A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an order to dissolve the Unification Church, upholding the government request for a revocation, officials said TOKYO — A court ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan, upholding a government request for […]
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TOKYO — A vehicle struck and injured four children riding bicycles on a street in central Japan on Monday and two were seriously injured, officials said. The driver in his 70s was arrested, local media reported. The crash occurred in
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TOKYO — TOKYO (AP) — Japan ‘s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capital. An official from the Japan Meteorological
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Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging homes as hundreds of firefighters battled the widening blaze in the mountains TOKYO — Wildfires have hit several regions
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TOKYO — Japan has reported its exports grew at an 11.4% annual pace in February while imports declined slightly, leaving a surplus after two straight months of deficits as worries grow about President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes. The stronger export
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TOKYO — Japan’s has cut its estimate for its economic growth in the last quarter of the year to a 2.2% annual pace from 2.8% as consumer spending hit demand. The Cabinet Office said Tuesday that Japan’s real gross domestic
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TOKYO — Japan is fighting a forest fire that has destroyed or damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres) of forest in
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MANILA, Philippines — Japan and the Philippines agreed Monday to further deepen their defense collaboration and talk about protecting shared military information in the face of mutual alarm over China’s increasing aggressive actions in the region. Japanese Defense Minister Gen
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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday, stressed the importance to keep telling the tragedy of the World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to the effort to promote understanding of the history and determination for peac… TOKYO
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TOKYO — Yoshiko Abe is about to turn 89, but that hasn’t stopped her from going to the gym every day and trying the free-of-charge makeup course at her housing complex. “It was really helpful,” she said, all smiles and
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