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Worker from Thailand dies at Chiba zoo, likely crushed ...
A Thai national was confirmed dead Friday after suffering head injuries while wo...
Steel firm's improved bear trap lures customers after s...
KITAAKITA, Akita -- A steel company in this northern Japan city has received an ...
89-yr-old wartime scarcity survivor teaches traditional...
NAGASAKI -- Junko Wakiyama, a Nagasaki local culinary expert, continues to hold ...
'Rental Family' spotlights real-life Japanese businesse...
TOKYO (AP) -- Ryuichi Ichinokawa's life could be right out of the movie "Rental ...
Princess Aiko returns from 1st official overseas trip t...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and E...
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Worker from Thailand dies at zoo in Japan's Chiba Pref....
CHIBA (Kyodo) -- A Thai national was confirmed dead Friday after suffering head ...
Japan releases crime data, counters Chinese claim of de...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- As China warns its citizens to avoid visiting Japan, ostensibly...
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member arrested over st...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Ground Self-Defense Force member was arrested Saturday for at...
No quick solution likely for China-Japan row, Tokyo nee...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- An escalating diplomatic row between China and Japan, sparked...
Africa's first G20 summit opens with an ambitious agend...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The first Group of 20 summit to be held in Africa opens on ...
World's biggest nuclear plant edges closer to restart
Japanese local authorities approved the restart of the world's biggest nuclear p...
Japan's flu cases reach warning level at fastest pace i...
The Japanese government said Friday the average number of influenza patients at ...
Japan health ministry to revise welfare benefit cut to ...
TOKYO -- Following a Supreme Court ruling that determined the Japanese governmen...
What to know about this weekend's G20 summit in South A...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Leaders from the Group of 20 countries will meet for a summ...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Shipments of Chinese...
The season for enjoying warm hot pot dishes has arrived in Japan. The city of Hi...
