Haiku in English: Oct. 28, 2026
snowdropsslowly meltinginto view--Tim Chamberlain (Tokyo, Japan)Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay
snowdropsslowly meltinginto view--Tim Chamberlain (Tokyo, Japan)Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay
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FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Tomoya Masaki blasted a walk-off home run as the SoftBank Hawks moved a win away from defending their Japan Series title Tuesday, e
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ICHINOMIYA, Aichi -- A father in Japan silently speaks to his son each time he sees news of an accident caused by someone driving while using a smartp
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RYUGASAKI, Ibaraki -- An alligator snapping turtle measuring some 80 centimeters in length was captured near the southern end of a swamp in this easte
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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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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 (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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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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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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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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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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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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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Finnish counterpart Antti Hakkanen on Monday agreed to deepen cooperation and exchange
