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'Gray divorces' increasing in Japan; marriage dissoluti...

TOKYO -- Japan is seeing a growing number of "gray divorces" where couples who h...

Q&A: Dissolving Japan's lower house at outset of ordina...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The followings are questions and answers about dissolving the H...

Trump says China's Xi will come to US at end of 2026

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that Chinese Pre...

Easy Japanese news in translation: Temple in Aichi Pref...

At Daichi-in temple in the city of Chita, Aichi Prefecture, the production of "f...

Average price of used condominium in Tokyo tops ¥100 mi...

The average asking price for a 70-square-meter used condominium in Tokyo's 23 wa...

TEPCO's just-restarted nuclear plant to suspend operati...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Thursday that i...

Japan publisher Kadokawa's ex-chairman found guilty ove...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Tokyo court on Thursday sentenced the former chairman of majo...

TEPCO to shut down just-restarted reactor at Niigata pl...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc said Thursday that it will shut down a...

Nikkei snaps losing streak after Trump drops tariff thr...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks climbed Thursday, with the Nikkei briefly gaining ...

Over 160 lawmakers to join new Japanese opposition part...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 160 lawmakers are expected to join Japan's new "centr...

Astronauts say space station's ultrasound machine was c...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The astronauts evacuated last week from the Interna...

Japan trade deficit halves in 2025 despite fall in US-b...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's trade deficit in 2025 shrank 52.9 percent from a year e...

The Mainichi News Quiz: What did Japan's defense minist...

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Bank of Japan likely to keep policy rate steady, lift g...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan is likely to keep its benchmark interest rate...

Nikkei stock index surges after Trump lifts tariff thre...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks surged Thursday morning, with the Nikkei briefly g...

Trump backs down on Greenland and cancels tariff threat...

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped the tari...