Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man is going to take a little run break: On November 30 its lights will turn off at midnight in preparation for its first major renovation in over 12 years. Who Is the Glico Man? The Glico Man is the neon-lit heart of Osaka’s Dotonbori district; it’s welcomed millions...
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese parcel delivery company Yamato Transport Co. said Friday about 5.31 million customer data records, including names and
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KYOTO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Friday acquitted a yakuza gangster of the murder of the president of the company operating the Gyoza no Ohsho res
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TOKYO -- The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) has a unit known as the "field intelligence unit." Its stated purpose is to develop a network of "
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Friday, with the key Nikkei index snapping a six-day losing streak, as battered artificial intelligence- and s
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NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja said Friday he accepts the deployment of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Futenma a
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At Kumamoto Castle in the city of Kumamoto, the event "Kumamoto Castle autumn festival: Castle lights," where visitors can enjoy nighttime illuminatio
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LA PALMA, Spain (Kyodo) -- Four giant telescopes developed under Japan's leadership have been completed on a Spanish island as part of an internationa
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YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa -- This east Japan city has become the first municipality in Kanagawa Prefecture to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI)-power
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said enhancing the country's defense posture in the Pacific is an "urgent" task, including
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TOKYO -- Dogs may be able to link human voices with faces from the corresponding age group when distinguishing adults from children, a study by resear
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SAKURA, Tochigi -- New rice is arriving on supermarket and rice shop shelves across Japan as the harvest continues. But with last year's rice still li
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese trade minister Ryosei Akazawa pledged Friday to bolster measures to address rising kerosene prices, with the resource-poor c
