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Japan slips to 24th in GDP per capita among OECD member...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's nominal gross domestic product per capita stood at $33,...

TEPCO sets Jan. 20 for 1st reactor restart since Fukush...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has decided to resta...

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh's boat reassembled in real tim...

CAIRO (AP) -- A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh was put on display Tuesday...

A look at the experts racing to decode Trump's tariff r...

NEW YORK (AP) -- After a half-century immersed in the world of trade, customs br...

What to know about aid entering Gaza, the other battle ...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Two and a half months have passed since Gaza 's latest ceasefi...

Kyoto Pref. sees 1st bird flu case in 21 years; 280,000...

KYOTO -- Genetic testing has confirmed a suspected case of the highly pathogenic...

Japan Golf Tour record winner Jumbo Ozaki dies of cance...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Masashi Ozaki, the most successful Japanese professional golfer...

Japan aims to cap foreign workforce at 1.23 million for...

TOKYO -- Japan's government revealed Dec. 23 its plans to limit the combined num...

Easy Japanese news in translation: Christmas tree with ...

A Christmas tree decorated with lost items has appeared at JR Hakata Station in ...

US warned Japan of N. Korean contingency during 1994 cr...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- In February 1994, U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher in...

Niigata gets local consent, clearing last major hurdle ...

The governor of Niigata on Tuesday formally gave local consent to put two reacto...

JAL flight crew member injured likely due to turbulence...

A flight attendant on a Japan Airlines flight from the United States broke her r...

Gov't eyes capping foreign workers at 426,000 under new...

The Japanese government said Tuesday it is considering capping the number of for...

Will Japan screen people who work with children for pas...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers common reader questions about Japan's system for ve...

Hawaii's YouTube kicker dubbed the 'Tokyo Toe' used gri...

HONOLULU (AP) -- Kansei Matsuzawa became an instant star this year, with game-ty...

Baseball: Japanese slugger Murakami excited to help Whi...

CHICAGO (Kyodo) -- New Chicago White Sox signing Munetaka Murakami spoke Monday ...