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Soccer: Fired Japan Coach Halilhodzic to Hold Press Conference in Tokyo April 27

Body of 5th Victim of Landslide in Southwestern Japan's Oita Prefecture Found

Japan's Crude Steel Production Falls 0.3% in Fiscal 2017, 1st Decline in 2 Years

South, North Korea Set Up Direct Hotline between Leaders for 1st Time in History

MLB: Ohtani Goes 0-for-4 with 3 Strikeouts in Angels' 8-2 Loss to Red Sox

Narita Airport to Post 3rd Straight Year of Record Golden Week Passengers

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=107.55-56 Yen; Euro=1.2325-2326 Dollars

Japan's Aso Denies Plans to Resign over Deputy's Sexual Harassment Scandal

NFL: Super Bowl Champion Eagles to Host Falcons Sept. 6 to Kick Off 2018 Season

Reconstructed Image of Face of Man Living in Okinawa 27,000 Years Ago Publicized

US Bank Regulators to Fine Wells Fargo $1 Billion for Misconduct: Report

Japanese Female Opposition Lawmakers Wear Black over Sexual Harassment Scandal

World Rugby Announces List of 52 Team Camp Sites for 2019 World Cup in Japan

80 Nonpartisan Japanese Lawmakers Visit War-Linked Yasukuni Shrine

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 22,162.24 (-28.94)

Japan's Kono to Visit Toronto from Saturday for G-7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting

Men's Tennis: Japan's Nishikori Reaches Quarterfinals of Monte Carlo Masters

Japan's Core Consumer Prices Rise 0.9% in March, Up for 15th Straight Month

6 Japan Opposition Parties Boycott Diet Debate, Demanding Finance Min. Resign

Eruption of Volcano in Southwestern Japan, 1st in 250 Years, Ends Early Friday

G-20 Top Finance Officials Start Meeting in DC amid Concern over Trade Disputes

Japan Prime Min. Abe on Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People List of 2018

Crown Prince Naruhito May Visit France in Sept. with Crown Princess Masako

PM Abe Expected to Visit Israel, Palestinian Region, UAE, Jordan from Late April

Boxing: Ex-World Champ Takayama Seeks Arbitration over His Bid for 2020 Olympics

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 22,222.13 (+30.95)

Team Succeeds in Curbing Colon Cancer by Controlling Protein Called Nardilysin

FY '17 White Goods Shipments in Japan Up 1.7% at 2.3 T. Yen, 3rd Straight Growth

US Decides to Ease Rules on Exports of Armed UAV to Expand Sales

Boxing: Kenichi Ogawa to Be Stripped of IBF Super Featherweight Title for Doping

Japan MOF to Review Sexual Harassment Probe after Raft of Criticism

Japanese Drug Maker Takeda Makes 44-B.-Pound Offer to Ireland's Shire

Cuba's National Assembly Elects Miguel Diaz-Canel as New President

MLB: Reds Fire Manager Price; Bench Coach Riggleman to Serve as Interim Manager

Minesota Prosecutor Closes Prince Death Case with No Charges

Israel Marks 70th Anniversary; Prospects for Peace with Palestinian Still Dim

NY Stocks (Thursday Closing): Dow 24,664.89 (-83.18); Nasdaq 7,238.06 (-57.18)

Takarazuka Mayor Calls for Discussions to Reconsider Ban on Women in Sumo Rings

Guided Tour in English of Tokyo's Imperial Palace to Become Available May 1

Ginza Six Shopping Complex in Tokyo to Mark 1st Anniversary of Opening on Friday

Japanese, Russian Vice Foreign Ministers Hold Strategic Talks in Moscow

Men's Marathon: Kawauchi Says He Will Go Professional after Win in Boston

Mount Io in Kirishima Range in Southwestern Japan Erupts; Warning Level Raised

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=107.28-30 Yen; Euro=1.2388-2389 Dollars

Israel Holds Ceremony in Jerusalem to Celebrate 70th Anniversary of Its Founding

Soccer: J. League Side Urawa Red Diamonds Name Oswaldo de Oliveira as New Coach

NASA Launches Newest Planet-Hunting Satellite TESS from Cape Canaveral

US Economy Continues to Grow at Modest to Moderate Pace, Federal Reserve Says

Cuba's National Assembly to Choose Miguel Diaz-Canel as Next President

MLB: Veteran Slugger Jose Bautista Agrees to Minor League Deal with Braves