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PROFILE: Defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi, son of ex-PM, ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a son of former Prime Mi...
PROFILE: Ex-bureaucrat Satsuki Katayama returns to Fina...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is the first woman to lea...
PROFILE: Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called 'tou...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, who has served in key p...
Employee falls down elevator shaft at Japan Defense Min...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A male employee was found unconscious Wednesday after apparentl...
PROFILE: Social media-savvy minister Kimi Onoda to hand...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kimi Onoda, economic security minister in new Prime Minister Sa...
PROFILE: New economic, fiscal policy minister Minoru Ki...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New economic and fiscal policy minister Minoru Kiuchi is a form...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Artist Yoshiki judge...
The "Nagahama Kimono Awards 2025," a kimono contest, was held on October 13 in t...
Japan gov't says US President Trump to visit country fo...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Japan for thr...
Japan's new PM looks to lift upper limits on overtime h...
TOKYO -- Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Oct. 21 instructed the lab...
Nikkei stock index closes at all-time high after Takaic...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index closed at an all-time high on Tuesday on...
Nintendo among network services disrupted worldwide ami...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nintendo Co.'s network services for its popular Nintendo Switch...
Nikkei index nears 50,000 in morning as Takaichi set to...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index advanced to an intraday record high clos...
The Mainichi News Quiz: A woman did what at a sushi res...
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2 injured after possible tear gas released on Yamanote ...
TOKYO -- A substance believed to be tear gas was sprayed on a JR Yamanote Line t...
Record streak of Chinese vessels sailing near Senkakus ...
NAHA (Kyodo) -- No Chinese coast guard vessels were seen near the Japanese-contr...
China's ruling party starts session to lay out new 5-yr...
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China's ruling Communist Party started a key four-day session...
