Fifth disease infections in Japan hit 26-year high
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Japan’s Long-Term Interest Rate Hits 1.595%—Highest Level Since 2008 Financial Crisis
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Tokyo Fire Department Owes ¥11 Million in Unpaid NHK Fees for TV-Equipped Fire Vehicles
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Mitsubishi Refrigerators Disappeared from Stores? Shipments Halted Over Cooling Issues
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Birth Trends Shift: Women in Early 40s Now Outnumber Early 20s in Childbirths—A Sign of Deeper Crisis Beyond Delayed Motherhood
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Gunma Prefectural Police Officer Disciplined for Secretly Filming Female Athletes in Sports Facility
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English Teacher Accused of Illicit Filming After Allegedly Fondling Students, Claims “Excitement” from Touching Women Other than Wife
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Loss of Support from Half of LDP Backers Blamed for Policy Failures, Sparking Voter Shift to Opposition Party
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Majority Uncertain for Ruling Coalition in Japan; Opposition Party Expected to Make Gains, LDP Faces “Significant Concern” Over Rise of New Party
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Over 9.88 Million Turn Out for Early Voting in Japan’s Upper House Election, Accounting for 9.48% of Eligible Voters in First 10 Days
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Daisuke Nishimura, Previously Arrested for Multiple Offenses Including Trespassing and Drug Possession, Faces Sixth Arrest for Allegedly Killing Motorcyclist
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Prime Minister Ishiba to Meet with US Treasury Secretary Bessent During Visit for Expo National Day on 19th
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Sanseitō Gains Momentum in Proportional Representation, Leads in Tokyo Electoral District: Asahi Late-Stage Poll Shows
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100,000 yen Saury Fish sold for 1,000 yen Each At Supermarket. Why?
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Japan to Update Romanization System After 70 Years: "ち" from "Ti" to "Chi"
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What is the background music heard at some Japan polling sites?
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Japanese Firms Investing More in India Amid Rapid Economic Growth; Domestic Demand Gives Companies Confidence
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Upper House Election: Expert Concerned as Unverified Posts on X Left Unchallenged; Community Note Suggestions Published in Under 10% of Cases
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Tokyo police hold recruitment event to attract applicants
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Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
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Ruling parties could lose majority in Upper House election, poll suggests
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Retail rice prices in Japan drop for 7th straight week
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Children driven to school amid continued bear threat in northern Japan
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Japan summer budgets grow, but so does spending gap
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Unexploded WWII bomb removed from central Nago
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