All modes of transportation experienced peak congestion, the first day of the four-day holiday in the second half of Japan's Golden Week, as the travel and retu...

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Nearly 30 percent of people in common-law relationships in Japan have chosen not to marry because they do not want to change their own or their partner's last n...

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China's economy in the January-March period grew a real 5.4 percent from a year earlier, official data showed Wednesday, with the pace of expansion unchanged fr...

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The Japanese government will release additional stockpiled rice every month until the end of July to stabilize soaring prices, farm minister Taku Eto said Wedne...

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U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs policy will put downward pressure on the Japanese and global economies, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda says.

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On a small island in southwestern Japan with a population of only around 1,700, Australian John Widmer, reputed as the island's only foreign resident, runs a ca...

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Seiya Suzuki rips two home runs while going 3-for-5 with five RBIs as the Chicago Cubs rout the Athletics 10-2 to sweep the three-game series.

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Tours to the United States allowing Japanese massage therapists and others to undergo anatomical training involving the use of donated bodies, available only in...

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Back in the country of his birth and his mother Eiko's homeland, Dave Roberts had moments to savor managing the Los Angeles Dodgers in Japan during the 2025 MLB...

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Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some onsen to shut down due to inadequate ...

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Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue will fight in Las Vegas for the first time in four years when he defends his undisputed super bantamweight world champions...

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Japan's Mao Shimada became the first figure skater to win three consecutive singles titles at the world junior championships with a personal-best total in Hunga...

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A jungle theme park will open in Okinawa Prefecture on July 25, with its operator hoping to attract both domestic and overseas travelers with an immersion in na...

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Japan's Toshikazu Yamanishi set a new world record in the men's 20-kilometer race walk Sunday as he strode to victory at the national championships in Kobe.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to roll out tariffs on imported cars around April 2, which could deal a blow to Japanese, German and South Kore...

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Saudi Arabia's pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka will offer visitors a window into how the kingdom is evolving beyond oil dependency while preservi...

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U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly met with United States Steel Corp. CEO David Burritt at the White House, the eve of his first summit with Japanese Prime ...

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Takefusa Kubo nets a thunderous strike before halftime as Spain's Real Sociedad win 2-1 away to Denmark's Midtjylland in the first leg of their Europa League kn...

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Many manufacturers of food and household products are joining Japan's growing luxury pet product market, catering to the owners wishing to pamper their

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Roki Sasaki's move to MLB from the Lotte Marines at the age of 23 marks a landmark change in the dynamic that exists between Nippon Professional Baseball and Ma...

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Seven-Eleven Japan Co. plans to strengthen security at its convenience stores as more are being run by a single employee overnight due to a severe labor shortag...

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Masahiro Nakai, a TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, says he has retired from show business.

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Japan is monitoring developments in South Korea with

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Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the pop idol group SMAP who is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has apologized for causing

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Japan's main opposition party, led by former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, has struggled to bolster its presence despite its breakthrough in the Oct. 27 House ...

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Japanese Emperor Naruhito expresses his hope that people will work together to overcome challenges such as natural disasters and rising living costs in his New ...

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A South Korean court has approved a warrant request from a joint investigation team for the detention of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached in December ...

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On a cloudless day off the Philippines coast, Shigetoshi Kaneko held onto floating debris while adrift, clinging to hope after escaping the Imperial Japanese Na...

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A man detained over a June knife attack in Suzhou near Shanghai, in which a Japanese family was injured and a Chinese bus attendant died, has been indicted, sou...

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