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Yen hits 8-month low in upper 152 zone vs. dollar
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yen hit an eight-month low in the upper 152 level against t...
Gaza peace talks appear to gain momentum on the war's a...
CAIRO (AP) -- Peace talks between Israel and Hamas resumed at an Egyptian resort...
1 dead, 4 injured in ship collision on Tokyo canal
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- One person was killed and four others were injured Wednesday wh...
Heavy rain, strong winds forecast for Japan's Izu Islan...
TOKYO -- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) may issue warnings for violent wi...
Editorial: Japan's LDP returns to old-school faction po...
The new executive lineup of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has been announce...
Hacker group claims responsibility for Asahi Group rans...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A hacker group has claimed responsibility for last week's cyber...
Japan bankruptcies hit 12-yr-high in 1st half of FY2025...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan continued to rise...
Nobel laureate Sakaguchi and wife Noriko reflect on sha...
SUITA, Osaka -- Nobel laureate Shimon Sakaguchi met reporters on Oct. 7 with his...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Goddesses cross sea ...
The autumn festival of Munakata Taisha shrine in the city of Munakata, Fukuoka P...
Narita's holdouts fight for a future beneath the flight...
Resembling shark fins poking above the waterline, the tails of taxiing airplanes...
Osaka Expo set to end in black with up to ¥28 bil surplus
Operating expenses for the World Exposition in Osaka are expected to show a surp...
Bear wanders into Gunma supermarket, injures 2 customers
A bear wandered into a supermarket in Gunma Prefecture on Tuesday evening and po...
Nikkei closes at record high for 3rd day after Takaichi...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index closed at an all-time high for a third s...
Ex-Olympian volleyball player abused players at Japan s...
The head coach of Akita Prefectural Omonogawa High School boys' volleyball team,...
Fiscal hawk LDP tax chief Miyazawa likely to resign aft...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yoichi Miyazawa, tax chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Par...
Editorial: Secretarial salary fraud scandal highlights ...
Former House of Councillors member Akira Ishii, who belonged to Nippon Ishin (th...
