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Toyota's global output sinks 5.5% in November, 1st fall...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its global output in November...

Tokyo stocks end slightly higher amid Christmas holidays

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Thursday after directionless...

Mother of woman who killed herself due to overwork 10 y...

The mother of a 24-year-old woman who committed suicide due to overwork on Dec 2...

Translated Japanese novel becomes No. 1 bestseller in R...

A translated debut novel by Japanese author and film producer Genki Kawamura has...

From predator to plate: Japan bear crisis sparks culina...

Since Japan recorded a spike in deadly bear attacks, Koji Suzuki has struggled t...

Mie Prefecture considers ending foreign national hiring

Mie Prefecture is considering reinstating a rule requiring its employees to hold...

2025 Rewind: Despite releasing stockpiled rice, Japan's...

The so-called "Reiwa-era rice upheaval" that began last summer shows no signs of...

The Mainichi News Quiz: Why do Japan's police want peop...

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Trump warns against infiltration by a 'bad Santa,' defe...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by qui...

News in Easy English: Complaints about foreigner polici...

FUKUOKA -- Many local governments in Japan are getting more complaints about the...

Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo XIV celebrate...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger S...

N. Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear-powered submarine...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a project to bu...

Central Japan pref. mulls reinstating nationality requi...

TSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- Mie Gov. Katsuyuki Ichimi said Thursday that the central J...

Japan background check mark for people working with chi...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government agency overseeing child policies on Thursday ann...

Bank of Japan chief Ueda vows further rate hikes if eco...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Thursday reiterated his re...

Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled afte...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a h...