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Japan's crown prince turns 60, hopes for peace 80 yrs o...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito,...

Net influx of foreign residents in Japan to Tokyo hit r...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of foreigners resident in Japan who moved to the Tok...

4 dead and 10 wounded in shooting at banquet hall in St...

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting du...

Luminous flowers 'bloom' at illumination event in Japan...

SAGAE, Yamagata -- An illumination event has begun at a park in this northeast J...

Hong Kong mourns as deadly fire claims 128 lives and sp...

HONG KONG (AP) -- A steady stream of people placed bouquets of white roses, carn...

Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Thousands of demonstrators including from the Roman ...

Fire breaks out at Kyoto Pontocho restaurant alley, no ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A fire that broke out at a restaurant in Kyoto's busy Pontocho ...

Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kon...

HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades has raised questions abo...

Hungary's Orban seeks more Russian oil and gas at Kreml...

(AP) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks with Russian President ...

Ski jumping: Flying Maruyama captures 3rd straight Worl...

FALUN, Sweden (Kyodo) -- Japan's Nozomi Maruyama continued her perfect start in ...

Death toll from floods in Thailand reaches 145 as reced...

BANGKOK (AP) -- The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at...

Finish homework and get free juice: Kobe cafe welcomes ...

KOBE -- A local coffee shop here has opened its doors to children as a place to ...

Kyoto Univ. graduate student commercializes liquor from...

ITO, Shizuoka -- A Kyoto University graduate student's startup company has launc...

Football: Shimizu manager Akiba to leave at end of season

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Shimizu S-Pulse manager Tadahiro Akiba is stepping down at the ...

Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in Syria raid, o...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire w...