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Nikkei plunges over 4% on Middle East concerns, oil pri...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index dropped over 4 percent Wednesday afterno...

US soldiers were killed in Iranian drone strike on oper...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An operations center targeted by an Iranian drone strike that...

Easy Japanese news in translation: 717 'hina' dolls on ...

The 15th Big Hinamatsuri festival is being held at the municipal Kokokan museum ...

Mother acquitted in baby's death after years in custody...

FUKUOKA -- Was the injury an accident or an assault? More than 3 1/2 years after...

Gov't to craft guidelines on dual pricing at tourism fa...

Japan plans to develop guidelines on dual pricing at public tourism facilities, ...

Gov't eyes Minamitori Island as candidate site for nucl...

The Japanese government on Tuesday asked a Tokyo municipality for consent to con...

Bullet train services resume between Tokyo, Morioka aft...

Tohoku shinkansen bullet train services resumed Wednesday morning after a suspen...

As Mideast conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran wil...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Israeli and U.S. airstrikes pounded Iran in ...

No prefectures ready to accept soil from Fukushima acci...

None of Japan's prefectural governors said they are willing to accept soil colle...

Record ¥4.5 billion in lost cash turned in to Tokyo pol...

A record 4.5 billion yen in cash was turned in to Tokyo police as lost property ...

Pass rate for foreign driver's license conversion test ...

The pass rate for the foreign driver's license conversion test in Japan fell to ...

News in Easy English: Man helps people in Japan by writ...

TOKYO -- In Japan, a man named Shintaro Kobayashi helps people writes love lette...

The Mainichi News Quiz: What did Japan PM Takaichi give...

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

Japan's capital spending in Oct.-Dec. rises 6.5% on year

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Capital spending by Japanese companies in the October-December ...

Japan's January jobless rate rises to 2.7% from 2.6% in...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's unemployment rate in January rose to 2.7 percent from 2...

Nikkei index falls over 2% in morning on concern over s...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index plunged over 2 percent Tuesday morning o...