Debut author Saou Ichikawa enters global spotlight with 'Hunchback'

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- "Hunchback," a novel by Japanese author Saou Ichikawa, is rapidly gaining international recognition, earning ...
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Japan to hold early election Feb. 8; Takaichi aims to capitalize on popularity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on Feb. 8. The move is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity ...
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Japan will hold an early election next month as Takaichi aims to capitalize on her popularity

Takaichi’s plan for an early election aims to capitalize on her popularity to win a governing majority in the lower House, ...
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Kyodo News digest: Jan. 23, 2026

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Japan PM Takaichi dissolves ...

Nuclear reactor owned by Fukushima plant operator to shut down again hours after restart

Officials said there was no safety issue from the glitch that occurred after TEPCO restarted the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central Japan.

Forza Horizon 6 races into Japan in May with the series' biggest map and widest day one car selection, but stubbornly refuses to confirm whether the kei trucks will be dr…

Horizon 6 is, we're told, bigger—in a lot of ways. Japan is Horizon's largest open world map to date, and Playground says its ...

Malfunction Forces Japan to Take Restarted Nuclear Plant Offline

The setback occurred hours after one of the world’s largest nuclear complexes restarted, ending more than a decade of ...

Track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone announces pregnancy

Levrone, the two-time Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion and the second fastest woman ever in the flat 400m, announced on ...