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The courtyard of Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu hot spring bathhouse in this west Japan city is adorned with decorations for ...

Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc. said on Monday that it will launch a new paid service to offer its stores' ...

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A small, old castle was found in the mountains of Hyogo Prefecture in March. Researchers found the castle using artificial ...

Tokyo stocks were slightly higher early Tuesday, despite announcements by President Donald Trump that the United States will ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged Tuesday to set up a new command center within the Cabinet Secretariat early next ...

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The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100 as the massive search conti ...

At least 803 people in Japan are believed to have cheated on an English proficiency test between May 2023 and June 2025, the ...