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Osaka expo opening delayed by 30 min. after subway disruption

Osaka expo opening delayed by 30 min. after subway disr...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The World Exposition in Osaka opened 30 minutes later than usua...

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News in Easy English: More A-bomb survivors send their stories to memorial halls

News in Easy English: More A-bomb survivors send their ...

More A-bomb survivors in Japan are sending written life stories to the governmen...

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Tokyo stocks drop as gains locked in following record highs

Tokyo stocks drop as gains locked in following record h...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks dropped Thursday morning as investors locked in ga...

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Japan consortium developing misinformation-fighting AI model

Japan consortium developing misinformation-fighting AI ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese consortium involving Fujitsu Ltd. is developing a fa...

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The Mainichi News Quiz: Why are Japan's high school baseballers suddenly playing at night?

The Mainichi News Quiz: Why are Japan's high school bas...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...

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Powerful sister of North Korean leader denies removal of frontline speakers

Powerful sister of North Korean leader denies removal o...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong U...

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Rising seas could put Easter Island's moai at risk by 2080, study warns

Rising seas could put Easter Island's moai at risk by 2...

(AP) -- By the end of the century, rising sea levels could push powerful seasona...

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Osaka Metro apologizes after Expo visitors stranded due to train disruptions

Osaka Metro apologizes after Expo visitors stranded due...

OSAKA -- Osaka Metro Co. on Aug. 14 apologized for leaving many visitors to the ...

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Gov't to use AI to help teach Japanese to kids with foreign roots

Gov't to use AI to help teach Japanese to kids with for...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government plans to promote the use of generative ...

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Deaflympics: Tech innovation to immerse athletes, spectators in sport

Deaflympics: Tech innovation to immerse athletes, spect...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Digital technology is set to play an exciting role at the Tokyo...

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S. Korean president Lee to visit Japan Aug. 23-24 to meet PM Ishiba

S. Korean president Lee to visit Japan Aug. 23-24 to me...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a two-day visit ...

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Imperial family to visit Nagasaki atomic bomb site in September

Imperial family to visit Nagasaki atomic bomb site in S...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko will visit Nag...

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'Nobody else knew': Allied prisoners of war held in Taiwan

'Nobody else knew': Allied prisoners of war held in Taiwan

In a small urban park in Taiwan, more than 4,000 names are etched into a granite...

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Nikkei stock index hits new record above 43,000 after Wall St. gains

Nikkei stock index hits new record above 43,000 after W...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo's stock indexes hit fresh all-time intraday highs Wednesd...

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Students accused of Osaka Expo thefts may have skipped train fares: investigative sources

Students accused of Osaka Expo thefts may have skipped ...

OSAKA -- Three university students from Tokyo arrested in connection with the th...

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Japan provides 'military asset protection' to Britain for 1st time

Japan provides 'military asset protection' to Britain f...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday it provided "military a...