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A vehicle, top right, carrying a body, believed to be that of the driver found during a search inside the sewer pipe, leaves the scene of the road collapse accident on a street, Friday May 2, 2025 in in Yashio, northeast of Tokyo. (Kyodo News via AP)

The body of a truck driver whose vehicle fell into a sinkhole in Japan is recovered after 3 months

The body of a truck driver has been recovered, three months after his vehicle fell into a sinkhole that suddenly appeared while he was driving on a road near Tokyo.

Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato arrives at the prime minister's office Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, file)

Japan’s finance minister calls US Treasury holdings ‘a card’ in tariff talks with Trump

Police officers inspect a vehicle believed to have hit elementary school students, in Osaka, western Japan, Thursday May 1, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Car ramming in Japan injures 7 schoolchildren and suspect is arrested on the scene

Imperial Household Agency building is seen in Tokyo, Dec. 29, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s imperial palace fires an employee for stealing cash from the household

Japan’s Toyota starts collaborating with self-driving leader Waymo on autonomous cars

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Nissan to close its Oppama plant in Japan to cut costs

Nissan is closing its flagship factory in Oppama, Japan, to cut costs and moving all its production there to another plant in southwestern Japan.

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FILE - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks to media after meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa at the foreign ministry in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)

US ambassador to Japan to skip A-bomb memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited

Japan’s Honda reports a nearly 9% rise in profit on healthy demand for its motorcycles and cars

FILE - Royal Australian Navy sailor Leading Seaman Keely Hagedoorn guides a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey during take-off and landing practice on the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide in the Whitsunday Islands off the coast of Australia during Exercise Sea Raider, Aug. 7, 2023. (Sgt. Andrew Sleeman/Royal Australian Navy via AP)

Weak spots in metal may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan, documents obtained by AP reveal

Tokyo had over 100 deaths linked to heatstroke in July alone due to high temperatures

Disarmament call marks 79th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Doves fly over the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing during an annual ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Yu Nakajima/Kyodo News via AP)

Hiroshima governor says nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbles 12.4% in its worst single-day loss since ‘Black Monday’ of 1987

Japan’s Nikkei 225 share benchmark plunges nearly 8% as worries over the U.S. economy trigger sell-offs in world markets

FILE - Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, founder of the Oregon-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, is sworn in before testifying during a contempt of court hearing in federal court, on Nov. 6, 2013, in Seattle. (Karen Ducey/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Japan asks Denmark to extradite activist Paul Watson, accused of obstructing a whaling research ship

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index tumbles 4.6%, hit by losses for technology shares and expected impacts of a strong yen

FILE - In this photo provided by Japan Coast Guard, debris believed to be from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft is seen off the coast of Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, Nov. 29, 2023. (Japan Coast Guard via AP, File)

Japan Osprey crash caused by cracks in a gear and pilot’s decision to keep flying, Air Force says

Deadly Osprey crash off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and pilot’s decision to keep flying, Air Force says

Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, left, and Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe shake hands during a joint news conference in Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda say they plan to share components for electric vehicles like batteries and jointly research software for autonomous driving. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan rivals Nissan and Honda will share EV components and AI research as they play catch up

Toyota reports record quarterly profit, boosted by a weak yen and despite a certification scandal

Shinnosuke Oka of Japan edges Zhang Boheng and Xiao Ruoteng of China for gold in men’s gymnastics all-around final

Toyota's President and CEO Koji Sato, left, receives a corrective order from an official with the transport ministry in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Kenichiro Kojima/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s top automaker Toyota acknowledges more certification cheating and apologizes

A television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, shows the Federal Reserve rate decision, Wednesday, July 31, 2024.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stock market today: Asian benchmarks are mixed as Tokyo sips on strong yen

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, speaks during a news conference with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, from left, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, following the Quad Ministerial Meeting at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo, on July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

China accuses Japan of ‘smear attacks’ in recent talks with the US, India and Australia

Japan’s central bank raises its benchmark rate to 0.25%, aiming to halt the yen’s slide against the U.S. dollar

Japanese automaker Nissan aims for sustainability, worker inclusivity

France's Matthew Strazel celebrates after France defeated Japan in a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Strazel helps lift France past Japan in OT at Olympics, Canada also set up to advance. Greece falls

A'ja Wilson, of the Unites States, celebrates after scoring against Japan in a women's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A’ja Wilson dominates as US women beat Japan 102-76 to open campaign for 8th straight Olympic gold

Japan surges past China late for gold in men’s gymnastics while US earns bronze for first Olympic team medal since 2008

‘Serious concerns’ about election results from Venezuela, Blinken says

Top diplomats from Japan, US, Australia, India hold Quad talks in Tokyo

Foreign minister from left to right, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose for a photo ahead of the Quad Ministerial Meeting at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Blinken and envoys from Japan, Australia and India work to improve maritime safety in Asia-Pacific

US-Japan top officials hold security talks in Tokyo

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa shake hands before their bilateral meeting at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo, Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

US-Japan security talks focus on bolstering military cooperation, underscores threat from China

Ruoteng Xiao, of China, competes on the horizontal bar during a men's artistic gymnastics qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

China surges past rival Japan during men’s Olympic gymnastics qualifying

Skytree Tower in Tokyo lit in Olympic and French colours to mark start of Olympics