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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government approved an ordinance Tuesday setting requirements for designation as a "second capital" to back up Tokyo in
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Japan eyes 1 tril. yen private investment in Bangladesh over 5 yrs
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that Japan expects 1 trillion yen ($6 billion) in investment from domestic companies into
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Kyiv's Kyoto Park hit in Russian missile attack, 1 killed
KYIV (Kyodo) -- Russian missiles struck a park symbolizing Kyiv's ties with the western Japanese city of Kyoto on Monday in an attack on the Ukrainian
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Japan defense chief plans talks with S. Korea counterpart in Cebu
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday he plans to meet with his South Korean counterpart on the sidelines of a gath
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Vacant homes are 'treasures': Proactive Osaka Pref. city works to put them back on market
KAWACHINAGANO, Osaka -- This western Japan city is promoting the use of vacant homes, viewing empty properties often regarded as liabilities as "treas
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Reserved but passionate, Japan's ex-PM Fukuda mourned in Gunma Pref.
People in Gunma Prefecture, former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's home prefecture and political base, have mourned his death at age 90, recalling a hum
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Japan to send experts on forest protection to wildfire-hit Mongolia
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday experts on forest protection from the country's development aid agency will
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Siemens to set up regional base for wind turbine maintenance in Hokkaido
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Germany's Siemens Energy AG plans to build a facility in Hokkaido that will serve as the regional base for the company's wind turbine
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Japan, Finland defense chiefs vow deeper ties through tech transfer pact
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Finnish counterpart Antti Hakkanen on Monday agreed to deepen cooperation and exchange
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Some Hong Kongers jailed for democratic activism face Japan entry barriers
HONG KONG (Kyodo) -- Some pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong have faced needless uncertainties from Japanese immigration officials while trying to
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Tokyo stocks rebound as Anthropic IPO filing eases investment concerns
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Tuesday as details of U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic's initial public offering filing eased re
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Japan weighs easing car ownership rules for single-parent families on welfare
TOKYO -- Japan's health ministry is considering easing the conditions for single-parent households on welfare to own cars, particularly when families