Japan embassy official meets reporter nearly 2 weeks after Russia detention
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese Embassy official in Russia conducted a consular visit Monday with a Japanese journalist detained in the country nearly two
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese Embassy official in Russia conducted a consular visit Monday with a Japanese journalist detained in the country nearly two
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday the government will compile by the end of next week an emergency package of additi
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NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Central Japan Railway Co. on Monday began commercial service of its new bullet inspection train "Dr. S," used to check tracks and ov
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SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi -- Pufferfish exhibit a behavior rarely seen in fish: They close their eyes in a motion resembling a wink. A research team has
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TOKYO -- Japan's government will draft rules for "contract synthesis," in which specialized companies artificially synthesize DNA on third-party order
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Churanoumi became the first wrestler from Okinawa Prefecture to reach the three "sanyaku" ranks below yokozuna on Monday after he ros
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday, as lingering concerns over artificial intelligence-related shares weighed on sentiment, although fun
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The origins of the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto go back to the early Edo period (1603-1867), during the 17th century. At the time, there was an ear
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TOKYO -- In response to growing calls to expand the eligibility of children who can ride in bicycle child seats, the Japan Safe Driving Center, a Toky
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The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about the increasing book bans in U.S. schools, and the popular Japanese maga titles on t
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ANGERS, France (Kyodo) -- Japan's Kao Miura claimed second after a strong men's free skate at the Grand Prix de France on Sunday, the opening tourname
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TOKYO -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi topped a Mainichi Shimbun poll on who the public favors as the next prime minister, followed by Defense Ministe
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TOKYO -- The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet stood at 45% in a nationwide opinion poll conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun o
