The Mainichi News Quiz: A city in Japan is letting a pro wrestler-councilor do what?
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Nov. 14 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What did the Kawanishi
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Nov. 14 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What did the Kawanishi
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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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HAKONE, Kanagawa -- With its rugged mountain ridges and precipitous terrain, Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture is renowned as one of Japan's most formidab
