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Japan’s Autumn Foliage Forecast 2026: Peak Times for Red and Yellow Leaves
Find when Japan’s red and yellow leaves will be at their finest this autumn.
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Boathouse Bar: Trader Vic’s
Beneath hanging blowfish and lacquered turtle shells, mai tais arrive in pufferfish-shaped glasses alongside crab rangoon and spareribs at this tropical tiki bar. The post Boathouse Bar: Trader Vic’s appeared first on Metropolis Japan ....
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Japan should define DEI before writing it into law
Japan is adopting the language of DEI while its only working metric assumes the very biological definition that Western self-ID frameworks have spent a decade trying to displace....
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Court case puts spotlight on Japan’s unconventional system of self-written ballots
The Tokyo High Court said ballots with the words "manjū shop" and "Mr. Dango" could not be clearly understood to refer to a mayor whose family runs a confectionery business....
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Japan, Mongolia agree to strengthen ties amid China's growing clout
ULAANBAATAR (Kyodo) -- Japanese and Mongolian foreign ministers agreed Thursday to strengthen ties and explore cooperation in security and artificial
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Japan FY 2027 budget requests hit record 143 tril. yen amid fiscal concerns
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Budget requests by Japanese ministries for fiscal 2027 totaled 143 trillion yen ($918 billion), marking a record high for the fourth
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Japan's household spending in July drops 3.6% on year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's household spending in July fell a real 3.6 percent from a year earlier, government data showed Friday.Households of two or mo
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Dollar falls to 155 yen after Fed governor calls to maintain interest rates
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. dollar briefly weakened to the lower 155 yen range in early Tokyo trading Friday, after falling over 3 yen in New York from
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Japan’s crown prince and crown princess to attend funeral for Norway king
The funeral will be held at Oslo Cathedral in the Norwegian capital on Wednesday.
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Stricter rules put Japanese agrivoltaics projects at a crossroads
The stricter rules come amid cases in which solar power companies rented abandoned farmland and failed to sufficiently engage in agricultural activities....
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Japanese ministries seek larger budget as fiscal concerns mount
Ministries are seeking ¥143.1 trillion in total for the fiscal year starting in April, the Finance Ministry said.
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Japanese households cut spending for eighth month as prices rise
Household outlays adjusted for inflation fell 3.6% in July from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.
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Japan remains on high alert over forex moves: top currency diplomat
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan remains on high alert over foreign exchange movements, its top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said Thursday, following the ye
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Yen surges in New York amid expectations for BOJ rate hike in Sept.
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The Japanese yen briefly surged over 3 yen against the U.S. dollar from the previous day's level in New York trading on Thursday,
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Japan to dispatch team of experts to flood-hit Nepal
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will dispatch a team of experts to Nepal to assist work by local authorities to identify bodies recovered after massive floodi
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Ex-PM Aso likely to remain ruling LDP's vice president in execs reshuffle
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is likely to stay on as vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in its leadersh
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Tokyo DisneySea continues to evolve after 25 years
The only ocean-themed Disney park in the world has continued to attract and excite visitors from both in and outside Japan since its opening on Sept. 4, 2001....
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The new ‘izakaya’ economy
Japan's neighborhood drinking spots are being squeezed by rising costs, changing habits and a growing preference for eating at home.
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Kawakami Hiromi’s “Snack Futari”: One Last Drink Before I Go
Internationally celebrated author Kawakami Hiromi creates her latest irresistible world in Snack Futari, which was recently published in Japan. A neighborhood night spot is the setting for a buddy story between the two older women who run it, and a series of encounters with ghost...
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Japan urged to consider hiring foreign nationals for Self-Defense Forces
TOKYO -- The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, a Tokyo-based public interest incorporated organization, has urged that Japan consider hiring foreign national
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Panel backs Japan police phone hacking to fight fraud, but rights concerns remain
TOKYO -- A panel of experts advising Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) on Sept. 2 called for the early introduction of "remote analysis" of smartph
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Japanese nurse finds her true self in world's 'death zone'
CHILAS, Pakistan (Kyodo) -- By day, Naoko Watanabe works as a nurse. In her spare time, she ventures into the "death zone," where oxygen levels fall t
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‘Swallowtail Butterfly’ still flutters with dangerous energy
Shunji Iwai's unruly vision of immigrant life in Japan returns in a dazzling 4K restoration.
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Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for 2028 World Heritage listing
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese council for cultural affairs on Thursday selected Hikone Castle, a national treasure, as a candidate for nomination for
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Japan parliamentary group eyes China trip in Sept. to thaw ties
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Junior members of a nonpartisan parliamentary group promoting Japan-China friendship are arranging to visit China this month, the gro