ODATE, Akita Prefecture—A rookie candidate who turned to insect breeding after struggling to find work in his hometown is now the youngest mayor in Japan. Kensuke Ishida, 27, won the Odate ...

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Partly cloudy with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C). Winds from WSW to W at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 8 mph (6.4 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 38 °F ...

Three workers died Friday morning after collapsing inside a manhole at a sewer construction site in the city of Oga, Akita Prefecture, according to police. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m ...

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