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Robot arm unveiled for Fukushima debris removal

A 22-meter robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from ...

Imperial couple, Princess Aiko to visit Tohoku disaster...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit three prefectures in the ...

Japan's January industrial output up 2.2% on month on s...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's industrial output in January rose 2.2 percent from the ...

Trump remains open to talks with North Korean leader: W...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump remains open to talks with Nor...

Sumo: Stablemaster Isegahama questioned by association ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Stablemaster Isegahama, formerly the highest-ranking yokozuna T...

Japanese scientists grow functioning testis from mouse ...

OSAKA -- A team led by University of Osaka researchers has developed a technique...

No. of price hikes among food items in Japan to fall 70...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Price hikes for food and beverage items in March will total 684...

Almost half of Japan job hunters experience sexual hara...

TOKYO -- Nearly half of job hunters in Japan have experienced discomfort due to ...

Minister hits back at Chinese criticism over Japan's de...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday fired back at China...

Football: Japan World Cup squad to train in Mexico, bas...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's national squad will hold a training camp in Monterrey, ...

Easy Japanese news in translation: Okinawa island celeb...

On Okinawa Prefecture's Aguni Island, the traditional New Year celebration "Maas...

Japan sees record 1,373 youths implicated in cannabis c...

TOKYO -- A total of 1,373 people aged under 20 were involved in cannabis-related...

Births in Japan fall in 2025 to 706,000; record low for...

The number of children born in Japan in 2025 fell from a year earlier to 705,809...

North Korea warns it could destroy South if threatened,...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed his nuclear-a...

Japan's duty-free sales to Chinese visitors dive 30% in...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Duty-free sales to Chinese visitors at department stores in Jap...

News in Easy English: More men in Japan using makeup

TOKYO -- In Japan, more men are now using cosmetics and makeup every day. Many w...