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Dolphin 'drive-hunt' starts in western Japan whaling town
This year's dolphin-hunting season began Monday in the western Japan whaling tow...
Japan endures hottest summer on record
Japan sweltered this year through its hottest summer since records began, the we...
Japan's eased rules on bear shootings in populated area...
Legislative revisions went into effect Monday granting Japanese municipalities p...
Lawyers offer free telephone consultations over rent hikes
A group of lawyers in Tokyo has begun offering free telephone consultation to pe...
Woman dies after glider crashes near Tone River in Sait...
A woman was killed in a crash Sunday while taking part in a university glider co...
Nikkei index ends at 3-week low, briefly dives 2% on AI...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended Monday at its lowest level in abou...
Baseball: Yamamoto fans 10, tying MLB career high, in L...
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw 10 strikeouts without walking a ...
Japan city council votes to file criminal complaint vs ...
ITO, Shizuoka -- The city assembly here unanimously passed a no-confidence motio...
Easy Japanese news in translation: New beaver exhibit o...
A new American beaver exhibit called "Beaver Swamp" has opened at Nasu Animal Ki...
New express trains from Narita airport to Tokyo Skytree...
New express trains linking Narita airport outside Tokyo with the Tokyo Skytree b...
PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSP...
How the Fed losing its independence could affect Americ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a member of the Fede...
New express trains from Narita airport to Tokyo Skytree...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New express trains linking Narita airport outside Tokyo with th...
Nikkei index plunges 2 percent on weak chip shares
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei index was sharply lower Monday morning, falling over...
Japan manufacturers' pretax profits plunge in April-Jun...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Pretax profits at Japanese manufacturers in the April-June quar...
Japan launches pre-entry TB checks for Vietnamese stayi...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan launched Monday mandatory prearrival tuberculosis screeni...
