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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese parcel delivery company Yamato Transport Co. said Friday about 5.31 million customer data records, including names and
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Yakuza acquitted of 2013 murder of Gyoza no Ohsho chain head
KYOTO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Friday acquitted a yakuza gangster of the murder of the president of the company operating the Gyoza no Ohsho res
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Blank 'source' data: Japan GSDF intel unit adrift as overseas missions dwindle
TOKYO -- The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) has a unit known as the "field intelligence unit." Its stated purpose is to develop a network of "
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Tokyo stocks rebound after sharp sell-off despite lingering AI concerns
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Friday, with the key Nikkei index snapping a six-day losing streak, as battered artificial intelligence- and s
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Okinawa Prefecture reverses stance, accepts US Osprey deployment
NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja said Friday he accepts the deployment of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Futenma a
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Kumamoto Castle glows in autumn festival
At Kumamoto Castle in the city of Kumamoto, the event "Kumamoto Castle autumn festival: Castle lights," where visitors can enjoy nighttime illuminatio
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Japan-led team completes telescopes in Spain to study space mysteries
LA PALMA, Spain (Kyodo) -- Four giant telescopes developed under Japan's leadership have been completed on a Spanish island as part of an internationa
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East Japan's Yokosuka introduces AI English learning app in all public middle schools
YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa -- This east Japan city has become the first municipality in Kanagawa Prefecture to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI)-power
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Japan defense chief vows to boost monitoring after sailing of China carrier
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said enhancing the country's defense posture in the Pacific is an "urgent" task, including
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Japan study suggests dogs can tell adults from children through voices
TOKYO -- Dogs may be able to link human voices with faces from the corresponding age group when distinguishing adults from children, a study by resear
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In reversal of 2025 fortunes, Japan rice farmers face falling prices as new harvest arrives
SAKURA, Tochigi -- New rice is arriving on supermarket and rice shop shelves across Japan as the harvest continues. But with last year's rice still li
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Japan trade minister pledges to boost steps against rising kerosene prices
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese trade minister Ryosei Akazawa pledged Friday to bolster measures to address rising kerosene prices, with the resource-poor c
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Lawyers in Japan seek UN probe into prolonged detention of wrongfully accused man
TOKYO -- Lawyers for the family of Shizuo Aishima, a former adviser to Yokohama-based chemical machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co. who died in detent
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Central Japan assembly OKs Japan's 1st ordinance to fine abusive customers
TSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- The central Japan prefecture of Mie on Friday enacted the country's first ordinance to impose penalties on abusive customers, su
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Japan settles suit over inadequate care of 23-year-old detainee who died of cancer
TOKYO -- The family of a man who died of testicular cancer while detained at the Saitama Branch Detention House, north of Tokyo, reached a settlement