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A man who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student was acquitted Friday in a retrial, ...

Nepal will open its pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on Saturday, becoming the last participant to do so more than ...

With the second season of "Kaiju No. 8" anime on the horizon, Masaya Fukunishi (voice of Kafka Hibino/Kaiju No. 8), Nazeeh ...

The Japan Football Association is considering bidding to host the 2046 World Cup men's tournament, sources familiar with the ...

Japan's disbanding women's badminton doubles pair Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama, the Paris Olympics bronze medalists, ...

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Political parties in Japan have long faced criticism for fielding celebrity candidates in House of Councillors elections, ...

A long-term Afghan resident of Japan has set up a free language school to help her more newly arrived countrywomen stay ...

Ichika Kajimoto won Japan's first medal of the world aquatics championships in Singapore, taking bronze in the women's ...

KYODO NEWS- Jul 18, 2025 - 09:00All,Japan,World A decorated "yamahoko" float is pulled around for a "tsuji-mawashi" corner ...