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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday after overnight gains on Wall Street driven by stronger-than-expected earnings results from U.S.
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Japan top court rules 2025 upper house vote gap in unconstitutional state
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the up to 3.13-fold disparity in the weight of votes in the July 2025 Senate election was
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Man arrested over theft of watch worth 46 mil. yen in Tokyo
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A man in his 30s was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stealing a luxury watch worth about 46 million yen ($290,000) from a shop in
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Princess Aiko attends Japan crime victims event where bereaved mother speaks
TOKYO -- A bereaved parent who lost her eldest daughter in the Osaka Kyoiku University-affiliated Ikeda Elementary School attack 25 years ago gave a k
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Tokyo stocks up on buybacks after AI concerns ease
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks posted a three-day winning streak on Wednesday, as easing concerns over the profitability of artificial intelligence inv
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Japan's red panda Futa to be named world's oldest in captivity at 23
CHIBA -- Guinness World Records will recognize Futa, a red panda at Chiba Zoological Park in eastern Japan, as the oldest living red panda in captivit
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Japan sake brewer turns waste charcoal into odor-cutting cattle feed
KOBE (Kyodo) -- A Japanese sake brewer has found an unlikely use for brewing waste, turning it into cattle feed that reduces manure odors and gives ne
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Japan's lower house to allow tablets, laptops in main chamber next year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed Wednesday to allow the use of tablet and laptop computers in the House of Representative
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Mom raising son with Down syndrome spreads hope through Buddy Walk in Japan
MORIOKA -- About 470 people took part in this year's Buddy Walk in this northeastern Japanese city in an event where people walk alongside those with
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Southwestern Japan udon chain Uchidaya to open 1st outlet in Tokyo area
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Uchidaya Co., a long-established Hakata udon chain from southwestern Japan known for its soft noodles, will make its first entry into