawyer leads climate justice fight

Japan's punk rock lawyer Akihiro Shima was belting out songs at a packed bar in ...