Miyazaki Hayao’s masterpiece Princess Mononoke demonstrated his very different approach to depicting the natural world compared with his creative predecessor, Tezuka Osamu. The film challenged mainstream Japanese history by bringing ancient forest culture and medieval itinerant figures to life, w...
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YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- A 77-year-old woman died and 13 other people were injured on Monday in a six-vehicle collision involving a tour bus in Kanagawa Pr
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. on Monday said they would aim for 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion)
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a monetary offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Monday for its autumn f
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TOKUSHIMA -- A male teacher at a public junior high school in southern Tokushima Prefecture suffered serious injuries when a student assaulted him dur
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TOKYO -- Two people with foreign roots launched a new political group in Japan this summer, aiming to field candidates in next year's nationwide unifi
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YOKOHAMA -- About 3.5% of junior high and high school students surveyed in Sagamihara's Minami Ward in Kanagawa Prefecture had been approached with of
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday, with the Nikkei stock index briefly falling below the 64,000 yen line for the first time in about a
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Monday vowed, despite worsening ties, to continue seeking a solution with Russia on a longstanding territo
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TOKYO -- A youth organization has urged education officials to ensure that revisions to Japan's national curriculum guidelines do not discourage teach
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More young people in Japan do not want to marry. We must face that reality squarely.In a survey conducted by the National Institute of Population and
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TOKYO -- The Oyatsu Company Ltd., known for its Baby Star Ramen snack brand, has launched a tartar sauce-flavored version of its "Sozai Ichiba: Same n
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's transport ministry began accepting applications for custom motorcycle number plates on Monday, expanding a program previously
