Tokyo rises to 2nd in global city attractiveness ranking for first time KYODO

    TOKYO, Dec.

Japan ruling bloc to delay enactment of bill to cut Diet seats until 2026 KYODO

     TOKYO, Dec.

Japan lifts weeklong alert on increased quake risk after M7.5 temblor
A quake-damaged elevated railway of JR Hachinohe Line in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, is under repair on Dec. 15, 2025. (Kyodo)
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    TOKYO, Dec.

Japan big makers confidence improves in Dec., supporting BOJ rate hike bets KYODO

    TOKYO, Dec.

UNESCO adds 6 items from Japan to pre-inscribed intangible heritage list
Undated photo shows the Murakami Yatai Festival in Niigata Prefecture. (Photo courtesy of the Agency for Cultural Affairs)(Kyodo)
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    TOKYO, Dec. 11 Kyodo - A U.N.

Passenger ferry in western Japan to run autonomously in world 1st
Photo shows the passenger ferry Olympia Dream Seto in Shin-Okayama port, western Japan, on Dec. 10, 2025. (Kyodo)
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     OKAYAMA, Japan, Dec.

Japan's new PM Takaichi, Trump agree to boost deterrence at 1st summit
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks alongside Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington at the U.S. Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Kyodo)
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    TOKYO, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and U.S.

LDP head Takaichi elected 1st female Japan prime minister with JIP support
Sanae Takaichi (standing), the leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is elected Japan's first female prime minister during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025. (Kyodo)
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     TOKYO, Oct.

Japan ruling party's junior ally Komeito to end coalition after 26 years KYODO

New LDP head Takaichi picks veterans as party execs, focusing on steadiness KYODO

 TOKYO, Oct.

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