Japanese author Ryu Murakami, known for 'Almost Transparent Blue,' dies at 74
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ryu Murakami, a Japanese author known for his Akutagawa Prize winning debut novel "Almost Transparent Blue," has died, a publishing i
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ryu Murakami, a Japanese author known for his Akutagawa Prize winning debut novel "Almost Transparent Blue," has died, a publishing i
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese telecom operator SoftBank Corp. said Friday it has temporarily suspended emergency alerts for earthquakes, tsunamis and othe
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The proportion of workers who graduated from university in March 2023 and left their jobs within three years stood at 31.2 percent, t
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The Chiba City Museum of Science in the city's Chuo Ward has an exhibit about the observation of high-energy neutrinos, elementary particles that have
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TOKYO -- Japan's market for menstrual products is continuing to grow even as the population of women in the products' primary age group declines. Manu
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FUKUOKA -- Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) plans to offer travelers the chance to stay overnight in a historic station building starting around spring
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Princess Aiko, the daughter of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will make an official visit to Singapore from Nov. 17 to
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GOTSU, Shimane -- A Buddhist temple in this western Japan city is no ordinary temple. One room of its main hall has been turned into a cafe with about
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NARA (Kyodo) -- Four dead fawns with missing body parts were found in recent months at famous temple sites in Nara Park, a popular tourist spot known
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Yomiuri Giants slugger Hideki Matsui, who also starred for the New York Yankees, will become the Central League club's new man
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IZUMIOTSU, Osaka -- The Izumiotsu Municipal Government of Osaka Prefecture on Oct. 5 launched a "video time capsule" service that allows residents to
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks tumbled further Friday morning, with the Nikkei stock index briefly falling more than 2 percent, amid lingering concern
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TOKYO -- Leaks of personal information held by companies and other organizations have surged due to unauthorized access. The compromised data ranges f
