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Japan veers from rice shortage to glut, dealing blow to farmers
The oversupply is expected to weigh on prices until next year, adding to the insurmountable problems faced by many in an already-shrinking sector.
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TW Vol.3 Out Now: Meeting Our Heroes & Exploring Japan’s Cultural Legacies
There is an old adage that warns: “You should never meet your heroes.” The fear, of course, is that the human reality will fall short of the larger-than-life figure you have built up in your mind. But every so often, an encounter completely upends that expectation. For me, our in...
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Japan's Chubu Centrair airport rolls out 100 diverse food options, from halal to vegan fare
TOKONAME, Aichi -- From soy meat miso cutlets to noodles in plant-based broth, more than 100 menu items catering to diverse dietary needs were introdu
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Beer-makers prepare for battle as Japan set to unify liquor taxes
Beer and related products are currently divided into three categories based on the ratio of malt content, with beer having had the highest tax rate.
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Out of the Bubble: Overcoming the International School Bubble in Japan
Finding an identity in international schools The post Out of the Bubble: Overcoming the International School Bubble in Japan appeared first on Metropolis Japan ....
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Nakai and Hatakeyama win BMX racing gold at Asian Games
In track and field, Ryuji Miura brought Japan its first gold medal in 28 years in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
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Japan can lead the world in making preventive health pay
Japan can strengthen healthy aging and economic resilience by expanding adult respiratory vaccination to reduce disease burden.
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FamilyMart enlists Lady Gaga to bolster recruitment
FamilyMart boasts a network of more than 16,000 stores across Japan, and roughly 30% of them are short-staffed, a company spokesperson has said.
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Sumo: Onosato vows to remain 'strong yokozuna' after Autumn meet title
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato vowed Monday to remain a "strong yokozuna," a day after winning his first Emperor's Cup in a year at the Autumn Gran
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Tokyo rejects Russian claim Japan on path of militarization
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Monday rebuked Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after he voiced opposition over the weekend to Japan's drive for perma
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Tokyo shares end lower amid caution after recent advances
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower Monday as buying in recently strong-performing artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related shares los
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Comedian promotes traffic safety in Tokyo
As part of the traffic safety campaign from September 21 to 30, the Metropolitan Police Department's Tama Chuo Police Station held an event on Septemb
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Japan's boosting of southwest defenses to be easier under new Okinawa gov.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is likely to see smoother sailing in its efforts to bolster its defenses in its southwestern region after the new Okinawa gover
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20,000 invasive golden fire ants found on Kobe artificial island, in Japan first
KOBE -- About 20,000 adult golden fire ants, along with some 20 queens and an unspecified number of larvae, were found at a container yard on Port Isl
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Japan Cabinet approval rate rises to 45%, tops disapproval for first time in 3 months
TOKYO -- The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet climbed 4 percentage points from a previous survey to 45% in a natio
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Ex-Yokohama mayor to run for comeback after resigning over abuse of power
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, who stepped down earlier this month after admitting he bullied and verbally assaulted sub
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Endemic Species That Only Exist on Specific Japanese Islands
Japan's remote southern islands have quietly produced some of the world's rarest wildlife The post Endemic Species That Only Exist on Specific Japanese Islands appeared first on Metropolis Japan ....
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Sushi wars roll into America as Japan’s top chains face off
About 45% of Americans say they like or love sushi, according to a recent National Seafood Association report.
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Kugenuma in Kanagawa Pref. tops Tokyo-area ranking of places people love to live in
TOKYO -- The Pacific coastal Kugenuma district of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, has topped the ranking for the first time in an annual survey of grea
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Golf: Nishimura wins maiden LPGA Tour title at Arkansas Championship
ROGERS, Arkansas (Kyodo) -- Japanese golfer Yuna Nishimura completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Arkansas Championship on Sunday, capturing her maid
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Uneme Festival boats circle Sarusawa Pond under harvest moon in Japan's Nara
NARA -- The annual Uneme Festival was held around Sarusawa Pond in this ancient Japanese capital on the night of Sept. 25, under a harvest moon.Althou
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Japanese screenwriter Kuramoto dies at 91
TOKYO (Kyodo) --So Kuramoto, a Japanese screenwriter best known for the drama "Kita no kuni kara" (From the northern country), died earlier this month
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Japan soy sauce shipments in 2025 hit 75-yr low amid westernized diet
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Shipments of domestic soy sauce fell to 670,159 kiloliters in 2025, the lowest level in 75 years and roughly half of the peak in 197