Retro Japan: Hakone railway conquers steep mountain terrain with switchbacks, sharp curves
HAKONE, Kanagawa -- With its rugged mountain ridges and precipitous terrain, Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture is renowned as one of Japan's most formidab
HAKONE, Kanagawa -- With its rugged mountain ridges and precipitous terrain, Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture is renowned as one of Japan's most formidab
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan routed Australia 16-1 in a mercy-rule victory on Saturday, advancing to the final of the four-team Asia Professional Baseball C
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NAHA (Kyodo) -- Japanese police arrested a 27-year-old U.S. Air Force captain Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in Okina
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EVERETT, Washington (Kyodo) -- Japan's Sota Yamamoto placed second in the men's short program at Skate America on Friday, the fourth stop of this seas
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TOKYO -- A Tohoku University research team found tooth loss among older people is a major risk factor for dementia, based on follow-up data from about
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URAYASU, Chiba -- Tokyo Disney Resort here has launched its annual seasonal event, "Disney Christmas," featuring limited-time parades and shows, an ap
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NIIGATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The mother of Megumi Yokota, one of the Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, has renewed her c
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Around 1,000 servers suspected of serving as bases for advanced artificial intelligence-driven cyberattacks have been online since Oc
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A two-day disaster preparedness festival expected to attract about 2,000 visitors opened Saturday at Yokohama World Porters, a shoppi
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NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A firefighting drill was held at the reconstructed main hall of Shuri Castle, a historical site in the southern Japanese prefec
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FUKUSHIMA -- Kyosan Kogyo Co., based in the Sakurashimo district of Fukushima, is the only company in Japan still capable of building small steam loco
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party pledged Saturday to accommodate opposition views as much as possible on a
