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Dams in Japan's Kanagawa Pref. fall below half capacity...

SAGAMIHARA, Kanagawa -- Prolonged dry weather has left reservoirs across Kanagaw...

News in Easy English: Japan-themed park in Seoul lets S...

SEOUL (Mainichi) -- In Seoul, South Korea, a special theme park called Nijimori ...

What happens next after the Supreme Court slapped down ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's little that Donald Trump has cherished more in his se...

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Luxury 100th anniv. stay at Takarazuka Hotel in west Ja...

TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo -- To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the Takarazuka Hotel in...

Big Hinamatsuri festival opens in Japan's Hyogo Pref. w...

ONO, Hyogo -- The 15th Big Hinamatsuri festival is underway at the Ono Municipal...

Cargo ship navigator arrested after deadly collision in...

TSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- The navigator of a cargo ship that collided with a fishing...

World's oldest wombat in western Japan zoo turns 37

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The world's oldest wombat, living at a zoo in western Japan, tu...

Nighttime fire at Buddhist temple kills 5 in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI (Kyodo) -- A fire broke out early Friday at a Buddhist temple in the w...

Nighttime fire at Buddhist temple kills 5 in Yamaguchi

A fire broke out early Friday at a Buddhist temple in the western prefecture of ...

Japan-US alliance vital amid growing global security co...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday pledged to bolster...

Japan's core consumer prices in Jan. rise 2.0% on year,...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core consumer prices in January increased 2.0 percent f...

Baseball star Ohtani's picture book about his beloved d...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A picture book by Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei ...

Will the Olympics bid farewell to one of its toughest w...

TESERO, Italy (AP) -- Nordic goodbye?It could be the last Olympics for a sport t...

Japan gov't appeals ruling ordering handover of ex-AUM ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government has appealed a lower court ruling ordering the ...

23 teens arrested after mass brawl between biker gang a...

TOKYO -- The Metropolitan Police Department announced on Feb. 19 that it had arr...