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Tokyo Fire Dept's New Year drills feature ladder stunts...

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Fire Department held its annual New Year drills on Jan. 6 at ...

Easy Japanese news in translation: People play ancient ...

A traditional New Year's event featuring a game of ancient "kemari" football was...

Japan traffic deaths fall to record low 2,547 in 2025

Traffic accidents left 2,547 people dead in Japan in 2025, marking the lowest fi...

Annual New Year's Fire Review held at Tokyo Big Sight

The annual New Year’s Fire Review, called dezomeshiki, was held at Tokyo Big Sig...

Japanese nuclear official loses phone with confidential...

A Japanese nuclear regulatory official lost a work phone containing confidential...

Japan anime film 'Scarlet' earns Annie nominations

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- The Japanese anime film "Scarlet" was nominated in three ...

Central Africa Republic President Touadera reelected, p...

BANGUI, Central Africa Republic (AP) -- Central Africa Republic President Fausti...

Japan sees rising endometrial, cervical cancer rates am...

An international team including the National Cancer Center Japan analyzed trends...

Danish prime minister says a US takeover of Greenland w...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday ...

Editorial: Japan PM Takaichi must face tough domestic, ...

In her first press conference of the year on Jan. 5, Japanese Prime Minister San...

Sony Honda Mobility EV to debut in Japan in 2027

LES VEGAS (Kyodo) -- The joint venture of Sony Group Corp. and Honda Motor Co. w...

Nuclear plant operator may have misused quake data for ...

The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan said Monday its employees...

M6.2 quake strikes western Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region...

China's Xi seeks united front with S. Korea amid Beijin...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sought a united front ...

Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A defiant Nicolas Maduro declared himself "the president of my ...

Japan's 2025 new vehicle sales up 3.3%, rebound from in...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New vehicle sales in Japan increased 3.3 percent in 2025 from a...