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News in Easy English: Senior dating event held at maid ...
KIRYU, Gunma -- A special dating event for seniors was held at "Meido Cafe Shang...
Under a cloud, the Olympic flame begins its journey to ...
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) -- The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to...
The Mainichi News Quiz: What's happening to the Expo Os...
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Tokyo stocks climb in morning after Wall Street gains
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks climbed Thursday morning, with the Nikkei index re...
Trump advised Japan PM Takaichi not to provoke Beijing ...
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump advised Japanese Prime Ministe...
Huge 380-kg bear captured and culled in Hokkaido
TOMAMAE, Hokkaido -- A massive 380-kilogram male brown bear was found captured i...
South Korea's largest satellite launched on Nuri rocket...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea launched its largest satellite yet on its...
Info on around 2 mil. people feared leaked in cyberatta...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Thursday...
Hasty rate hikes would pose risks for inflation target:...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Bank of Japan board member known for his dovish monetary stan...
Japan to tighten reentry checks for foreigners with unp...
TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to tighten reentry screening for foreigne...
Tokyo stocks jump as Fed rate cut hopes fuel US economy...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks jumped Wednesday, with the Nikkei briefly surging ...
Wakayama senior uses AI to identify wild mushrooms; get...
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Trump says he's sending his envoys to see Putin and Ukr...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan to end the war i...
4 more arrested in $102M Louvre jewel heist, Paris pros...
PARIS (AP) -- The Paris prosecutor announced four more arrests Tuesday in connec...
'Kokuho' becomes highest-grossing live-action Japanese ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kabuki-themed film "Kokuho" had earned 17.37 billion yen ($111 ...
Son allegedly kills 100-year-old mother amid caregiver ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Police said a man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of killing ...
