Death toll from Typhoon Dujuan rises to 11 in eastern Japan
CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan, which barreled by eastern Japan earlier this week, rose to 11 on Thursday, local authoriti
CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan, which barreled by eastern Japan earlier this week, rose to 11 on Thursday, local authoriti
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Thursday, with investors catching up with gains in artificial intelligence-related shares made during Japan'
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In a Sept. 22 meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided delving into Washington's sanctions
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KOFU -- The number of accommodation guests in Yamanashi Prefecture reached 4.322 million in the first half of 2026, about 100,000 more than a year ear
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Talks between Japan's ruling and opposition parties on the House of Representatives electoral system are continuing. The parties intend to reach a con
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will monitor the upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the United States "wi
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KANUMA, Tochigi -- The municipal government here has added a package featuring a "thrilling suspension bridge" walk and a zip line ride near the Nanma
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- SoftBank Group Corp. said Thursday it will raise $11.1 billion to finance the final tranche of a $30 billion investment in OpenAI.The
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Convenience store sales in Japan rose 0.3 percent in August from a year earlier, marking the second straight month of increase, helpe
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NAGOYA, Japan (AP) -- Shin Ohashi of Japan set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday at the Asian Games, swimming a time of 2 minut
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's indirect defense of the International Criminal Court in her U.N. General Assembly debut expo
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Optical lattice clocks developed by a Japanese scientist have emerged as a leading candidate in discussions by an international body
