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Kyoto, Himeji hike tourism-linked fees

The city government of Kyoto raised its lodging tax for people staying at hotels...

Japan's rocket startup postpones launch again due to we...

Japan's space startup postponed its rocket launch scheduled for Sunday due to un...

Western Japan cities hike tourism-linked fees to deal w...

KYOTO (Kyodo) -- The city government of Kyoto raised its lodging tax for people ...

Japan aims to draw up int'l recommendation to curb spac...

The Japanese government is preparing an international recommendation on space de...

Baseball: Samurai Japan comes back to beat Dragons 7-3 ...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Shugo Maki and Shota Morishita delivered solo home runs for Sa...

World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strike...

BRUSSELS (AP) -- How long will it last? Will it grow? What will the conflict and...

New Japanese visa centers open in Russia to meet high t...

MOSCOW (Kyodo)-- The Japanese Embassy in Russia recently opened one visa applica...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led t...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who assembled theocr...

What to know about the spread of 'fair' AI job intervie...

An increasing number of companies in Japan are using artificial intelligence (AI...

Oil prices set for swings next week as US-Israel strike...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Oil markets currently closed for the weekend are set ...

10,000-year-old mummies discovered in Asia, older than ...

SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- Human bones discovered across southern China and Southeast As...

Athletics: Ethiopia's Takele wins back-to-back Tokyo Ma...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ethiopia's Tadese Takele won back-to-back men's titles at the T...

Japan refrains from outright support of US, Israeli att...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has refrained from expressing outright support for the we...

Death toll rises to 22 after cargo plane carrying money...

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- The death toll rose to 22 on Saturday from the crash of ...

Publisher lets sex offender author produce manga under ...

A manga platform run by the major Japanese publisher Shogakukan Inc allowed an a...

Bell symbolizing Japan-New Zealand ties stolen, NZ poli...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Kyodo) -- A bell regarded as a symbol of friendship betwe...