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North Korea opens new housing district for families of ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing di...

TEPCO nuclear plant transmits electricity for 1st time ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant began p...

Japan PM vows to crack down on illegal foreign fishing

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has expressed her determination t...

Japan's economy grows 0.2% in Oct.-Dec., spending edges...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's economy grew by an annualized real 0.2 percent in the O...

Olympics: Latest curling loss deals near-fatal blow to ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Kyodo) -- Japan suffered another loss in the Milan Cor...

Olympics: Maruyama goes from injury to inspiration at M...

PREDAZZO, Italy (Kyodo) -- After winning two medals earlier in the Olympics, ski...

A look at Ramadan and how Muslims observe the holy month

CAIRO (AP) -- Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual o...

Trump says Board of Peace will unveil $5 billion in Gaz...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Sunday that members of...

Olympics: Kingsbury heads out on high, leaving lesson f...

LIVIGNO, Italy (Kyodo) -- Reeling off five impeccable runs to win what could be ...

Easy Japanese news in translation: Plum blossoms start ...

The plum blossoms at Hiraoka Park's plum grove in the city of Higashiosaka, Osak...

Editorial: Japan PM must not forget to respect individu...

People with different circumstances, positions and beliefs should be able to liv...

Japan nixes advance deportation notice to lawyers of fo...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government has ended a practice of notifying lawye...

Japanese public housing tenants' nationality data to be...

Japan's land ministry has recently asked municipalities to gather information on...

Fossil evidence shows presence of lions in ancient Japan

Lions lived in a wide area of the Japanese archipelago tens of thousands of year...

Japan's 'godless' lake warns of creeping climate change

The Japanese priest and his parishioners gathered before dawn, hoping that clima...

Japan, US agree to step up coordination for Takaichi's ...

MUNICH (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi agreed with U.S. S...