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Tokyo stocks rose 0.13% on Tuesday, recouping early losses as the dollar turned higher against the yen.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed up 20.21 points to 15,381.02, its best finish since December 2007, while the Topix index of all first-section issues gained 0.07% or 0.88 points to 1,270.39.

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A tense American League East duel between New York and the Baltimore Orioles revealed the strengths and weaknesses of each team Monday night when the Yankees won 6-4 in 10 innings.

The result extended Baltimore's losing streak to six games, and it became apparent why New York leads the division…

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The Detroit Red Wings seized control of their Western Conference semifinal series with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Three on Monday.

After squaring the best-of-seven series in Chicago on Saturday, the Red Wings maintained the momentum on home ice to beat the top-seeded Blackhawks and move…

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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced that it intends to draw up a set of unified rules for the use of baby strollers on buses and trains.

Current rules regarding baby strollers vary between the operators of Japan's various public transportation systems, ministry officials said Monday.…

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South Korean soldiers were guilty of abusing women in wartime, Osaka's mayor said in comments reported Tuesday, days after provoking a storm by labeling sex slaves a military necessity.

In a remark likely to fuel outrage and further stoke tensions in an already uneasy relationship, Toru Hashimoto said the South…

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Police in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, have arrested a man for allegedly making death threats by telephone.

According to police, the suspect, identified as Yuta Sasaki, a 20-year-old restaurant employee, called them from a public phone at 7:30 p.m. Monday and said he was going to kill someone, NTV reported. Police…

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A man stabbed his ex-wife on a street in Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday morning, and then caused a car crash while he was fleeing from the scene.

According to police, the 31-year-old woman was attacked by a knife-wielding man while she was walking her child to school at around…

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Crown Prince Naruhito will visit Spain June 10-17 at the invitation of the Spanish government to mark the 400th anniversary of relations between Spain and Japan.

Crown Princess Masako, who accompanied her husband to the investiture of Dutch King Willem-Alexander earlier this month, will not be going, a government official…

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British designer Stella McCartney, right, poses for a photo with a Japanese guest during her fashion event at the British Embassy in Tokyo on Monday.

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KDDi's au on Monday unveiled four new smartphone handsets for summer. Popular young actress Ayame Goriki and pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu joined the event.

The AQUOS PHONE SERIE smartphone, to be released in late July, allows you to use it for 3 days straight without recharging because of the…

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