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Figure skating: Grand Prix Series debutant Nakata top after Skate Canada SP
KELOWNA, Canada (Kyodo) -- Japanese 18-year-old Rio Nakata placed top after the short program at Skate Canada on Friday as he made his figure skating
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Video shows tranquilizer failing to subdue bear in Japan factory rampage
FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Footage released earlier this month by a northeastern Japanese city showing tranquilizer darts failing to stop a bear as it rampa
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Plum liqueur casks impart fruity sweetness to new single malt whisky at eastern Japan distillery
MITO -- Takazo Distillery, operated by long-established sake maker Meiri Shurui Co. in this eastern Japan city, has released its first single malt whi
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Tracing Donald Keene's journey to Kanazawa along Basho's 'Narrow Road'
It was in the late spring of 1955 that Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene followed the path of haiku poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) as described
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The Mainichi News Quiz: What's Shibuya Ward's no-nuisance Halloween slogan for 2026?
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Oct. 31 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What slogan is Tokyo's
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Japanese piano makers rethink strategies as China demand slumps
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese musical instrument makers are overhauling their piano businesses as demand in China plunges following a shift in educa
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News in Easy English: Man gets suspended prison sentence after sushi shop videos
SAITAMA -- A 43-year-old man got a suspended prison sentence in September. The court said he made trouble at Hama-sushi, a big sushi shop chain. He fi
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Motegi demands Russia free Japanese journalist in meeting with Lavrov
ATLANTA/MOSCOW (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Friday for
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Restaurant operator Skylark to open 1st ghost kitchen in central Tokyo
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major restaurant chain operator Skylark Holdings Co. is planning to open its first ghost kitchen in central Tokyo, seeking to capture
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Fukuoka Zoo in southwest Japan celebrates 30 yrs of protecting rare Tsushima leopard cats
FUKUOKA -- A zoo in this southwestern Japan city marked 30 years of caring for the endangered Tsushima leopard cat by celebrating the birth of a femal
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2.5 hrs of makeup to face the world: Japan teen struggles with social media beauty standards
Breakfast can wait. For 17-year-old Misaki (a pseudonym), the first priority of the morning is sitting before a mirror for up to 2 1/2 hours it takes
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Living in Japan: An exchange student's view -- Finding rhythm a world away (Pt. 20)
Right before my 26th birthday, I made the decision to uproot my life in the American countryside and move to one of the world's most densely populated