This October is shaping up to be an absolutely packed month for Tokyo’s art scene. You can look forward to everything from an international photo festival to more than 80 works by J.M.W. Turner from London’s Tate collection. For design and fashion lovers, we also recommend checking out Finnish br...
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UDA, Nara -- Ushigen Honten, a long-established butcher shop and beef restaurant in this western Japan city, has entered the luxury lodging business,
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ASAHIKAWA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The season's first snowcap was confirmed on Mt. Asahidake, the highest peak on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaid
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KYIV (Kyodo) -- Ukraine wants to cooperate with Japan on developing drone interception technology and other areas as Russia's attacks continue, a form
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's government has taken note of Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent positive remarks regarding bilateral relations, despit
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning as investors locked in gains a day after the Nikkei index surged over 3 percent, with a rebound in c
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese research institutions said Thursday they will establish a center to make greenhouse gas data and research findings more acce
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TOKYO -- Under the slogan "Goodbye Bad Halloween," the capital's Shibuya Ward will work to prevent nuisance behavior such as smoking and drinking on t
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TAMBASASAYAMA, Hyogo -- The harvest of Tamba chestnuts, a renowned autumn delicacy known for their exceptionally large size, has reached its peak in t
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KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- A Japanese mega bank said Thursday it will work with the southwestern city of Amakusa to launch a study of the local popula
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp., the operator of the Don Quijote discount store chain, said Thursday it will acquire the bus
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A ruling party panel on Thursday presented Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with proposals including a permit system for foreign and Jap
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's unemployment rate in August rose to 2.5 percent from 2.4 percent in the previous month, deteriorating for the first time in f
