Editorial: Japan gov't needs concrete vision for '2nd capital' plan
The Japanese government has set, by Cabinet order, the requirements for designating a prefecture outside the Tokyo metropolitan area as a "second capi
The Japanese government has set, by Cabinet order, the requirements for designating a prefecture outside the Tokyo metropolitan area as a "second capi
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An advisory body of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has recommended adding Japanese calligraphy,
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NUMAZU, Shizuoka -- A one-day trial run of a restaurant staffed by elderly people with dementia opened in this central Japan city on Nov. 1, with orga
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toho Co. said Wednesday its latest Godzilla film "Godzilla Minus Zero" earned 910 million yen ($5.75 million) on its opening day, set
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's top government spokesman said Wednesday the nation's alliance with the United States remains essential for global peace and s
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower in volatile trading Wednesday, with the Nikkei briefly plunging toward 60,000, as media projections showed D
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MATSUE, Japan (Kyodo) -- A 36-year-old South Korean national has been arrested in western Japan on suspicion of illegally exporting vehicles worth aro
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of babies born to Japanese nationals in Japan rose 0.4 percent from a year ago to 320,458 in the January-June period of 20
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MATSUURA, Nagasaki -- The education board of this southwestern Japan city announced on Oct. 28 that objects believed to be dice and "koppai" cards, co
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An international cycling event called Cycling Shimanami 2026 was held on October 25 along the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido expressway, which connects the
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nomura Investor Relations Co., a subsidiary of Nomura Holdings Inc., said Wednesday its system providing information services to inst
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Mercury probe Mio, part of the Japan-Europe joint Mercury exploration mission BepiColombo, is on course to attempt to take it
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KOBE (Kyodo) -- Six Pakistani men were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of operating unlicensed taxi services for foreign tourists at popular sightseei
