A Shinto shrine in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, is training young women as "miko" attendants to welcome worshippers during the New Year holidays.

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Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a record $730 billion budget for the fiscal year starting in April, while limiting new ...

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Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in December as price pressures broadened, data showed on Friday, keeping alive ...

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The Japanese economy is gathering strength but momentum remains uneven, with indicators showing healthy growth in inflation ...