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Trump signs bill to forge closer US-Taiwan relations

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill aimed at...

Trump appears open to production of Japan-style minicar...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to see...

Japan's Takaichi is winning fans not with politics but ...

TOKYO (AP) -- The pledge by Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to "work, work...

The Mainichi News Quiz: Why has the Mainichi sent a let...

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

News in Easy English: Japan's farms rely on foreign wor...

TOKYO -- In the 1980s and 1990s, many foreign workers came to Japan because the ...

Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week's...

BATANG TORU, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescue teams raced Wednesday to reach communities...

17-yr-old suspected of carrying out cyberattack with AI...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A 17-year-old boy was served an arrest warrant on Thursday on s...

South Korean president weighs apology to North Korea ov...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday h...

Craft gin distillery hopes to help improve Fukushima's ...

A distillery in northeastern Japan's Fukushima Prefecture is endeavoring to do i...

Editorial: Japan's push to expand defense exports needs...

The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering revising impl...

S. Korea wants to help lower Japan-China tensions: Pres...

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday said his countr...

Shibuya Ward cancels New Year countdown event; security...

The New Year countdown event in front of Shibuya Station in Tokyo has been cance...

Aichi town suing resident for being a jerk

The town of Mihama in Aichi Prefecture has a problem in the form of a single man...

Japan launches nationwide probe after Hello Work fake j...

Japan's labor minister said Tuesday the government has launched a nationwide inv...

Regional assembly set to vote by Dec 22 on restarting N...

A regional assembly in Niigata Prefecture on Tuesday began deliberations on whet...

Sankei Shimbun announces it plagiarized 5 articles

TOKYO -- Japanese newspaper company Sankei Shimbun Co. announced Dec. 2 that it ...