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Japan's wholesale prices rise 6.8% in Sept.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's wholesale prices in September rose 6.8 percent from a year earlier, Bank of Japan data showed Tuesday.The growth in prices of
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
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
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
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
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
Report questioning Japan PM's parliament attendance stokes debate
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's presence at Diet committee sessions is in the spotlight after a think tank recently argued she should
Major Japanese opposition party head eyes censure bid on farm minister
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The head of a major Japanese opposition party said Sunday he will decide whether to submit a censure motion against farm minister Kaz
Japan stands by rule of law as US slaps sanctions against ICC
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will continue to stand behind the International Criminal Court based on its unwavering belief that the rule of law is important
Japan denounces Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, urges deescalation
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Sunday that Japan denounces attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia, urging them to
Opinion: Japan growth lacks momentum, strategic investment key to productivity
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Revised data released by the Cabinet Office showed Japan's real gross domestic product expanded at an annualized 1.4 percent from the
Interview: N. Korea denuclearization 'increasingly improbable': analysis site director
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The denuclearization of North Korea has become an "increasingly improbable" goal, and the United States and its allies should move be
Kawasaki Heavy aims at 1 tril. yen in defense sales as Japan ups spending
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to boost its defense sales to 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion) or more in the mid-2030s, as Japan r
JR East to launch new 'teppay' digital payment service on Oct. 20
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- East Japan Railway Co. will launch a new digital payment service called "teppay" on Oct. 20, as the train operator aims to compete wi
Japan PM's call at UN for cutting WWII 'enemy' clause may roil China ties
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling for the deletion of World War II "enemy state" clauses from the U.N. Charter, spotl
Japan cruises courting younger travelers with shorter, cheaper trips
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese shipping and entertainment companies are launching new cruise ships with shorter, lower-cost itineraries, aiming to at
BitTorrent porn downloads bring costly surprise for users in Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese BitTorrent users who thought they were simply downloading adult videos for free are increasingly receiving court notices and
Japanese brewer hopes 'wobbly' beer glass will spur responsible drinking
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A craft beer producer in central Japan is hoping that its U-shaped "wobbly" glass will encourage people to drink water along with the
Japan gov't study warns smartphones keep children sitting too long
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Children should be careful not to spend too much time sitting, with a Japanese health ministry research team warning that long screen
KDDI, Japan Post eye post offices nationwide as drone hubs
TOKYO (Kyodo9 -- KDDI Corp. and Japan Post Co. recently held a trial using a post office in a central Japan city as a hub to deploy aerial drones for
Japan protests Russia's extradition requests for ICC president Tomoko Akane and 8 other court staff
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan on Friday slammed Russia's request that the Netherlands extradite the president of the International Criminal Court, a Japanese na
Tokyo Weather in October: What to Do, Wear & What’s Happening
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Still-simmering ‘Japanese Ramen Simulator’ is already worth a slurp
Launching Oct. 9, the new game from Tokyo studio Wild Dog is rough around the edges but has promising potential.