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Gravel transport vessel, yacht collide off southwestern...
OITA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A 492-ton gravel transport vessel and a yacht collided We...
Shohei Ohtani lines into triple play and later homers, ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani lined into a triple play in the sixth inni...
Editorial: Commitment to aviation safety must be renewe...
This Aug. 12 marked 40 years since a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crashed in Gunma P...
2 injured in explosion in northern Japan city of Niigata
NIIGATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Two men were injured Wednesday in an explosion that oc...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Rain prayer ceremony...
A ceremony praying for rain was held on August 2 at Tamanoike Shrine in the city...
You really can see Russia from Alaska, and other things...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President...
Japan's key stock indexes end at new record highs
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's key stock indexes ended at fresh all-time highs on Wedn...
2 dead, others remain missing after heavy rain hit sout...
Two people were confirmed dead Tuesday, and a few others remain missing after to...
Osaka Expo ticket sales top 18 million, surpassing brea...
Ticket sales for the World Exposition in Osaka have topped 18 million since its ...
British navy carrier group makes port call in Japan, 1s...
A British aircraft carrier strike group made a port call in eastern Japan on Tue...
Japan's key stock indexes end at record highs
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's key stock indexes ended at all-time highs on Tuesday, w...
Families mark 40th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash
Families of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash on Tuesday ma...
The Mainichi News Quiz: What's that new security featur...
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...
Torrential rain in southwest Japan disrupts transport, ...
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Torrential rain continued to trigger floods and landslides in...
Aging kin of 1985 JAL jet crash victims leaving message...
UENO (Kyodo) -- The steady passing of aging relatives of the victims of the 1985...
Japan's key stock indexes hit all-time intraday highs
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index surged over 1,000 points to a new intrad...
