Back in mid-June, 131 people took the Koka-ryu Ninja Certification Exam in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, one of the centers of Japan’s ninja culture. The test, devised as a way to promote the local heritage of Japan’s famous spy-assassins, awarded extra points for costumes and shuriken-throwing skills,...
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her Cabinet on Thursday for the first time since taking office last year, retaining
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TAMBA, Hyogo -- A bag maker in Tamba, Hyogo, has made a backpack. It can become a life jacket in an emergency.Read the full English articleRead the or
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Thursday as uncertainty over the outlook for the economy eased after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its key intere
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How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Sept. 17 to test your news knowledge. Ready?According to trade sta
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TOTSUKAWA, Nara -- Typhoon Talas, the 12th typhoon of 2011, made landfall in western Japan in September that year, bringing torrential rain to the mou
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YOKOHAMA -- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' cruise subsidiary unveiled its new Japan-registered cruise ship, Mitsui Ocean Sakura, to reporters on Sept. 16. The v
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TOKYO -- Japan ranked 117th among 145 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report 2026 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Sept. 16, up one pl
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Police on Thursday referred a case involving Yukito Aoki, a skateboarder who represented Japan at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, to pros
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CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo Game Show kicked off Thursday, marking its 30th anniversary with the expanded presence of exhibitors from overseas a
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The Japanese government has adopted a tax reform outline centered on a consumption tax reduction. It plans to submit related bills to an extraordinary
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NAGOYA -- Japan will host the Asian Games for the first time in 32 years when the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games open Sept. 19. Athletes from 45 countries a
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate to a 31-year high of 1.25 percent from 1 percent at a two-day policy
