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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 ...
BOJ keeps benchmark interest rate unchanged at policy m...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan on Thursday raised its inflation projection f...
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 ...
SBI Shinsei Bank finishes repaying outstanding bubble e...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank on Thursday completed repaying the rem...
Editorial: Internal power struggle won't bring Japanese...
Following the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s crushing defeat in the House of C...
8.8-magnitude earthquake sends small tsunami into coast...
TOKYO (AP) -- One of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East ...
Hand grenade found near Fukuoka Pref. apartment sparks ...
KITAKYUSHU -- A worker discovered a hand grenade while cutting grass in a thicke...
Tokyo stocks edge up in morning on bargain-hunting
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks edged up Wednesday morning as bargain-hunting afte...
Starbucks looks to protein drinks and other new product...
(AP) -- Starbucks said Tuesday it's confident that new products coming next year...
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...
Toyota likely stays top in 1st half global sales for 6t...
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its group companies sold a r...
M8.8 quake off Russia prompts Japan tsunami warning, 50...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Wednesday issued a tsunami warning for the country's P...
Starmer says UK will recognize Palestinian state unless...
LONDON (AP) -- The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless I...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Green peppers ready ...
Specialty "Tajima green peppers" grown in areas including the Tantocho district ...
Japan PM eyes better ties with S. Korea after meeting f...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday expressed his desire...
BOJ likely to raise inflation outlook for FY 2025, keep...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan is likely to raise its inflation projection f...