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Japan's PM Ishiba faces uphill battle in upper house el...
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill...
Japan outdoor museum of vending machines aims to draw g...
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- An outdoor museum of vending machines in northeastern Japan th...
Shohei Ohtani co-writes children's book starring his do...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani is adding author to his list of accomplishment...
Citizens protest in east Japan city over xenophobic rem...
MAEBASHI -- About 10 citizens recently staged a protest along National Route 50 ...
Baseball: Suzuki hits 26th homer for 80th RBI as Cubs b...
CHICAGO (Kyodo) -- Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run shot for his 26th home run and a...
Swimming: Kajimoto wins 3-km open water for 1st Japan g...
SINGAPORE (Kyodo) -- Ichika Kajimoto won Japan's first gold medal at the aquatic...
Japan's Kansai Electric eyes construction of new nuclea...
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. plans to launch a geological study in...
Nagasaki cathedral blesses a bell that replaces one des...
A Nagasaki cathedral has blessed the final piece to complete its restoration nea...
Nepal to finally open pavilion at Osaka expo
Nepal will open its pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on Saturday, becom...
Emperor Emeritus Akihito diagnosed with another heart c...
Emperor Emeritus Akihito has been diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia, a...
Tokyo stocks end lower amid caution before upper house ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower Friday as many investors refrained fro...
10 mil. yen raised via crowdfunding in 3 days to reloca...
MATSUYAMA -- In just three days, 10 million yen (about $67,000) was raised throu...
Editorial: Structural transformation needed to address ...
The personnel shortage in Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) is severe. Not just ...
Cut to foreign PhD student support deals blow to Japane...
The Japanese government's plan to end financial support for foreign doctoral stu...
Central Tokyo condo price hits record ¥130 million in J...
The average price of a new condominium in central Tokyo in the first six months ...
Japan temple's foreign tourist-only entrance fees spark...
A temple in southwestern Japan is drawing controversy and criticism for its rece...
