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Boy, 6, fatally drowns in pool at Tokyo sports club following mishap last year

Boy, 6, fatally drowns in pool at Tokyo sports club fol...

TOKYO -- A 6-year-old boy died after drowning in a pool at a sports club in the ...

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BOJ keeps benchmark interest rate unchanged at policy meeting

BOJ keeps benchmark interest rate unchanged at policy m...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan on Thursday raised its inflation projection f...

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Editorial: Using food as a 'weapon' inhumane as Gaza faces mass starvation

Editorial: Using food as a 'weapon' inhumane as Gaza fa...

A child held by their mother is emaciated to the point where the shape of their ...

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SBI Shinsei Bank finishes repaying outstanding bubble era bailout

SBI Shinsei Bank finishes repaying outstanding bubble e...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank on Thursday completed repaying the rem...

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Editorial: Internal power struggle won't bring Japanese public's trust in LDP

Editorial: Internal power struggle won't bring Japanese...

Following the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s crushing defeat in the House of C...

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8.8-magnitude earthquake sends small tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Alaska

8.8-magnitude earthquake sends small tsunami into coast...

TOKYO (AP) -- One of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East ...

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Hand grenade found near Fukuoka Pref. apartment sparks temporary evacuation

Hand grenade found near Fukuoka Pref. apartment sparks ...

KITAKYUSHU -- A worker discovered a hand grenade while cutting grass in a thicke...

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Tokyo stocks edge up in morning on bargain-hunting

Tokyo stocks edge up in morning on bargain-hunting

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks edged up Wednesday morning as bargain-hunting afte...

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Starbucks looks to protein drinks and other new products to turn around lagging US sales next year

Starbucks looks to protein drinks and other new product...

(AP) -- Starbucks said Tuesday it's confident that new products coming next year...

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Japan records new highest-ever temperature of 41.2 C in Hyogo Pref.

Japan records new highest-ever temperature of 41.2 C in...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Wednesday logged a record high temperature of 41.2 C i...

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Toyota likely stays top in 1st half global sales for 6th straight yr

Toyota likely stays top in 1st half global sales for 6t...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its group companies sold a r...

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M8.8 quake off Russia prompts Japan tsunami warning, 50 cm detected

M8.8 quake off Russia prompts Japan tsunami warning, 50...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Wednesday issued a tsunami warning for the country's P...

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Starmer says UK will recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees ceasefire, ends Gaza suffering

Starmer says UK will recognize Palestinian state unless...

LONDON (AP) -- The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless I...

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Easy Japanese news in translation: Green peppers ready for shipment in Hyogo Prefecture

Easy Japanese news in translation: Green peppers ready ...

Specialty "Tajima green peppers" grown in areas including the Tantocho district ...

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Japan PM eyes better ties with S. Korea after meeting foreign chief

Japan PM eyes better ties with S. Korea after meeting f...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday expressed his desire...

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BOJ likely to raise inflation outlook for FY 2025, keep rate steady

BOJ likely to raise inflation outlook for FY 2025, keep...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan is likely to raise its inflation projection f...