Tokyo wards weigh household garbage fees as incinerator limits loom amid population growth
TOKYO -- The Japanese capital's 23 wards are considering charging households for part of garbage collection and disposal costs. The idea gained attent
TOKYO -- The Japanese capital's 23 wards are considering charging households for part of garbage collection and disposal costs. The idea gained attent
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's weather agency confirmed the formation of a typhoon early Saturday, the year's 31st, with the figure matching a previous year
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TORIDE, Japan (Kyodo) -- To most people, a receipt is a scrap of paper to be stuffed into a pocket or thrown away without a second thought. To Japane
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KASHIHARA, Nara -- High school students here found that the Japanese rice fish, commonly known as medaka, can voluntarily dive more than 10 meters dee
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Department stores in Japan posted record September duty-free sales and shopper numbers, driven by an increase in inbound tourists and
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Russia's detention of a Japanese journalist for spying allegation marks a fresh low in bilateral ties, and Moscow's hardline stance t
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sagawa Express Co., a major Japanese parcel delivery company, said Friday that personal information, including names and addresses, a
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday instructed industry minister Ryosei Akazawa to review gasoline subsidies, a governme
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Friday submitted a bill to parliament to tighten restrictions on land acquisitions and transfers of owners
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MINAMIOGUNI, Kumamoto -- Kurokawa Onsen in this southwestern Japan town draws more than 1 million visitors a year, but the town's population continues
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Friday, as lingering concern over artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related investment briefly sent the Ni
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Vietnamese President To Lam will make a four-day visit to Japan from Nov. 8 for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the top Jap
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- East Japan Railway Co. said Friday it will fully resume train services on its Uchibo Line in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 9, f
