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Tennis: Retired Nishikori shares fond memories with icon Federer
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's recently retired former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori enjoyed a reunion with all-time great Roger Federer in Tokyo on Sunday as t
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Akita dog reappointed as tourism stationmaster
At JR Odate Station in the city of Odate, Akita Prefecture, the birthplace of the loyal dog Hachiko, an Akita dog named Sora has been appointed touris
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Judo: Japan reclaims 8th world championships mixed team gold
BAKU (Kyodo) -- Japan reclaimed its eighth mixed team title at the world judo championships Sunday, beating Russia 4-1 in the final in Baku.In the six
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Asian Para Games: 5-time Paralympian Kimura vows best performance at home
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Five-time Paralympic swimmer Keiichi Kimura vowed to deliver his best performance as he gears up for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Game
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Swimming: Matsushita sets short course world record in 400 IM
SAGA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan's Tomoyuki Matsushita set a swimming short course world record to win the men's 400-meter individual medley on Sunday by
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Japan's emperor ponders decline of penhold grip in table tennis
AOMORI, Japan (Kyodo) -- Emperor Naruhito pondered the apparent decline of the penhold grip in table tennis on Sunday while watching the sport at the
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Biggest US 'sushi' expo draws crowds in New York
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- A sushi expo in New York, touted to be the biggest of its kind in the United States, drew many Japanese-food fans and businesspeop
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30% of Japanese households with young children unhappy with mealtime environment
OSAKA -- Three in 10 households in Japan raising young children are dissatisfied with their mealtime environment, according to a recent survey.Mothers
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Japan cross-party group's head thanks Taiwan for support after disasters
TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Keiji Furuya, leader of a cross-party group to promote friendship with Taiwan, said Sunday he had thanked President Lai Ching-te for
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Japanese women in 30s, 40s not as physically active: gov't survey
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese women in their 30s and 40s have shown a declining trend in physical fitness over the roughly 25 years through fiscal 2025, a
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's recently retired former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori enjoyed a reunion with all-time great Roger Federer in Tokyo on Sunday as t
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Baseball: Watarai, Maki homer again as BayStars eliminate Giants in CS
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ryuki Watarai and Shugo Maki hit home runs for the second straight day as the DeNA BayStars reached the postseason Climax Series fina
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French defense firm Thales to build Japan base, media report says
Thales Chairman and CEO Patrice Caine told the Nikkei daily that the base "will mark a milestone toward Thales's long-term engagement in Japan."
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Tokyo police to set up section for autonomous driving accidents
The Tokyo force hopes to accumulate expertise and share it with police departments in other prefectures.
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Football: Hiroshima down winless Verdy to move up to 2nd in J1
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sanfrecce Hiroshima moved up to second in the J.League first division Sunday as they eased to a 2-0 win at winless Tokyo Verdy to put