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Top aide to N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un heads to Russia

PYONGYANG/BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang by air for Russia on Saturday, leading a delegation of rulin

Artificial insemination of Okinawa rail using frozen sperm succeeds

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A team of Japanese researchers said it has succeeded in artificial insemination using frozen sperm from the endangered Okinawa rail,

Touring statues of Osaka expo mascot draw crowds as popularity continues

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The popularity of Myaku-Myaku, the mascot of last year's World Expo in Osaka, has continued even after the event's end, with three st

ASEAN summit to delay decision on Myanmar's return to key meetings of bloc

MANILA (Kyodo) -- A decision on whether to readmit Myanmar to key political meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is not expected to

Japan worries US, China, Russia could cozy up at 3-way summit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is watching warily as U.S., Chinese and Russian leaders prepare to hold a summit next week, with some fearing the meeting could

Rugby: Japan suffer heavy loss to England in Nations Championship

LONDON (Kyodo) -- Japan went down 78-15 to a dominant England in Nations Championship rugby at Twickenham on Saturday, with winger Will Joseph scoring

Trump, Xi and Putin plan unprecedented joint meeting on APEC sidelines, White House and Kremlin say

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The leaders of the United States, China and Russia plan to meet Thursday on the sidelines of next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Coop

Retro Japan: Hakone railway conquers steep mountain terrain with switchbacks, sharp curves

HAKONE, Kanagawa -- With its rugged mountain ridges and precipitous terrain, Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture is renowned as one of Japan's most formidab

The Waymaker: Michiko Toyama across Three Worlds, Chapter 2

By Maki SaitoThe First Notes of a LifeThe Inheritance of Silence"Maki," Michiko said delicately, "people seem to believe that I was born to be a music

Japan's sole steam locomotive maker awaits orders with desire to preserve skills

FUKUSHIMA -- Kyosan Kogyo Co., based in the Sakurashimo district of Fukushima, is the only company in Japan still capable of building small steam loco

Retro Japan in Photos: Trains have been climbing Hakone's steep slopes since 1919

Japan ruling LDP vows to heed opposition views on consumption tax cut bill

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party pledged Saturday to accommodate opposition views as much as possible on a