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Tokyo. A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a small tsunami along the Pacific coast, officials said. Authorities warned of ...

Tokyo, Dec 5, 2025 (AFP) - Prominent American playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of drug smuggling, according to local media reports. Known for his ...

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This illustration shows a My Number individual identification card. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said on Friday that the number of My Number national identification cards issued ...

Japan has formally ended the use of traditional health insurance cards, completing a shift to the My Number identification system as the main means of verifying eligibility for public medical services ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi surprised attendees at a major international finance conference by quoting a well known line from the hit manga and anime series Attack on Titan as she urged ...

If you haven’t gotten a Real ID, it may soon cost you even more to fly domestically. The Transportation Security Administration announced Dec. 1 that U.S. air travelers who do not have a Real ID or ...

Market analyst Diana highlights a major milestone in Japan’s digital transformation: top sources confirm Ripple is building a zero-knowledge identity system on the XRP Ledger. Therefore, this signals ...

This photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, shows a poster giving notice of the expiration of existing health insurance cards. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Tuesday fully transitioned to a system ...