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Tokyo stocks edged up Tuesday morning as Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's vow to remain in office despite the ruling ...

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Twenty-eight countries including Britain, Japan and a host of European nations issued a joint statement Monday saying the war ...

Elon Musk fought court cases on opposite coasts Monday, raising a question about the billionaire that could either speed his ...

Compared with other developed countries, Japan often gets a bad reputation for crimes related to sexual harassment including ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said Monday that he will aim for some kind of trade agreement with the ...

Diverse popular opinion at times offers a certain direction through the lens of an election. In the latest House of ...

The opposition party Sanseito made a strong showing in the July 20 House of Councillors election in both constituency and ...

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The DPFP maintained the momentum it gained by quadrupling its seats in the previous lower house election. Its campaign ...