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Family of tower fall victim in Japan to seek work-related death recognition
TOKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The family of a 19-year-old worker who died after falling from a transmission tower in western Japan said Saturday it will
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Sumo: Association chief Hakkaku vows to thrill Thai fans on 2027 tour
BANGKOK (Kyodo) -- Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku on Friday vowed to thrill Thai fans when the sport's governing body holds an exhibition tou
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Japan eyes Nov. summit with Vietnam in Tokyo on energy, security
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering meeting Vietnamese President To Lam in Tokyo early next month to discuss energy
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Japanese brewer hopes 'wobbly' beer glass will spur responsible drinking
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A craft beer producer in central Japan is hoping that its U-shaped "wobbly" glass will encourage people to drink water along with the
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JR Hokkaido sightseeing train makes final run in Kushiro wetland
KUSHIRO, Japan (Kyodo) -- JR Hokkaido's popular sightseeing Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train made its final run Saturday through a wetland in eastern H
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Drone-sprayed bear repellent undergoes testing in northeastern Japan city
KITAAKITA, Akita -- A nonprofit group has started spraying a bear repellent by drone in this northeastern Japan city as part of a demonstration experi
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Isabella Bird's 'Unbeaten Tracks in Japan': An awful inn in a poor farming village (Pt. 12)
In late June 1878, Isabella Bird and her party traveled upstream along the Ojika River toward what is now Lake Ikari in Tochigi Prefecture. Passing th
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The Mainichi News Quiz: Japan's farm minister Yana said what?
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Oct. 10 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What did farm minister
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Sado crested ibis spotted over 300 km from release site for 1st time
NIIGATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan's Environment Ministry on Friday confirmed sightings of an endangered crested ibis over 300 kilometers away from Sado
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Japan protests Russia's extradition requests for ICC president Tomoko Akane and 8 other court staff
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan on Friday slammed Russia's request that the Netherlands extradite the president of the International Criminal Court, a Japanese na
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JR Kyushu lines fully restored 74 days after Kumamoto quake in late July
KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- JJR Kyushu's train lines were fully restored Saturday, 74 days after the devastating July 28 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefect
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Japan seeks info from Russia after Irkutsk anti-plague lab worker dies
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has asked Russia to provide information following the death of a worker at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk from pneumonia l