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Kyodo News showcases a selection of major stories reported from Japan and other parts of the world.

Meeting with fisheries representatives, Kishida promised measures to protect the fishing industry's reputation until the release ends

Japan plans to release more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean

Under its Sponge City Initiative, the Chinese government is building water-absorbent projects in 30 cities

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the typhoon is heading to the East China Sea, but may change course and head back to Japan later this week.

On July 16, Lakshya advanced to the semifinals of the US Open but was defeated by Li Shi Feng, the All-England 2023 champion.

The announcement came on the heels of Japan's top male talent agency getting hit by sexual abuse claims surfacing against its late founder Johnny Kitagawa

North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile, the Japanese Prime Minister's Office said in a tweet

A team of researcher from Nagoya University in Japan demonstrated a new detection method for identification of ovarian cancer.

The plan is opposed by groups in South Korea, China and some Pacific Island nations because of safety concerns and political reasons

Enter “taishoku daiko,” or “job-leaving agents.” Dozens of such services have sprung up in the last several years to help people who simply want out.

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will race on the streets of Tokyo for the first time next March

The airport has shut down the runway near the site of the accident, with no injuries reported so far.

Three people including two police officers were killed in Nagano in central Japan on Thursday

University of Tokyo announced on Monday that Alibaba Group Founder Jack Ma will teach as a visiting professor

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida left the spot immediately after the incident and the person who threw the smoke bomb was apprehended by police.

Countering China’s muscle-flexing is the biggest common challenge the two countries face

In Japan, egg-laying hens account for more than 90 per cent of birds in the process of being culled

Residential streets were flooded with muddy water from rivers, and swathes of homes lost power after Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in the Kyushu region Sunday.

Tokyo: The body of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at his home city, Tokyo, on Saturday, a day after he was fatally assassinated during a campaign speech in the western Japan city of Nara. Shinzo’s wife, Akie Abe travelled from Nara with the former Japanese PM’s body to Tokyo, CNN reported citing Abe’s […]