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Japan publisher lets sex offender author produce manga ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A manga platform run by the major Japanese publisher Shogakukan...

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TEPCO removing empty tanks to advance Fukushima plant d...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant conti...

Cyber sutras: Japan research team unveils humanoid robo...

KYOTO -- A Kyoto University professor and the artificial intelligence (AI) start...

Kyoto Pref. security firm converts storage facility int...

SEIKA, Kyoto -- A security company in Kyoto Prefecture has launched a recruitmen...

Argentine lawmakers approve historic labor reform promo...

BUENOS AIRES (AP) -- Argentine President Javier Milei scored a crucial victory i...

Japan research institute, university develop melons tha...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A national agricultural research institute and the University o...

As Europe readies tougher migration measures, a Greek i...

TYMPAKI, Greece (AP) -- An Israeli-built Heron 2 drone whirs off the tarmac on a...

Witnesses say more explosions rock Iran's capital, Tehran

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- More explosion struck Iran's capital Saturday after Isr...

Japan eyes limiting power banks to 2 per person on flig...

Passengers would be limited to two power banks per person and asked not to use t...

Chinese actors tried to use ChatGPT in influence campai...

WASHINGTON (Mainichi) -- OpenAI said Feb. 25 that it has identified attempts by ...

Takaichi opposes changing male-only imperial succession

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in the Diet on Friday that she oppos...

Philippines, U.S., Japanese planes conduct drills over ...

The Philippine, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted joint exercises this week...

Nikkei ends at record high for 3rd straight day amid po...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended at a record high Friday for the th...

World warms to Punch the monkey after it was abandoned ...

TOKYO -- An endearing image of a Japanese macaque called Punch hugging an orangu...

Editorial: Japan PM dodging own responsibility by havin...

Discussions on consumption tax cuts and other issues got underway at a recently ...