Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
Forget the temples and the famous landmarks. For some visitors, the country's appeal lies in the infrastructure of daily life.
Forget the temples and the famous landmarks. For some visitors, the country's appeal lies in the infrastructure of daily life.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- GMO Internet Group Inc. CEO Masatoshi Kumagai admitted Sunday night that internal engineers had flagged security issues before unauth
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Makuuchi division rankings for the Nov. 8-22 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, released Monday by the Japan Sum
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A sharply weaker yen has become a factor dragging down the international standing of Japan's economy. Japan must break away from policies that invite
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened mixed Monday, as losses on Wall Street late last week weighed on sentiment, while position adjustments ahead of m
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ANGERS, France (Kyodo) -- Japan's Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai rallied from third place after the short program to defend her Grand Prix de Franc
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has been increasingly expanding security cooperation with Southeast Asian nations in recent years, providing defense equipment
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NAGAHAMA, Shiga -- A Steller's sea eagle believed to be female will mark its 30th consecutive winter in this western Japan city, if it returns this fa
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SHIZUOKA -- The observation point at Nihondaira Yume Terrace, located atop Nihondaira (Mount Udo) at an elevation of about 300 meters and offering pan
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prosecutors indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Marine on Sunday on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Okinawa Prefecture earlier
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Rep. Ami Bera said he hoped to advance legislation reinforcing the U.S.-Japan alliance and support for Taiwan.
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Arata Takebe pledged to do his best to restore damaged facilities to ensure that local farming operations will be conducted normally next year.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Masatora Kawano set a men's marathon race walk world record at the All Japan Race Walking meeting in Yamagata Prefecture on Sunday, f
