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Climate talks start with call for faster action and mor...
BELEM, Brazil (AP) -- U.N. climate negotiations were expected to begin Monday at...
5 hurt in bear attacks in 3 prefectures
Five people were attacked by bears in three Japanese prefectures on Sunday, but ...
'Almost every day': Japan battles spike in bear attacks
The sense of fear is palpable in parts of northern Japan, where some locals have...
M6.7 quake strikes off coast of northern Japan; tsunami...
A powerful quake rattled northern Japan Sunday evening, followed by several more...
Huge Godzilla installation to see off travelers at Toky...
Travelers leaving Tokyo to take international flights will be watched over by th...
Newcomer wins east Japan mayoral election by lottery af...
KAMISU, Ibaraki -- In a mayoral election held in this east Japan city on Nov. 9,...
5 hurt in bear attacks in 3 Japan prefectures
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Five people were attacked by bears in three Japanese prefecture...
Typhoon Fung-wong blows away from the Philippines, leav...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Phili...
Tokyo stocks rebound in morning after US Dow Jones rally
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Monday morning, lifted by a rise in the ...
Japan protests China diplomat's violent threat over Tak...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said Monday it has lodged a stern prote...
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have...
BOJ board member stresses need to assess PM's policy be...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- While several members of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board expre...
South Korea's ousted leader Yoon indicted for flying dr...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's ousted conservative President Yoon Suk ...
Princess Aiko visits Emperor Showa's mausoleum ahead of...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Princess Aiko visited the mausoleums of Emperor Showa ...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Nori seaweed farming...
In the Ariake Sea in Kyushu, the "seeding" process for farmed nori seaweed has b...
280,000 chickens to be culled after bird flu outbreak i...
Niigata Prefecture announced on Sunday that a suspected case of highly pathogeni...
