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Bank of Japan to weigh whether to raise rates at Dec. m...
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Monday the central bank...
Mayor of southwest Japan city, pro wrestler 'fight it o...
BUZEN, Fukuoka -- The mayor of this southwestern Japan city and a pro wrestler r...
Nikkei stock index falls over 2% amid BOJ rate hike spe...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index fell over 2 percent, weighed down by a s...
Fire breaks out at Nippon Steel plant in Hokkaido, no i...
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- A fire broke out early Monday at a plant operated by Nippon S...
Japan Imperial Household Agency releases photos of resc...
TOKYO -- The Imperial Household Agency released photos of rescue cats kept by th...
Editorial: Japan's health insurance card transition req...
Japan's traditional health insurance cards are set to expire on Dec. 1. They wil...
A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Jesus' Crucifixio...
VERSAILLES, France (AP) -- A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rub...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Zoo offers photo ses...
At Tobu Zoo in the town of Miyashiro, Saitama Prefecture, an event started where...
Workplace injuries, deaths of foreigners in Japan top 6...
The number of foreign workers in Japan injured or killed in work-related acciden...
Half of Japan local court branches have 1 female lawyer...
About half of Japan's district court branches have one or fewer female lawyers i...
Japan sees largest-ever fall in number of independent f...
The number of self-employed farmworkers in Japan tumbled 25.1 percent in 2025 fr...
Crown prince turns 60; hopes for peace 80 years on from...
Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead of hi...
Retro Japan: Ex-main building of Kyoto Prefectural Gov'...
KYOTO -- The Renaissance-style former main building of the Kyoto Prefectural Gov...
Japan insurer offers product to cover lost profits due ...
A Japanese insurance company will begin selling a product for tourist businesses...
Japan's crown prince turns 60, hopes for peace 80 yrs o...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito,...
Japanese 'One Piece' singer stopped mid-performance in ...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A Japanese singer whose songs feature in the popular anime "O...
