Japan to decide on new anti-missile system
Japan's Defense Ministry intends to decide in the next few months on how to upgrade its missile defense.
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Japan: Beer sales rise ahead of anticipated price hike
Consumers in Japan bought more beer and similar beverages in May ahead of an expected price hike.
Japan: Bus driver talks about fatal accident
The driver of a tourist bus that was hit by a car on the Tomei Expressway says he quickly steered to the left to avert a disaster when he saw something flying towards him.
Japan: Eateries trying to help foreign part-timers
Restaurant operators in Japan are helping their foreign part-time workers get used to the country's working environment.
Japan: Gropers urged against jumping on tracks to flee
Railway operators in Japan have jointly launched a campaign warning people accused of groping not to flee by running along the railway tracks.
Japan issued a record number of visas to foreigners in 2016
Chinese visitors accounted for 78 percent of the total, followed by those from the Philippines and Indonesia.
Chiba: Woman, daughter, granddaughter perish in house fire
It took firefighters about 2 1/2 hours to extinguish the blaze which destroyed the top floor where the family were sleeping.
4 killed in plane crash on central Japan mountain
Rescue workers found the plane on Mount Shishidake in Toyama Prefecture.
Japan Post to raise mail rates for 1st time in 23 years
It is the first full-fledged hikes since January 1994.
Princess Mako leaves for Bhutan
Japan's Princess Mako has left for an official visit to Bhutan.
