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A project in a western Japanese city has set a world record for the "most people decorating gingerbread houses simultaneously ...

When the coronavirus outbreak caused rice and instant noodles to disappear from supermarket shelves in Tokyo this year, Kaoru Okada, 36, decided to leave the capital because he was worried about food ...

Extra police patrols were deployed to busy commuter routes in the area where the grocery store attack occurred to ensure the ...

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Kyoto is famous for its shrines, geisha district and other culturally significant areas. But in recent years it has been ...

While not enforced, the city of Toyoake is encouraging residents to limit their screen time to less than two hours, ...

Motoko Shimada fondly recalls when a classmate at her public school in the western Japanese city of Nara, Sanae Takaichi, showed early signs of the leadership that would set her on course to become ...