Japan economy broadly in line with outlook since Sept. meeting: BOJ chief
BANGKOK (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that Japan's economic activity has developed broadly in line with the central bank's
BANGKOK (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that Japan's economic activity has developed broadly in line with the central bank's
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TOYAMA (Kyodo) -- At an inn in central Japan devoted to kombu, or Japanese edible kelp, guests can enjoy the seaweed in food and cocktails, soak in ko
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OSAKA -- Many people in Japan think pets are family. In disasters, many people now leave home with their pets. But local governments have different ru
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, regarded by Japan's neighbors as a symb
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KOBE -- The Kobe Municipal Government will lease about 3 kilometers of a massive disused tunnel in the mountains of Nishi Ward in this west Japan city
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Audiences watching acclaimed young Kabuki actors Ichikawa Somegoro VIII and Onoe Tatsunosuke III perform on their first international
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Colored pavement is gradually becoming more common on crosswalks along school routes across Japan, with the spaces between the white stripes painted i
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese parcel delivery company Yamato Transport Co. said Friday about 5.31 million customer data records, including names and
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KYOTO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Friday acquitted a yakuza gangster of the murder of the president of the company operating the Gyoza no Ohsho res
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TOKYO -- The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) has a unit known as the "field intelligence unit." Its stated purpose is to develop a network of "
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Friday, with the key Nikkei index snapping a six-day losing streak, as battered artificial intelligence- and s
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NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja said Friday he accepts the deployment of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Futenma a
