Power harassment and a possible casino weigh on Yokohama mayoral election
While Takeharu Yamanaka promised to change his behavior, he has also rekindled the question of, and his opposition to, a potential casino development.
While Takeharu Yamanaka promised to change his behavior, he has also rekindled the question of, and his opposition to, a potential casino development.
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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
