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Nuclear plant operator may have misused quake data for restart

Nuclear plant operator may have misused quake data for ...

The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan said Monday its employees...

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M6.2 quake strikes western Japan

M6.2 quake strikes western Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region...

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China's Xi seeks united front with S. Korea amid Beijing-Tokyo row

China's Xi seeks united front with S. Korea amid Beijin...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sought a united front ...

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Japan's 2025 new vehicle sales up 3.3%, rebound from inspection scandals

Japan's 2025 new vehicle sales up 3.3%, rebound from in...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New vehicle sales in Japan increased 3.3 percent in 2025 from a...

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Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges

Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A defiant Nicolas Maduro declared himself "the president of my ...

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Japanese nuclear plant operator may have misused quake data for restart

Japanese nuclear plant operator may have misused quake ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan said Mon...

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Japanese firms trading with Venezuela closely monitoring situation

Japanese firms trading with Venezuela closely monitorin...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese companies with supply chains linked to Venezuela...

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Bullet train services in western Japan halted after strong quakes

Bullet train services in western Japan halted after str...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Bullet train services in western Japan were halted due to a pow...

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Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue fined 700,000 yen for negligent driving causing injury

Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue fined 700,000 yen for negl...

SHIZUOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A court fined Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue 700,000 ye...

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Video of student assault at Japan high school sparks investigation

Video of student assault at Japan high school sparks in...

UTSUNOMIYA -- A video appearing to show a male student assaulting another male s...

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Strong quakes rattle western Japan, no tsunami warning issued

Strong quakes rattle western Japan, no tsunami warning ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A series of strong earthquakes, including the initial one with ...

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Hokkaido police search ski resort operator's office over boy's death

Hokkaido police search ski resort operator's office ove...

SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- Hokkaido police on Tuesday searched the office of a ski resor...

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'Tuna King' pays record ¥510 mil for bluefin at Tokyo auction

'Tuna King' pays record ¥510 mil for bluefin at Tokyo a...

A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) for a...

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How cocaine and corruption led to the indictment of Maduro

How cocaine and corruption led to the indictment of Maduro

NEW YORK (AP) -- A newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictmen t accuses ca...

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Editorial: US attack on Venezuela flouts international law

Editorial: US attack on Venezuela flouts international law

The U.S. administration of President Donald Trump has conducted a military opera...

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In a frozen northeastern Chinese city, an annual ode to ice rises

In a frozen northeastern Chinese city, an annual ode to...

HARBIN, China (AP) -- Each January, an odd and beautiful thing happens in the fr...