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Japan PM Takaichi gets over 60 million yen in donations...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received over 60 million yen ($38...
South Korea's Lee to visit Japan from Tues. to meet PM ...
SEOUL (Kyodo) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit Japan next week...
Japan survey finds most G7 nations can restrict foreign...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Most Group of Seven countries can limit their citizens and fore...
Fire breaks out in shopping district near famous Osaka ...
OSAKA -- A fire was reported on the morning of Jan. 9 in a shopping district nea...
China says dual-use export control on Japan not to affe...
BEIJING/TOKYO (Kyodo) -- China said Thursday its tightened export controls on du...
Finance chiefs to discuss critical mineral supply chain...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Finance chiefs from several countries are set to discuss critic...
Social media video appears to show violence at junior h...
OITA -- The board of education in this southwest Japan city revealed on Jan. 8 i...
Japanese defense minister to visit US next week to reaf...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that he ...
Man arrested over fatal Kabukicho fight in Tokyo under ...
TOKYO -- A 26-year-old man has been arrested following a fight in Tokyo's Kabuki...
Japan 2025 EV sales up 1.6%, growth slows amid lack of ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sales of electric vehicles in Japan in 2025 edged up 1.6 percen...
Ramen restaurant’s English menu prices nearly double it...
A complicated aspect of Japan’s inbound foreign tourism boom is, ironically, tha...
Japan to conduct deep-sea rare earth mining test in Pac...
Japan will embark on a rare earth mining test in the Pacific at a depth of 6,000...
Ramen restaurant’s English menu prices nearly double it...
A complicated aspect of Japan’s inbound foreign tourism boom is, ironically, tha...
News in Easy English: More older workers in Japan expec...
TOKYO -- A new report says that more people in Japan will change jobs in 2026, e...
Philippines evacuates 3,000 villagers after volcano act...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A series of mild eruptions at the most active volcan...
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