Traces of a small mountain castle dating to medieval times were discovered in the hills of Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture, this ...

TOKYO (AP) — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the ...

A ceremony has been held at a gateway to Japan's Northern Alps to mark the start ... A visitor from neighboring Gifu Prefecture said she loves Kamikochi and visits the area during the spring ...

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With domestic prices showing no signs of falling, private companies are planning to import more foreign rice outside Japan's tariff-free quota, paying the levy that U.S. President Donald Trump has ...

[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to signal a pause in policy normalisation this week as US tariffs heighten global uncertainty, without shifting its stance on gradually raising ...

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A group of banks including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays and Mitsubishi UFJ sold the final piece of debt tied to billionaire Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout of social media platform ...

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The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on Monday the death of 115-year-old Okagi Hayashi of Toki, Gifu Prefecture, who was the oldest person in Japan. She died on Saturday.Hayashi was ...

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