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Ex-PM Noda elected Japan main opposition leader, vows to win power

Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front R) is seen in high spirits following his election as the new leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2024. (Kyodo)

TOKYO, Sept.

Exploding walkie-talkies in Lebanon may be product of Japanese firm

OSAKA, TAIPEI, Sept.

Mongooses eradicated on Japan's natural heritage Amami-Oshima Island

Photo shows a mongoose in a cage in 2016. (Photo courtesy of Environment Ministry)(Kyodo)

TOKYO, Sept.

Japan's LDP pushes for revising Constitution to state defense forces

TOKYO, Sept.

Typhoon Shanshan weakens to tropical storm as central Japan soaks

Photo taken in Miyazaki on Sept. 1, 2024, shows a house damaged earlier by gusts as Typhoon Shanshan passed the southwestern Japan region. (Kyodo)

TOKYO, Sept.

Japan typhoon weakens but train, flight disruptions continue

JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka is unusually empty on Aug. 30, 2024, after Typhoon Shanshan forces train services to be suspended. (Kyodo)

TOKYO, Aug.

Powerful typhoon makes landfall on Japan's southwestern main island

Footage shows a river in the city of Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, swelling on the morning of Aug. 29, 2024, owing to heavy rain brought on by Typhoon Shanshan. (Image courtesy of the infrastructure ministry)(Kyodo)

TOKYO, Aug.

Japan mulls removing tax-free limit on consumable goods purchases

TOKYO, Aug.

Digital Minister Kono joins ruling party presidential election

Digital Minister Taro Kono holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2024, announcing that he will run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election. (Kyodo)

TOKYO, Aug.

Japan ruling party chief vote set for Sept. 27 to replace Kishida

TOKYO, Aug. 20 Kyodo - Japan's ruling party formally decided Tuesday to hold its presidential election on Sept.

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