Sheep-shearing and puffer fish among items in Japan’s New Year lucky bags
Stores are also offering sheep-themed items, as 2027 is the Year of the Sheep in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle.
Stores are also offering sheep-themed items, as 2027 is the Year of the Sheep in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle.
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TAKAMATSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- A town in western Japan has expanded a program allowing people and businesses to put their names on stone steps leading to
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OBIHIRO, Japan (Kyodo) -- The longstanding tradition of teaching children to skate in the northern Japanese city of Obihiro is under threat as warmer
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Everyday tools, according to Japanese folklore, acquire a spirit after 100 years and can cause trouble for humans. Such beings are known as "tsukumoga
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TOKYO -- Former House of Representatives member Kazuhiro Haraguchi's legal team filed an appeal on Nov. 10 against a court ruling ordering him to pay
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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 650 billion yen ($4.1 billion) from emergency reserves to reduce u
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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
