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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 80 years after his grandfather was killed fighting in the Philippines during World War II, Takahiro Kawaguchi finally made
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 80 years after his grandfather was killed fighting in the Philippines during World War II, Takahiro Kawaguchi finally made
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SHENZHEN, China (Kyodo) -- Japan's Mone Chiba won the Cup of China on Saturday to extend Japanese women's winning streak to three events at the start
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck central Japan early Sunday, leaving at least 20 people injured in Aichi Pref
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FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Former Japan forward Kazuyoshi Miura set the oldest appearance record in the J.League third division at 59 years, eight months an
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WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda warned Friday of "upside risks" to Japan's underlying inflation, which was recently deemed to
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THE HAGUE (Kyodo) -- International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane met Friday with a cross-party delegation of Japanese lawmakers and called for
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More students at junior high schools in Japan appear unconvinced about the benefits that a rise in foreign residents would bring to s
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of Don Quijote, a discount store chain popular among foreign visitors, has started providing instructions on new tax-fre
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After continuing along the rough roads of western Aizu, Isabella Bird finally arrived at Tsugawa (now part of the Niigata Prefecture town of Aga) on J
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FUKUOKA -- A wave of hotel openings and renovations is underway in this southwestern Japan city. More people are staying here for business, sightseein
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How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Nov. 7 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What social media claim
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SHENZHEN, China (Kyodo) -- Japan's Mone Chiba came top in the women's short program before Kao Miura also sat first with his performance in the men's
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has given fewer responses during key parliamentary committee deliberations than her four immediate pred
