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Bullet trains connecting Tokyo and Osaka resumed full service from the first run on Tuesday, after an accident involving railway maintenance vehicles caused an all-day suspension on part of the Tokaido Shinkansen…

Bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended Monday due to an accident involving the overnight collision of two railway maintenance vehicles, the operator said, which caused disruptions for…

Japan confirmed with South Korea and China the importance of North Korean denuclearization at a trilateral summit on Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, hours after Pyongyang announced a plan to launch a…

The German Army is expected to join an exercise with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force as early as next year, according to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, against a backdrop of China's military buildup in…

Japan lost its status as the world's third-largest economy to Germany last year and it unexpectedly slipped into recession in the final quarter of 2023 due to weak domestic demand, government data showed Thursday.…

An earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit areas near Tokyo on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties, the weather agency and local authorities…

Costume role players perform during the World Cosplay Championship at Aichi Arts Center in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 6, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by…

An over seven-meter-long spear inspired by the animation series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" has been installed in an industrial city in western Japan whose urban environment provided the backdrop for a film adaptation…

North Korea said Wednesday that it launched a military reconnaissance satellite the previous day that entered orbit as planned, prompting Japan and the United States to condemn Pyongyang for violating U.N. Security…

Here is a selection of Kyodo News photos taken this week in Japan and beyond.   Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko and their son Prince Hisahito attend the opening ceremony of the national…