Painless vaccines among Japan's anti-flu measures before full-scale infection spread
TOKYO -- Japan's influenza season has begun more than a month earlier than last year, prompting health experts to urge people to take preventive measu
TOKYO -- Japan's influenza season has begun more than a month earlier than last year, prompting health experts to urge people to take preventive measu
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday that Japan will continue to work closely with the United States and take appropriate ac
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HANOI (Kyodo) -- Vietnamese President To Lam, who also heads the country's ruling Communist Party, met with Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa in Hanoi on Thu
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A month after the detainment of a Japanese journalist in Russia for alleged spying, no clear progress has been seen in securing his r
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan beat Taiwan 5-0 in its opening game of the youth-oriented Asia Professional Baseball Championship on Thursday, handing Samurai
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is sounding out the United States on a meeting between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Tru
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Cabinet of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi decided Friday to tap 651.8 billion yen ($4.1 billion) from emergency reserves to reduce
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Only 55.0 percent of foreign residents in Japan paid into the country's national pension in fiscal 2023, lagging behind the overall r
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NAGOYA -- Freezer warehouses are being built one after another in Aichi Prefecture as demand for frozen foods expands. In addition to food storage, th
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Central Japan Railway Co. said Thursday it will introduce an automated system to help inspect trains on its Tokaido Shinkansen bullet
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo police said Thursday the number of inquiries from foreign tourists over alleged overcharging in an area of Tokyo's Shinjuku War
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to propose a new cooperative framework with ASEAN members to address threats from advanc
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UNZEN, Nagasaki -- Autumn foliage has reached its peak in the mountains of Unzen in this southwestern Japan city, and many visitors are enjoying the d
