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Nepal to finally open pavilion at Osaka expo

Nepal to finally open pavilion at Osaka expo

Nepal will open its pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on Saturday, becom...

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Emperor Emeritus Akihito diagnosed with another heart condition

Emperor Emeritus Akihito diagnosed with another heart c...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito has been diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia, a...

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Tokyo stocks end lower amid caution before upper house election

Tokyo stocks end lower amid caution before upper house ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower Friday as many investors refrained fro...

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10 mil. yen raised via crowdfunding in 3 days to relocate WWII Japan fighter

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...

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Editorial: Structural transformation needed to address Japan SDF's personnel shortage

Editorial: Structural transformation needed to address ...

The personnel shortage in Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) is severe. Not just ...

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Cut to foreign PhD student support deals blow to Japanese academia

Cut to foreign PhD student support deals blow to Japane...

The Japanese government's plan to end financial support for foreign doctoral stu...

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Central Tokyo condo price hits record ¥130 million in January-June

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 ...

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Japan temple's foreign tourist-only entrance fees spark debate, criticism

Japan temple's foreign tourist-only entrance fees spark...

A temple in southwestern Japan is drawing controversy and criticism for its rece...

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Risk of rain disasters rises for Japan's Nagasaki, Saga prefectures July 18: weather agency

Risk of rain disasters rises for Japan's Nagasaki, Saga...

FUKUOKA -- Linear precipitation bands could form over the southwestern Japan pre...

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Trump says Coke will shift to cane sugar. But increasingly, shoppers want no sugar in their sodas

Trump says Coke will shift to cane sugar. But increasin...

(AP) -- The debate over whether Coca-Cola should use high-fructose corn syrup or...

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Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours

Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Heavy monsoon rains killed at least 54 people in eastern Pakis...

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Trump administration tells embassies to rein in criticism of foreign elections

Trump administration tells embassies to rein in critici...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department is pulling back from commenting on or cr...

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Rainy season appears over in Tokyo, slightly earlier than average: weather agency

Rainy season appears over in Tokyo, slightly earlier th...

TOKYO -- The rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin region of ea...

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Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of ...

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in re...

KANAZAWA (Kyodo) -- A man who served seven years in prison after being found gui...

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3rd gen Japanese Peruvian questions election policies on foreign nationals

3rd gen Japanese Peruvian questions election policies o...

ISESAKI, Gunma -- With the population of foreign residents in Japan now reaching...