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TOKYO -- Companies and local governments in Japan are increasingly introducing "grandchild leave," which can be used to prepare for the birth of a gra
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Massive tree piercing through Osaka Pref. train station roof overwhelms visitors
NEYAGAWA, Osaka -- A giant camphor tree rises through the roof of a train station run by Keihan Electric Railway Co. in this western Japan city, creat
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Mongolian PM to make 4-day visit to Japan from Sun. for talks with Takaichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral will visit Japan for four days from Sunday to meet with his counterpart Sanae Takaichi, the
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Just over 50% say they would get vaccinated if another pandemic hit Japan: study
TOKYO -- A little over half of respondents in a large-scale survey in Japan said they would get vaccinated if another pandemic were to occur, analysis
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Japan's Utsunomiya launches app to streamline neighborhood association workloads
UTSUNOMIYA -- The government of this east Japan city has launched a pilot project for a smartphone-based app designed to support neighborhood associat
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Nikkei rises for 5th day on dividend-driven buying, AI, chip gains
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Friday, with the Nikkei stock index posting a five-trading-day winning streak, buoyed by dividend-driven buying, wh
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Japan's disaster management agency to be launched Nov. 2
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government decided on Friday to launch a disaster management agency on Nov. 2 to oversee disaster response, preparedness
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Japan Defense Ministry to launch new system for incorporating startup tech
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Defense Ministry will open applications next week for its new procurement system, aiming to incorporate startups' advanc
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Japan's first univ. hub for comprehensive hot spring health study to open in Oita Pref.
OITA -- Oita University has announced it will establish Japan's first university-based research hub to comprehensively examine the medical, wellness a
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Tennis: Nishikori vows to give all at career-ending Japan Open
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's soon-to-retire former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori is eager to leave nothing behind at the Japan Open, set to be the last tourna
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Sumo: Leader Onosato loses as Aonishiki, Asanoyama move 1 win behind
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato fell to his second defeat at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday as ozeki Aonishiki and former ozeki Asanoyam
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Asian Games: 15-yr-old Hasegawa, Nagahara win skateboarding park golds
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's 15-year-old Mizuho Hasegawa and Izuru Nagahara won the skateboarding park golds on Friday in their respective women's and me