Japan's tougher permanent residency rules prize 'nat'l interest' over human rights: expert
TOKYO -- Japan revised its guidelines on permanent residence permits for foreigners on Oct. 1, raising standards such as the annual income required fo
TOKYO -- Japan revised its guidelines on permanent residence permits for foreigners on Oct. 1, raising standards such as the annual income required fo
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori lost in the first round of the final tournament of his career at the Japan Open on Thursday,
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LONDON (Kyodo) -- A video installation built around the testimony of a former Japanese soldier on the killing of civilians and sexual assault in warti
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TOKYO -- The Palaceside Building in the capital's Chiyoda Ward, home to more than 100 offices and tenants including The Mainichi Newspapers Co., marke
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Sumo Association said Thursday that it will stage a three-day exhibition from June 11 next year in Bangkok, marking the fir
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A delegation headed by leaders from Japan's major business organizations is considering visiting Beijing next March, sources familiar
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BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Japan is no longer among the top 10 overseas destinations for travelers from China as they plan trips for a major vacation period c
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"Population figures serve as the basis for taxation and various administrative laws." Before becoming Japan's "commoner prime minister," Takashi Hara
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SAKAI, Osaka -- The city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, announced Sept. 29 that an employee had mistakenly recorded both a deceased pers
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TOKYO -- The Tokyo District Court ruled on Sept. 30 that a person's voice, like their likeness, can serve as a symbol of their identity and may theref
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NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Shoko Kawata, the 36-year-old mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, believed to be the first incumbent mayor in Japan to take mater
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended up over 3 percent Thursday, as gains in heavyweight technology shares attracted additional buying, lifti
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TOYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Officials in Toyama Prefecture on Thursday marked the launch of a new sightseeing route taking visitors through tunnels deep
