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Tokyo stocks mixed on AI gains after 5-day holidays, rising bond yields
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Thursday, with investors catching up with gains in artificial intelligence-related shares made during Japan'
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Shin Ohashi of Japan sets world record in 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) -- Shin Ohashi of Japan set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday at the Asian Games, swimming a time of 2 minut
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Takaichi ICC stance shows restraints on Japan dealings with Trump's US
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's indirect defense of the International Criminal Court in her U.N. General Assembly debut expo
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Japan-developed optical lattice clocks lead bid to redefine the second
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Optical lattice clocks developed by a Japanese scientist have emerged as a leading candidate in discussions by an international body
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Sumo: Onosato keeps 2-win lead, Aonishiki among 3 closest rivals
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato kept his two-win lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday as ozeki Aonishiki, new sekiwake Fujinokawa an
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Death toll from Typhoon Dujuan rises to 11 in eastern Japan
CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan, which barreled by eastern Japan earlier this week, rose to 11 on Thursday, local authoriti
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Editorial: Japan must curb spread of false info on social media during elections
False and misleading information and defamatory attacks on social media during elections in Japan are becoming an increasingly serious problem. Rather
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Twin Towers architect's granddaughter recalls legacy 25 years after 9/11
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- When Katie Yamasaki looks at the New York skyline, she still misses the Twin Towers designed by her grandfather, Japanese-American
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Leasehold condominiums draw attention in Tokyo as housing costs soar
TOKYO -- Rising land prices and soaring condominium costs are drawing growing attention to fixed-term leasehold condominiums in Tokyo, which allow res
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Tokyo stocks open higher on broad buying, tech shares lead gains
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, buoyed by buying across a broad range of sectors, particularly artificial intelligence- and semico
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Another typhoon approaching Japan from south of Okinawa
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Another typhoon was moving closer to Japan from south of Okinawa on Thursday, just days after Typhoon Dujuan wreaked havoc in areas n
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Asian Games: Japan beats China to claim men's team table tennis gold
TOYOTA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan defeated China in the men's team table tennis final Thursday at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, clinching its first gold