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Editorial: Japan must act wisely to fix chronic lines at women's public restrooms

Editorial: Japan must act wisely to fix chronic lines a...

In Japan, it is a common sight to see only women forming a line in front of rest...

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Japan to invest 1 trillion yen into recycling metals, plastics by 2030

Japan to invest 1 trillion yen into recycling metals, p...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan plans to invest around 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion) by 2...

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Shizuoka new tea fetches 1.18 mil. yen per kg at year's first auction

Shizuoka new tea fetches 1.18 mil. yen per kg at year's...

SHIZUOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Machine-processed new Japanese tea leaves from centra...

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Tokyo stocks rise on hopes for breakthrough in Middle East peace talk

Tokyo stocks rise on hopes for breakthrough in Middle E...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday on hopes for a breakthrough in the Mid...

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Osaka yakiniku restaurant's wagyu 'meat bouquet' a hit for Mother's Day

Osaka yakiniku restaurant's wagyu 'meat bouquet' a hit ...

OSAKA -- A barbeque restaurant here is offering a "meat bouquet," or thinly slic...

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8 children between the ages of 1 and 12 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say

8 children between the ages of 1 and 12 are dead after ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- Police say the Louisiana gunman who shot up two houses e...

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N. Korea says it tested improved ballistic missiles with cluster munitions

N. Korea says it tested improved ballistic missiles wit...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korea said Monday it test-fired improved ballistic miss...

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US Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows swift response

US Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of H...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged carg...

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Japan PM takes 'omotenashi' hospitality to summit level

Japan PM takes 'omotenashi' hospitality to summit level

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been putting her own...

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Japan Photo Journal: Production of carp streamers at its peak in Japan

Japan Photo Journal: Production of carp streamers at it...

As Children's Day on May 5 approaches, 71-year-old sixth-generation artisan Take...

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Over 200 Japanese firms paid ransomware attackers, 60% fail to recover data

Over 200 Japanese firms paid ransomware attackers, 60% ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- At least 222 Japanese companies have paid ransomware attackers ...

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More Japan firms plan to cut new graduate hires for FY 2027 as AI use grows

More Japan firms plan to cut new graduate hires for FY ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More major Japanese companies plan to reduce the number of new ...

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Support for Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet dips to 53%, lowest since launch: Mainichi poll

Support for Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet dips to 53%, lo...

TOKYO -- The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet dropped...

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Editorial: Japan must not downplay rising measles cases and take steady action

Editorial: Japan must not downplay rising measles cases...

The number of measles patients has surged in Japan, raising concerns about the w...

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Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Human shogi' event held in Yamagata Prefecture

Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Human shogi' event ...

A "human shogi" event was held in the city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Apr...

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Women's Day Off: Women strike to narrow Japan's huge gender gap

Women's Day Off: Women strike to narrow Japan's huge ge...

In 1975, women in Iceland stopped work and household chores to protest gender pa...