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MLB: Dodgers Star Ohtani Slams 2nd Home Run of 2025 Season in Game vs Tigers

Suicides in Japan in 2024 Drop 1,517 Yr/Yr to 20,320, Second Lowest on Record

Shareholders of Scandal-Hit Kobayashi Pharmaceutical OK New Board Members

Govt Council Asked to Consider 1st-Ever Revision of Japan's Retrial System

Chiben Wakayama Reaches Koshien Final in Japan High School Baseball Tournament

Some 42,000 Bodies, or 2.7% of Total Deaths, Unclaimed in Japan in FY 2023

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=150.38-40 Yen; Euro=1.0786-0788 Dollars

Hundreds of Thousands of Gazans at Risk of "Severe Hunger and Malnutrition": WFP

32 of 100 Firms Surveyed by Jiji Press Mulling Hiring More New Graduates in 2026

Ishiba to Visit Iwo Jima Sat. for Memorial Ceremony for War Dead 80 Years On

Figure Skating: Japan's Miura, Kihara Win Pairs Gold for First Time in 2 Years

Japan's Imperial Household Agency to Open YouTube Channel at Start of April

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance to Merge in April 2027

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 37,120.33 (-679.64)

Yokohama Reaches Japan High School Baseball Spring Tournament Final at Koshien

Japan PM Ishiba Vows Full Efforts to Support Japanese Firms amid Trump Tariffs

Wildfires in Okayama Pref. Brought under Control; All Evacuation Orders Lifted

March Core CPI in Central Tokyo Rises 2.4% Yr/Yr; Rice Prices Up Record 89.6%

Japan Govt's FY 2025 Draft Budget Now Likely to Be Enacted within FY 2024

US Debt to Rise to 156% of GDP in 30 Years: CBO

Canada to Weigh All Options in Response to US Auto Tariffs: PM Carney

Snowboarding: Japan's Totsuka, Ruka Hirano Reach Halfpipe Finals at Worlds

UK, France, Others Agree to Send Troops to Ukraine after Ceasefire Takes Effect

Iran Responds to US Pres. Trump's Request for Nuclear Deal via Oman: State Media

Snowboarding: Japan's Ayumu Hirano Quits World Championship Prelim Due to Injury

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 37,011.66 (-788.31)

Japan OKs Extending Operation Life of Takahama N-Plant No. 1 Reactor to 60 Years

Japan, 8 Others Agree to Cut Saury Catch Quota by 10% in Northern Pacific

Australian PM Albanese Dissolves Lower House for May 3 General Election

Mixed Martial Arts to Be Included in 2026 Asian Games in Aichi Pref.

N. Korea Dispatches Extra 3,000 Troops to Support Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Ferrari Plans Price Hikes of Up to 10% in US following Trump's 25% Auto Tariff

Chinese, French Foreign Ministers Agree on Cooperation in Trade, Climate

Formula 1: Racing Bulls Driver Tsunoda from Japan to Be Promoted to Red Bull

Japan Unveils Emergency Evacuation Plan for 120,000 Okinawa, Sakishima Residents

US Senate Panel Endorses Ambassador to Japan Nominee George Glass

NY Stocks (Thursday Closing): Dow 42,299.70 (-155.09); Nasdaq 17,804.03 (-94.98)

NBA: Rui Hachimura Scores 14 Points in Lakers' 120-119 Victory over Pacers

Japanese Film Director Masahiro Shinoda Dies of Pneumonia at Age 94 Tuesday

Fuji Media Tycoon Hieda Quitting over Sex Scandal of Ex-TV Star Masahiro Nakai

Brazil Poised to File Complaint with WTO over Trump's High Tariff Policy

15 Fuji Media Holdings Execs Face 23.3-B.-Yen Class Action over Nakai Scandal

Japan PM Ishiba Not Eyeing Cabinet-Adopted Statement on 80th WWII Anniversary

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=150.54-55 Yen; Euro=1.0765-0766 Dollars

MLB: Dodgers Forges Multiyear Partnership Agreements with JTB, Tokyo Electron

Ex-Japan Upper House Member Megumi Hirose Ruled Guilty of Fraud over Aide's Pay

N. Korea Sends 3,000 More Troops for Russia's War in Ukraine: S. Korean Military

MLB: Orioles' Japanese Pitcher Sugano to Make Official Game Debut Sunday

Japanese Prefectures with Remote Work Allowances Increasing to 27: Jiji Poll

Japan Govt Mulling "All Options" in Response to 25% US Auto Tariffs: PM Ishiba