UPDATES
Japan PM Takaichi kicks off trip to Vietnam, Australia for summit talks
ENTERTAINMENT
Japan overtakes U.S. in global press freedom index
UPDATES
Half of teenage girls in Japan use AI for advice: gov't survey
UPDATES
Minamata marks 70th anniversary of recognition of mercury-poisoning disease
UPDATES
Japan to buy back up to 150,000 tons of released stockpiled rice as inventories climb
MONEY
Yen rises sharply to 155 level against U.S. dollar after intervention rumor
ENTERTAINMENT
Junto Nakatani shows no fear of Naoya "Monster" Inoue ahead of title clash
BUSINESS
Japan secures enough petroleum-derived naphtha to last into 2027
ENTERTAINMENT
Two dead, including one Japanese, after lightplane crash in South Australia
LIFESTYLE
Short vignette stories of everyday life as a 'hafu' in Japan
UPDATES
Japanese travelers to China drastically decrease
UPDATES
Japan ranked 62nd in press freedom, just above U.S.; as Norway tops list
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