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Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday, as exporters fell on a firmer yen while banks gained after a summary of opinions from the ...

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Thailand and Cambodia agreed to consolidate a cease-fire reached over the weekend after border clashes recently flared again, ...

A woman in her 30s was stabbed by a man at an apartment building in Tokyo on Monday, with the attacker fleeing the scene, ...

A 39-year-old Nepalese man who plays an important role at a famous Nagahama ramen shop here is dreaming of opening his own ...

Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi relocated to the prime minister's official residence on Monday, two months after she took ...

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At Yamaguchi Flower Land in the city of Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, a flower bed depicting a lively horse using ornamental ...