Editorial: Japan's proposed diet seat cuts would undermine democracy
The Liberal Democratic Party, Nippon Ishin (the Japan Innovation Party, or JIP) and the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) have submitted a bill t
The Liberal Democratic Party, Nippon Ishin (the Japan Innovation Party, or JIP) and the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) have submitted a bill t
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh said Friday he expects Shohei Ohtani to focus on batting after the Los Angeles Dodgers star was
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to propose a new cooperative framework with ASEAN members to address threats from advanc
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UNZEN, Nagasaki -- Autumn foliage has reached its peak in the mountains of Unzen in this southwestern Japan city, and many visitors are enjoying the d
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TOKYO -- Japan's influenza season has begun more than a month earlier than last year, prompting health experts to urge people to take preventive measu
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will travel next week to the Philippines and China for meetings related to the Association of
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KAMINOYAMA, Yamagata -- The production of dried persimmons, a local specialty and a familiar sight in late autumn, is now at its peak in this northern
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- China is increasingly prioritizing control of the South China Sea to deter U.S. military intervention in the event of a potential inv
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday that Japan will continue to work closely with the United States and take appropriate ac
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NAGOYA -- "Let's all share love, hope and respect." One night in early September, about 20 Brazilian residents of Japan gathered along Wakamiya-odori
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of humanoid robots could exceed 10 billion and outnumber the global human population by the 2080s, a recent analysis by U.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Friday on hopes that the artificial intelligence boom will continue despite concerns about the future of Nvidia Cor
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The Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition, one of Japan's three major fireworks festivals, was held in the city of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture,
