City in Japan's Tochigi Pref. adds suspension bridge, zip line to hometown tax gifts
KANUMA, Tochigi -- The municipal government here has added a package featuring a "thrilling suspension bridge" walk and a zip line ride near the Nanma
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KANUMA, Tochigi -- The municipal government here has added a package featuring a "thrilling suspension bridge" walk and a zip line ride near the Nanma
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- SoftBank Group Corp. said Thursday it will raise $11.1 billion to finance the final tranche of a $30 billion investment in OpenAI.The
DARWIN, Australia (Kyodo) -- A 99-year lease of the strategically important Port of Darwin to China's Landbridge Group has again become a source of te
In a Sept. 22 meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided delving into Washington's sanctions
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks climbed Thursday morning, as buying of artificial intelligence-related shares spread on hopes for further industry expan
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told world leaders Wednesday that Vladimir Putin is the only obstacle to ending "the ri
KOFU -- The number of accommodation guests in Yamanashi Prefecture reached 4.322 million in the first half of 2026, about 100,000 more than a year ear
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani was back in the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup on Wednesday after missing two weeks with right biceps discomfort.He was
KYOTO - Kyoto Prefectural Police have too many lost things. In 2025, they had about 630,000 found-item cases. This was the second highest number since
NEW YORK (AP) -- The State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term "super intelligence" instead of
HIRAKATA, Osaka -- For two decades, a local historian here has been visiting cemeteries documenting the names of residents who died in Japan's wartime