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Tokyo stocks drop on Wall St. falls, Japan political uncertainty

Tokyo stocks drop on Wall St. falls, Japan political un...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks dropped Wednesday morning, weighed down by an over...

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Indonesia leader leaves for China after canceling trip over protests

Indonesia leader leaves for China after canceling trip ...

JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto departed for China on T...

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Emu on the loose in east Japan city; police urge caution

Emu on the loose in east Japan city; police urge caution

MITO -- A resident in the city of Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, discovered that on...

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BOJ chief Ueda says he met with PM Ishiba to discuss foreign exchange

BOJ chief Ueda says he met with PM Ishiba to discuss fo...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday that he met wi...

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Japan actor Hiroya Shimizu arrested for alleged marijuana possession at Tokyo home

Japan actor Hiroya Shimizu arrested for alleged marijua...

TOKYO -- The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested actor Hiroya Shimizu ...

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Japan watching China's moves "with interest" at 80th anniv. war parade

Japan watching China's moves "with interest" at 80th an...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said Wednesday it is paying attention t...

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Japanese youth messengers for peace petition against nukes on U.N. visit

Japanese youth messengers for peace petition against nu...

A group of Japanese high school students on Tuesday submitted to the United Nati...

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Okinawa unveils draft ordinance on fixed-rate accommodation tax

Okinawa unveils draft ordinance on fixed-rate accommoda...

The Okinawa prefectural government on Tuesday unveiled a draft ordinance for a 2...

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Japan allocates ¥53 bil in recovery aid for quake-hit Noto, other areas

Japan allocates ¥53 bil in recovery aid for quake-hit N...

The Japanese government said Tuesday it is allocating some 52.9 billion yen in r...

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Yen slips to 148 vs. dollar on BOJ deputy chief's dovish tone

Yen slips to 148 vs. dollar on BOJ deputy chief's dovis...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yen weakened to the 148 level against the U.S. dollar in To...

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Japan hospital gave 500 times proper drug dose to elderly patient who later died

Japan hospital gave 500 times proper drug dose to elder...

KITAKYUSHU -- A patient in her 90s was administered some 500 times the appropria...

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Japan LDP's No. 2 Moriyama vows to resign over election setback: lawmakers

Japan LDP's No. 2 Moriyama vows to resign over election...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Hiroshi Moriyama on Tuesday vowed to step down as secretary gen...

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Editorial: 80 yrs after surrender, Japan must redouble peace efforts, build strong ties

Editorial: 80 yrs after surrender, Japan must redouble ...

"Over this spot on 2 September 1945, the instrument of formal surrender of Japan...

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Niinami steps down after probe on supplements

Suntory Holdings Chairman Niinami steps down after prob...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami has stepped down...

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Woman dies after glider crashes during student contest in eastern Japan

Woman dies after glider crashes during student contest ...

SAITAMA (Kyodo) -- A woman was killed on Sunday in a crash during a university g...

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The Mainichi News Quiz: What's going on with Shohei Ohtani's name spelling?

The Mainichi News Quiz: What's going on with Shohei Oht...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...