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Japan ruling bloc's bill to cut lower house seats unlik...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A bill submitted by Japan's ruling bloc to slash House of Repre...

Why is the Japanese gov't raising the departure tax?

Japan's government has solidified its plans to raise the departure tax from the ...

Tsunami advisory issued for north, northeast Japan afte...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese weather agency on Friday issued a tsunami advisory...

Demon Slayer movie screening not extended in China amid...

SHANGHAI (Kyodo) -- The screening in China of the latest animated film in Japan'...

Japan, US defense chiefs share serious concern over Chi...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday he and h...

Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring character...

(AP) -- Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such ...

Time magazine picks 'Architects of AI' as Person of the...

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Time magazine picked Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and...

Easy Japanese news in translation: Heart-shaped ginkgo ...

The leaves of a heart-shaped ginkgo tree at the Iimori Fureai Hiroba community p...

Rugby: Brave Lupus target League One 'three-peat' in Mo...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- With star flyhalf Richie Mo'unga back for his last campaign, Br...

Christmas tree decorated with lost-and-found items at F...

A Christmas tree decorated with unclaimed lost-and-found items, ranging from a g...

UNESCO adds 6 items from Japan to pre-inscribed intangi...

A U.N. intergovernmental committee decided Thursday to add six items submitted b...

Tsunami advisory lifted after M6.7 quake hits country's...

Japan on Friday lifted a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook...

Editorial: Full probe needed after securities account h...

Two Chinese men have been arrested by a joint task force of the Metropolitan Pol...

U.S. bombers join Japanese jets in show of force after ...

U.S. nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese fight...

Man apparently jumps to his death from TV Asahi HQ buil...

A man apparently jumped to his death from the TV Asahi headquarters building at ...

Hokkaido governor OKs restart of Japan's newest nuclear...

Hokkaido's governor approved restarting Japan's newest reactor at the Tomari nuc...