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The BOJ said last week that underlying inflation had "generally" reached its 2 percent target after a nearly 14-year effort ...

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government is seeking specific guarantees from Western allies on how postwar ...

Former Japan forward Kazuyoshi Miura set the oldest appearance record in the J.League third division at 59 years, eight ...

Police in Japan recorded a provisional total of 15,919 bicycle traffic violations in the first six months after the introduction of a new ...

Early results in New Zealand's election were being released on Saturday, with first counts suggesting the country's ti ...

Japan's Mone Chiba came top in the women's short program before Kao Miura also sat first with his performance in the men's ...

MORIOKA -- Shigenobu Ito, 21, did not go to elementary school or junior high school. He did not go for all nine years. On Oct ...

Officials across Europe reported a fresh slew of bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, following a string of ...