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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, supported by buybacks after the Nikkei stock index lost more than 7,200 points over the past five
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 9, 2026

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday reaffirmed her determination to secure the return of Japanese citizens abducted by North Kore
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 9, 2026

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MATSUMOTO, Nagano -- Shinshu University Hospital here is researching and developing "sterile flowers" that inpatients can enjoy by their bedsides with
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 9, 2026

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TOKYO -- Japan has many expressions connecting autumn with food: "autumn harvest," "autumn bounty" and "autumn appetite." But abnormal heat and torren
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 9, 2026

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SHENZHEN, China (Kyodo) -- Japan's Kao Miura won the men's title at the figure skating Cup of China on Sunday, earning a berth in next month's Grand P
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 9, 2026

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OMITAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan's Shuri Sakuma won the Toto Japan Classic on Sunday, giving Japanese players a third consecutive victory on the U.S. L
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 9, 2026

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nocchi of Japanese all-female techno-pop group Perfume has married actor Kento Shibuya, according to an announcement Sunday on the of
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 9, 2026

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is urging four members, including former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, to explain themselves
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 9, 2026

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NAGOYA -- An event offering passengers a chance to try out the "Supreme Class" private compartment service introduced on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 9, 2026

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OITA -- An exhibition held at a local museum in this southwest Japan city this summer gave an 81-year-old woman a chance to learn more about a brother
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 9, 2026

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TOKYO -- Some four decades after its completion in 1985, the well-maintained Hino civic hall in the suburban Tokyo city of Hino remains as comfortable
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 9, 2026

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's three major convenience store chains are expanding digital signage to spur purchases and generate advertising revenue amid sl
The Mainichi (English) · Nov 8, 2026