Autumn 2026 has shown the first signs in more than four years of a weakening of the yen’s value. Massive intervention in currency markets by Japan and the United States and September statements from US officials appear to be pushing the yen higher once again; an economist specializing in currency...
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SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Local residents in a city in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, have taken on a new role of "station attendants" at a once unman
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent on Friday, accelerating monetary tightening as it see
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- North Korea-linked hackers have targeted engineers in more than 100 countries and regions, including Japan, stealing cryptocurrency a
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- All Nippon Airways Co. unveiled Friday its second decorated aircraft marking the 30th anniversary of the popular "Pokemon" game franc
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New sekiwake Fujinokawa stunned ozeki Aonishiki, handing the Ukrainian star his third straight defeat at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tourna
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Kyodo News poll showed Friday that the approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet rose 3.2 percentage poi
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I first thought about Japan as a place to visit in 2020. The pandemic had just started, and I suddenly had a lot more time on my hands. A new TV show
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed in phone talks to advance bilateral securit
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OMITAMA, Ibaraki -- Omitama city started to use six tablets this month. The tablets have a translation app. People can use them at service counters.Re
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WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump will hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday in New York, U.S. Ambassador
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TOKYO -- Researchers in Japan are using Pair Go, a version of the ancient board game played in teams, to explore how humans and artificial intelligenc
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TOKYO -- As land prices continue to rise in urban areas across Japan, buyers are increasingly rediscovering the appeal of detached houses that offer g
