Uber, Japan Post to start ride-sharing bookings at post offices in Ishikawa Pref. city
TOKYO -- Uber Japan, Japan Post Co. and others announced on Sept. 29 that they will launch a service allowing people to book public ride-sharing at po
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Imperial couple visit quake-hit Kumamoto to meet with disaster victims
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Ex-Yokohama mayor to attempt election comeback after power harassment resignation
YOKOHAMA -- Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka formally announced his candidacy on Sept. 29 for the Oct. 18 rerun mayoral election, with campaign
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Japan to mandate beneficial ownership disclosure to combat money laundering
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is set to submit to the Diet a bill to mandate disclosure of so-called beneficial ownership of legal entities
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Tokyo stocks rise in morning on further AI development hopes
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday morning, lifted by artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related shares on hopes for further growth
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Japan to face price hikes on over 3,000 food items in October
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The prices of 3,153 food and beverage items in Japan are set to rise next month as higher packaging costs stemming from the Middle Ea
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Japan-born giant panda twins make debut in China after repatriation
SHANGHAI (Kyodo) -- A pair of Japan-born giant pandas made their public debut Tuesday in southwestern China's Sichuan Province, according to a facilit
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Japan Aug. industrial output falls 1.7% as disasters hit auto production
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's industrial output in August fell 1.7 percent from the previous month, as production in the auto sector slowed due to plant sh
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Japan, Mongolia leaders vow to deepen ties for greater prosperity
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral on Tuesday vowed to further deepen ties between
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China positive about economic exchanges with Japan: ex-top diplomat Iwaya
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Former Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters Tuesday that China has a positive view of promoting economic and priv
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University of Tokyo's president-elect hopes for more female academics
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The University of Tokyo's president-elect, who will become the school's first female head in its history, on Tuesday expressed hope t
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1st public insurance-covered iPS heart sheet surgery conducted in Japan
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A Japanese hospital on Tuesday conducted surgery to treat severe heart failure using a cardiac muscle sheet derived from induced plur
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Asian Games: Japan's Ochiai sets meet record to win men's 800
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's Ko Ochiai ran to victory in the men's 800-meter final Tuesday at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in a meet-record 1 minute, 44.