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False claims alleging theft by foreigners in Japan spread on social media
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Videos falsely portraying foreigners as stealing metal from railway tracks in Japan have spread widely on the country's social media,
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As temperatures rise, Japan’s sake rice is feeling the heat
Scorching summers are changing the way sake rice performs in the brewery. Are new heat-resistant breeds the answer?
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Japan, US finance chiefs share concern over 'undervalued yen'
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday she held online talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, during which
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A Gifu City’s Japanese-Language Training Gets Foreign Kids Up to Speed for School
The industrial city of Kani, Gifu, has seen a constant rise in its foreign population. For more than 20 years the city’s Bara Kyōshitsu, or “rose classroom,” program has worked to integrate newcomers into the local community and education system with patient instruction in the Ja...
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'Grandchild leave' spreading in Japan as working grandparents help with child care
TOKYO -- Companies and local governments in Japan are increasingly introducing "grandchild leave," which can be used to prepare for the birth of a gra
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Japan municipal gov't to offer 100 yen a day for helping elderly, disabled take out trash
HITACHIOTA, Ibaraki -- The Hitachiota Municipal Government in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, will launch a new initiative from October that reward
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11-year-old esports prodigy claims gold at Asian Games
Yuki Kurihara is the youngest athlete in Japan's Asian Games history.
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Sumo: Leader Onosato loses as Aonishiki, Asanoyama move 1 win behind
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato fell to his second defeat at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday as ozeki Aonishiki and former ozeki Asanoyam
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Asian Games: 15-yr-old Hasegawa, Nagahara win skateboarding park golds
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's 15-year-old Mizuho Hasegawa and Izuru Nagahara won the skateboarding park golds on Friday in their respective women's and me
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Japan Defense Ministry to launch new system for incorporating startup tech
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Defense Ministry will open applications next week for its new procurement system, aiming to incorporate startups' advanc
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Japan's first univ. hub for comprehensive hot spring health study to open in Oita Pref.
OITA -- Oita University has announced it will establish Japan's first university-based research hub to comprehensively examine the medical, wellness a
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Massive tree piercing through Osaka Pref. train station roof overwhelms visitors
NEYAGAWA, Osaka -- A giant camphor tree rises through the roof of a train station run by Keihan Electric Railway Co. in this western Japan city, creat
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Mongolian PM to make 4-day visit to Japan from Sun. for talks with Takaichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral will visit Japan for four days from Sunday to meet with his counterpart Sanae Takaichi, the
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Japan's Utsunomiya launches app to streamline neighborhood association workloads
UTSUNOMIYA -- The government of this east Japan city has launched a pilot project for a smartphone-based app designed to support neighborhood associat
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Nikkei rises for 5th day on dividend-driven buying, AI, chip gains
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Friday, with the Nikkei stock index posting a five-trading-day winning streak, buoyed by dividend-driven buying, wh
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Japan's disaster management agency to be launched Nov. 2
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government decided on Friday to launch a disaster management agency on Nov. 2 to oversee disaster response, preparedness
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The Best Cozy Anime to Watch
Lazy, low-stakes shows built around small joys, good food and quiet landscapes The post The Best Cozy Anime to Watch appeared first on Metropolis Japan ....
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Japan’s Titanic: The Sinking of the Toya Maru | On This Day in Japan
On this day in 1954, one of the largest peacetime maritime disasters in history occurred along the Tsugaru Strait. More than 1,100 people lost their lives when the Toya Maru ferry sank off Hakodate during a powerful typhoon. The death toll was only a few hundred fewer than that o...
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Yen rises as Japanese officials say weak currency is problem
The currency strengthened as much as 1.2%, the most since Sept. 7, to ¥156.94 per dollar on Friday, outperforming all of its Group-of-10 peers.
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Biggest taro stew festival takes place in Yamagata
"Japan's biggest 'imoni' taro stew festival" was held in the city of Yamagata on September 20. Imoni is a popular dish in Yamagata Prefecture in autum
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Sakuraebi: The Sparkling Delicacy of Suruga Bay
Caught only in Japan’s Suruga Bay, sakuraebi are tiny translucent pink shrimp that emit light at night, earning them the nickname “jewels of the sea.” However, environmental changes mean this delicacy is increasingly rare....
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Japanese skateboarders grab gold at Asian Games
In swimming, Kodai Nishiono won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter backstroke.