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OSAKA -- Japan is making a new, more powerful "supercomputer." Supercomputers can work very, very fast -- much faster than ...

Six members of a university judo club have admitted to using cannabis in their dorm rooms under voluntary police questioning, ...

New Zealand loose forward Ardie Savea will rejoin the Kobe Steelers for the 2025-2026 Japan Rugby League One season, the club ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that U.S. tariffs are already severely impacting many Japanese firms, i ...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Tuesday in their first face-to-face ...

Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it will launch a new model of its Leaf electric vehicle with enhanced driving range and ...

A group representing Japanese businesses in China on Tuesday urged Beijing to halt excessive export restrictions and speed up ...

The leaders of the Group of Seven major democracies on Tuesday unveiled an action plan aimed at minimizing various risks to ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a change in the types of cases for which ...

Discontent is growing in the Tokyo metropolitan area due to proposals to construct giant data centers in residential areas, ...