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The monsoon front has moved up. My sister said, leaning closer in the foldable bathtub. The sound of water from the ...

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Here we present the winners of the fifth annual Sandpoint Reader 208 Fiction contest, in which we invited writers to submit a ...

Japanese people like to say that they “eat with their eyes,” relishing the colors, shapes, and textures of a dish before it ever hits the tongue. The phrase applies all the more when the dish in ...

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The Immigration Services Agency sign is seen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in this file photo. (Mainichi/Kenji Tatsumi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is considering adding Japanese language proficiency to the ...

Japan is considering adding Japanese language proficiency to the requirements for permanent residency, sources close to the matter said Thursday, in anticipation of a rise in future applicants. The ...

With its laid-back seafaring culture and unique wildlife, the Yaeyama archipelago in Japan’s far southern Okinawa prefecture ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said Tuesday it is considering capping the number of foreign workers it accepts under its new training and employment system at around 426,000 in the first two ...

TOKYO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Japan is looking to the country's $7 trillion household savings hoard to support bond demand with plans to launch new products and incentives, building on hot recent retail ...