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The approval rate for the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stood at 64.4 percent, a Kyodo News survey showed ...

Fuku Amagawa is 102 years old and still works at her family's ramen restaurant, Ginkatei, in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture. She ...

The letter, spread over several sheets, was calm and matter-of-fact. She inquired about her son's well-being and offered ...

Japan's new education minister Yohei Matsumoto was one backer of a 2007 movie that cast doubt on the factuality of the ...

The season's first snowcap was observed on Japan's tallest peak, Mt. Fuji, on Thursday, occurring 21 days later than an ...

Results of the Oct. 21 prime ministerial selection vote in the House of Councillors have revealed that Democratic Party for ...

The power of artificial intelligence is being put to use in Japan for diverse purposes, from helping children at risk of ...

Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has assumed office as Japan's 104th prime minister, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's administration announced on Wednesday new "massive sanctions" against Russia's ...

PARIS (AP) -- The Louvre's director on Wednesday acknowledged a "terrible failure" at the Paris tourist attraction after a ...

What inappropriate behavior was a woman filmed doing at a Kura Sushi branch in Yamagata, sparking concern and prompting a ...