Nikkei extends losses, down over 4%, after U.S. Democrats win House
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index extended losses, falling more than 4 percent on Wednesday afternoon, after media projections showed that Democ
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index extended losses, falling more than 4 percent on Wednesday afternoon, after media projections showed that Democ
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's push for reducing the consumption tax on food and beverages to cope with inflation is facing a key hu
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index fell below the 61,000 line on Wednesday morning for the first time since late July, as investors took a risk-o
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MORIOKA -- A 21-year-old man who did not attend school for all nine years of elementary and junior high school recently joined his mother at an event
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SEOUL (Kyodo) -- North Korea fired a projectile Wednesday toward the Sea of Japan, the South Korean military said.Last week, North Korea launched abou
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Japanese farm minister Kazuo Yana distributed free headbands during a campaign kickoff ceremony in his constituency for the Fe
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TOYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Ryoshin Takagi, who was the last surviving plaintiff in the landmark "itai-itai" disease lawsuit against a major Japanese com
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Asian Football Confederation announced Tuesday the Asian Cup originally scheduled for early next year in Saudi Arabia has been po
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MAEBASHI(Kyodo) -- From traditional folk songs to modern pop hits, Japan is turning stretches of ordinary road into unlikely tourist attractions, with
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NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Social media is changing the face of juvenile delinquency in Japan, allowing teenagers to form groups beyond their schools and organ
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ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Mainichi) -- Japan Centers for Human Resources Development are seeing their roles change after being opened in various countries u
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- After winning his first Winter Olympic gold medal four years ago, a seventh place finish this February in northern Italy ended snowbo
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Ocon was sidelined ahead of last Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix for unspecified reasons and was replaced by Japanese reserve Ryo Hirakawa.
