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How Vocaloid became the soundtrack to liminal spaces
Before "Backrooms" became a movie, the singing-synthesizer software Vocaloid was the hallmark of the liminal and the uneasy in Japan.
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Keppel acquires majority stake in two Tokyo data centers
Keppel acquires majority stake in two Tokyo data centers Data Center Dynamics
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Original Iron Chef Rokusaburo Michiba Is Still Opening Restaurants at 95
Original Iron Chef Rokusaburo Michiba Is Still Opening Restaurants at 95 Tokyo Weekender
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American Tourist Arrested on Suspicion of Trying To Kill 18 People in Okinawa Hotel Fire
An American tourist has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and arson after allegedly setting fire to a hotel in Okinawa where he was staying, with 18 other guests inside. Posedion Roberson is accused of deliberately starting the blaze at Hotel Hamby Resort in Chatan a...
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Oishii Opens Open Innovation Center in Tokyo, Japan to Advance Vertical Farming Innovation; Norikazu Suzuki and Hiroki Koga Comment
Oishii Opens Open Innovation Center in Tokyo, Japan to Advance Vertical Farming Innovation; Norikazu Suzuki and Hiroki Koga Comment AndNowUKnow
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Berkshire CEO Makes First Tokyo Visit, Signals Further Stake Increases in Japan's Five Major Trading Houses
Berkshire CEO Makes First Tokyo Visit, Signals Further Stake Increases in Japan's Five Major Trading Houses finance.biggo.com
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Chiso Flagship Store: Experience the Art of Kyoto Kimono
For many people outside Japan, kimono exist as a distant cultural icon — garments seen in films, museum exhibitions and travel magazines. It’s easy to view them simply as beautiful artifacts, rather than something tactile and lived-in. But encountering kimono in person completely...
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Japan proceeds toward full lifting of ban on imports of fresh potatoes from U.S.
The agriculture ministry plans to hold a briefing this month on potato pests and diseases identified as possibly posing a threat to domestic agriculture....
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Japan developing GPS-based App to locate nationals overseas
Japan developing GPS-based App to locate nationals overseas Philippine News Agency
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At Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo, tomorrow’s runway icons shine
While most runway shows are invite-only, online streams and events throughout Tokyo give everyone the chance to participate.
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Japan's ruling party secretary general likely to stay on in execs reshuffle
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is likely to retain Shunichi Suzuki as secretary general of her Liberal Democratic Party in a
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Muslim couple open rural Japan home to build community
MATSUE (Kyodo) -- Dressed in kimono, a Moroccan Muslim and his Japanese wife whisk matcha tea and welcome visitors to their more than 100-year-old far
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Japanese study finds heatstroke risk varies by age and day of the week
TOKYO -- A Toho University research team has found that the risk of heatstroke varies significantly according to age and the day of the week, highligh
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Haiku in English: Sept. 3, 2026
can't forgetyour happiest smilegardenias blooming--Aki Tsukioka (Kyoto, Japan)Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay
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Follow the Asian Games Esports Competition From Tokyo
Follow the Asian Games Esports Competition From Tokyo Metropolis Japan
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Tokyo expands ‘Cool Biz’ campaign as summer temperatures rise
Tokyo expands ‘Cool Biz’ campaign as summer temperatures rise Sustainability Online
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How Tokyo is stripping away the reassurance Japan once offered Asia
How Tokyo is stripping away the reassurance Japan once offered Asia news.cgtn.com
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Kanazawa Travel Guide: A Taste of Old Japan
Kyoto’s charms without the hordes of tourists The post Kanazawa Travel Guide: A Taste of Old Japan appeared first on Metropolis Japan .
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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato resumes full-scale training ahead of Autumn meet
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato resumed full-scale training Wednesday at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, in preparation for the S
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Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin spotted on family trip in Tokyo with their son
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin spotted on family trip in Tokyo with their son The Korea Times
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Yen rallies after Bessent’s Abenomics comment
Japan's currency is back below ¥158 to the dollar for the first time since early August.
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Yen stages dramatic rally, and Japanese bonds strengthen
Yen stages dramatic rally, and Japanese bonds strengthen The Japan Times
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Would You Pay ¥55,000 To See a Doctor From Your Tokyo Hotel?
Would You Pay ¥55,000 To See a Doctor From Your Tokyo Hotel? Tokyo Weekender
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Patties Food Group Enters Japanese Market Through Partnership with J1 League FC Tokyo
Patties Food Group Enters Japanese Market Through Partnership with J1 League FC Tokyo Ministry of Sport
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AI agents can pay. voidpay is building what lets them hire.
x402 gives software a native way to pay. voidpay is building what lets agents privately hire for a result: sealed work, a rule fixed before the job starts, completion checked by machine, and payment that settles from the buyer's wallet when the rule passes....
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Fibromyalgia patient calls for greater awareness and understanding of disease
Fibromyalgia patient calls for greater awareness and understanding of disease The Japan Times
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Older drivers with traffic violations face tougher test when renewing license
Older drivers with traffic violations face tougher test when renewing license The Japan Times
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Free Things To Do in Tokyo in September 2026
Free Things To Do in Tokyo in September 2026 Tokyo Weekender
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Japan, Austria agree to boost cooperation in economic security, AI
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and Austria's foreign ministers have agreed to deepen cooperation on economic security, including strengthening supply chains,
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Nikkei briefly plunges 3% on higher bond yields, Middle East conflict
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks plunged Wednesday, with the Nikkei index briefly dropping more than 3 percent, as Japanese government bond yields rose a
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Mitsubishi Motors unveils revived Pajero model after 7 yr hiatus
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. unveiled Wednesday a new Pajero, reviving the iconic model line after a seven-year hiatus in Japan and relaun
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Mitsubishi Motors Revives Pajero SUV With New Model
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Belle & Sebastian Tokyo 2026
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Natixis boosts Japan equity allocation, anticipating continued growth
The asset manager changed its weighting a day before Japan's 10-year government bond yield touched a century high of 3%.
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How Japan's bond rout is turning the tide of global capital
How Japan's bond rout is turning the tide of global capital Reuters
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Emperor Emeritus Akihito’s funeral rite could be downsized, per his request
Emperor Emeritus Akihito’s funeral rite could be downsized, per his request The Japan Times
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Bain and Lone Star plan second-round bids to take Nikkon private
Nikkon Holdings, a Japanese logistics group specializing in the automotive supply chain, will hold a second round of bidding in the first half of September to be taken private, with investors Bain Capital and Lone Star Funds considering proposals, people with knowledge of the mat...
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Japanese companies consider asset sales as yen debt costs rise
Among measures under deliberation are sales of strategic shareholdings and other assets to offset the impact, borrowing more overseas and bringing forward funding plans....
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The World’s First: Japan’s Viral Cold-Water Instant Noodles
Inside the Hiyashi cup noodle craze The post The World’s First: Japan’s Viral Cold-Water Instant Noodles appeared first on Metropolis Japan .
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Summer festival for traffic safety held in Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Seijo Police Station and others held a summer festival for traffic safety in the capital's Setagaya Ward on
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Japan PM vows to speed up AI, unmanned defense asset introduction
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told senior members of the Self-Defense Forces on Wednesday that Japan needs to speed up the use of art
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All Time Best Japanese Fiction Books
From untouchable classics to the severely underrated The post All Time Best Japanese Fiction Books appeared first on Metropolis Japan .
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Berkshire CEO Greg Abel vows long-term support for Japan trading houses
Berkshire Hathaway has increased its stake in Mitsubishi, Mitsui & Co., Itochu, Sumitomo and Marubeni to more than 10% in recent years.
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VIDEO: Enjoy Edo feel at Senkyaku Banrai in Tokyo’s Toyosu
VIDEO: Enjoy Edo feel at Senkyaku Banrai in Tokyo’s Toyosu Stripes Japan
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Japan services growth hits five-month high, PMI shows
Japan services growth hits five-month high, PMI shows Reuters
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WPT Tokyo Cancelled for 2026, Ticket Holders Get Options
WPT Tokyo Cancelled for 2026, Ticket Holders Get Options Pokertube.com
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Region Japan Holds Executive Steering Committee Conference in Tokyo
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Japan and Britain’s New GCAP Fighter is Exceptionally Large and Expensive: Tokyo’s Range Requirements Raise Costs
Japan and Britain’s New GCAP Fighter is Exceptionally Large and Expensive: Tokyo’s Range Requirements Raise Costs Military Watch Magazine
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Kobe shifts junior high school club activities to community groups
KOBE -- Club activities at municipal junior high schools in this western Japan city were transferred to community-run clubs on Sept. 1. The move mark
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Hawkish BOJ member calls for 'nimble' approach to interest rate hikes
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan policymaker Hajime Takata on Wednesday stressed the need for an early interest rate hike, saying the central bank sho
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Baseball: NPB's oldest player, Swallows pitcher Ishikawa, 46, to retire
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nippon Professional Baseball's oldest active player, 46-year-old Yakult Swallows pitcher Masanori Ishikawa, will retire at the end of
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Putin says strained Japan-Russia relations 'entirely Japan's fault'
Putin says strained Japan-Russia relations 'entirely Japan's fault' Japan Today
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Japan's Kashima shrine launches once-every-12-yrs Mifune festival with 100-boat flotilla
KASHIMA, Ibaraki -- Kashima Jingu shrine in this east Japan city launched its Mifune Matsuri festival water procession on Sept. 2, with a ceremonial b
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Japan, Poland agree to coordinate support for Ukraine recovery
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese and Polish foreign ministers agreed Monday at their meeting in Slovakia to coordinate support for Ukraine's recovery and to
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SoftBank successfully conducts flying telecom base test over Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- SoftBank Corp. said Wednesday it has achieved communications tests of its flying mobile phone base in preparation for commercializati
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The Japanese Masterpiece That Lost Its Head: The 1,000-Year-Old Usuki Stone Buddha
A stone Buddha whose fallen head once lay at its base underwent restoration in the twentieth century, and its downward gaze now invites viewers to look up with renewed reverence....
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Japan’s Long-Term Interest Rates Hit 30-Year High of 3%
Japan’s long-term interest rates reached a 30-year high of 3.005% on September 1, as Tokyo bond markets reacted to a record national budget request and persistent worries over fiscal discipline....
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3 arrested over attempted home repair fraud after Chiba Pref. floods
CHIBA -- Three people suspected of trying to defraud a homeowner out of 3.2 million yen (nearly $20,000) for purported repair work after torrential ra
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