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SDF deployment requested to help contain forest fire ne...

Local authorities Saitama Prefecture on Friday requested the deployment of the S...

Influenza cases resurging in Japan after easing in Dece...

The number of influenza cases in Japan is seeing a resurgence after falling belo...

Digital native teens given chance to spot fake news in ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Social media-savvy, young swing voters are emerging as a key de...

China OKs several Japan-bound rare earth exports under ...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China has approved several Japan-bound exports of rare earths...

The Mainichi News Quiz: They're doing what for 'Ninja D...

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

Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backl...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's racist social media post featuring f...

Japan's 1st autonomous 'robot taxi' trial on snowy road...

KAMISHIHORO, Hokkaido -- Stable winter driving of an autonomous "robot taxi" (ro...

Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank introduces AI phone operator t...

TOKYO -- SBI Shinsei Bank Ltd. began replacing part of its call center operation...

Fewer women in Japan plan to give Valentine's chocolate...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Fewer women in Japan are planning to give chocolates on Valenti...

JR East, JAL team up on travel products focused on east...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- East Japan Railway Co. and Japan Airlines Co. said Friday they ...

Olympics: World champ pair, Sakamoto give Japan figure ...

MILAN (Kyodo) -- World champion pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara topped their ...

Olympics: Late goals give Japan win in women's ice hock...

MILAN (Kyodo) -- Japan won its opening game of the women's Olympic ice hockey to...

Japan PM Takaichi's claims on accuracy, source of Unifi...

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic ...

Japan vows nuke disarmament push as survivors decry US-...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said Thursday it will work with Washing...

Olympics: Confident Kagiyama 'in the zone' after 1st Mi...

MILAN (Kyodo) -- Japanese ace Yuma Kagiyama cut a confident figure Thursday as h...

TEPCO says to restart reactor Monday after alarm trouble

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Friday it will ...