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NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's Kazuki Takahashi became emotional after winning bronze in the men's individual BC3 boccia event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Pa
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Asian Para Games: Japan racers sweep podium, pay tribute to dead teammate
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Wheelchair racer Tomoki Sato led a Japanese podium sweep in the men's 100-meter T51/T52 final Wednesday at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Pa
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Foreign visitors' spending in Japan hits record 7 tril. yen in Jan.-Sept
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Spending by foreign visitors to Japan hit a record 7.06 trillion yen ($45 billion) in the nine months through September, the Japan To
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Emergency flood warning issued for river in Akita, northeast Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's weather agency on Wednesday issued a special flood warning, the highest level of its kind, for the Koyoshi River in the north
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Japanese garbage collectors experimentally use e-scooters during work
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Garbage collectors in a Japanese city on Wednesday began riding electric kick scooters to move around collection sites on a trial
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Patient recovering well after iPS heart sheet surgery in Japan
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A woman treated for severe heart failure with a cardiac muscle sheet derived from induced pluripotent stem cells is recovering well a
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Japan records latest-ever 30 C October hot day
Warm air associated with a high-pressure system spread over eastern and western Japan, pushing temperatures higher along the Pacific coast on Oct. 21.
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Editorial: 1 yr into office, PM Takaichi's go-it-alone style is widening Japan's divisions
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marked one year in office on Oct. 21. She set sail from the dire position of a ruling bloc that lacked a majorit
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Tokyo stocks up on SpaceX results but shy ahead of earnings releases
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday after U.S. company SpaceX released robust earnings results, although gains were limited compared with rec
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Gymnastics: Japan defends men's team world title, qualifies for Olympics
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Kyodo) -- Japan successfully defended its men's team title Tuesday at the artistic gymnastics world championships, securing qu
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Event commemorates 1 year since Osaka Expo's end
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition held a commemorative event in the city of Osaka on October 13, one year after the end of Expo 2025
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Rubio says summit of US, Japan, Australia, India to be held next month
NEW DELHI (Kyodo) -- The leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India are set to hold a meeting of their so-called Quad grouping next mont