Masked wrestler elected to Japan city council gets OK to wear mask in chamber
KAWANISHI, Hyogo -- A professional wrestler who was elected for the first time to the Kawanishi Municipal Assembly in Hyogo Prefecture in October has
KAWANISHI, Hyogo -- A professional wrestler who was elected for the first time to the Kawanishi Municipal Assembly in Hyogo Prefecture in October has
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- SoftBank Group Corp. on Tuesday reported a 768.01 billion yen ($4.9 billion) net loss for the April-September period as it was hit by
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday sought 18 months in prison for a former Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member accused of entering the Chin
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Corporate bankruptcies in Japan totaled 934 in October, the third-highest monthly tally this year, as rising prices and labor costs w
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FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Two Chinese men have been arrested on suspicion of remotely controlling a man's smartphone via a malicious app and using a payment
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended above the 60,000 line Tuesday, briefly surging over 3 percent, with dip-buying and a fall in crude oil f
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TOBA, Mie -- Toba Aquarium here announced on Nov. 10 that Mei, a 22-year-old female sea otter, will go back on public display on Nov. 11. The aquarium
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TOKYO -- A joint meeting of the Children and Families Agency's study panel and working group presented guidelines on Nov. 10 for how children in Japan
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PARIS (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called for international coordination on artificial intelligence security during a French-orga
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A bill centered on a consumption tax cut has passed Japan's House of Representatives. If it is approved and enacted in the Senate, the 8% tax rate on
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Senate will begin deliberations Wednesday on a bill related to a consumption tax cut on food and beverages, with Prime Minist
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PARIS (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Paris on Monday and exchanged views on the
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Bank of Japan board member called for a rate hike when possible "without becoming overly cautious," a summary of opinions at its Oc
