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Japan overwhelmed by surge in language proficiency test applicants
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government has asked Japanese-language schools nationwide to consider using alternatives to the commonly used exam known
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Golf: Nishimura wins maiden LPGA Tour title at Arkansas Championship
ROGERS, Arkansas (Kyodo) -- Japanese golfer Yuna Nishimura completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Arkansas Championship on Sunday, capturing her maid
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Uneme Festival boats circle Sarusawa Pond under harvest moon in Japan's Nara
NARA -- The annual Uneme Festival was held around Sarusawa Pond in this ancient Japanese capital on the night of Sept. 25, under a harvest moon.Althou
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Japanese screenwriter Kuramoto dies at 91
TOKYO (Kyodo) --So Kuramoto, a Japanese screenwriter best known for the drama "Kita no kuni kara" (From the northern country), died earlier this month
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Japan soy sauce shipments in 2025 hit 75-yr low amid westernized diet
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Shipments of domestic soy sauce fell to 670,159 kiloliters in 2025, the lowest level in 75 years and roughly half of the peak in 197
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Japan's only pipe organ accurately modeled on Bach-era instruments unveiled
ICHIKAWA, Chiba -- Japan's only pipe organ faithfully modeled on 18th-century instruments from the era of composer Johann Sebastian Bach has been unve
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Raccoons spread into Japanese cities as farm damage mounts
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Raccoon damage is rising sharply across Japan, with agricultural losses nearing 700 million yen ($4.4 million) a year as the invasive
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Japan's boosting of southwest defenses to be easier under new Okinawa gov.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is likely to see smoother sailing in its efforts to bolster its defenses in its southwestern region after the new Okinawa gover
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20,000 invasive golden fire ants found on Kobe artificial island, in Japan first
KOBE -- About 20,000 adult golden fire ants, along with some 20 queens and an unspecified number of larvae, were found at a container yard on Port Isl
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Japan Cabinet approval rate rises to 45%, tops disapproval for first time in 3 months
TOKYO -- The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet climbed 4 percentage points from a previous survey to 45% in a natio
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Ex-Yokohama mayor to run for comeback after resigning over abuse of power
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, who stepped down earlier this month after admitting he bullied and verbally assaulted sub
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Kugenuma in Kanagawa Pref. tops Tokyo-area ranking of places people love to live in
TOKYO -- The Pacific coastal Kugenuma district of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, has topped the ranking for the first time in an annual survey of grea