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  • Top-Grade Winter Yellowtail Fetches ¥4 Mil. at Auction in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture

    The first auction of the season for top-grade Kirameki winter yellowtail was held in Kanazawa on ...

    December 2, 2025

    #Kanazawa #Ishikawa
  • Survey Finds 59% of Japanese Opposed to Actively Accepting Foreign Workers

    About 60% of respondents to a recent survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun and Waseda University’s Instit...

    December 2, 2025

    #Foreign Residents #Foreign Labor
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    Outdoor events are being called off in response to persistent bear activity in parts of the count...

    December 2, 2025

    #Bear Attacks
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    The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry has finalized plans for amending the nat...

    December 2, 2025

  • Takaichi’s Tote Bag Sparks Buzz, 9-Month Waiting List as Orders Surge after It Goes Viral on Social Media

    A black tote bag that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was holding on her first day to enter the Pri...

    December 2, 2025

    #Sanae Takaichi
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    FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA — The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, in an operation held fro...

    December 1, 2025

  • Prime Minister’s ‘Work, Work, Work’ Selected as 2025 Top Buzzword in Japan

    Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s phrase “work, work, work," which she said in a speech after being...

    December 1, 2025

    #Sanae Takaichi
  • Brain-Dead Organ Donors in Japan Hit Record High of 134

    The number of organ donations from brain-dead donors this year hit a record high of 134 as of Nov...

    December 1, 2025

  • Explosion Occurs at Nippon Steel Plant in Muroran, Hokkaido; No Injuries Reported

    MURORAN, Hokkaido — An explosion occurred at Nippon Steel Corp.’s plant in Muroran, Hokkaido, aro...

    December 1, 2025

    #Hokkaido
  • Musk Repost Shines Light on Japan’s Yo-Yo Prowess, Impressive Collection of World Titles

    There’s no other way to spin it: In the world of yo-yo, Japan is the undisputed champion.

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    December 1, 2025

  • People with Ties to Oita Offer Aid after Massive Fire

    OITA (Jiji Press) — After a large-scale fire broke out in the Saganoseki district of the city of ...

    December 1, 2025

  • ‘See You Myaku-Myaku,’ Crowd Gathers for Farewell Ceremony Before Character Monument Relocates to New Home

    OSAKA — About 1,000 people gathered at the former site of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on Saturday ...

    November 30, 2025

    #2025 Expo Osaka #Osaka
  • Tohoku University to Raise Tuition Fees for International Students; 1st National University to Reveal Such Plan

    Tohoku University has decided to raise tuition for international students to 1.7 times the amount...

    November 30, 2025

  • Kyoto Warns Tourists About Bears in 4 Languages on Signs Throughout City

    KYOTO — The Kyoto city government has put up about 80 multilingual signs throughout the city to ...

    November 30, 2025

    #Kyoto #Bear Attacks
  • Osaka Expo May Be Over But Mascot Myaku-Myaku Still Popular

    OSAKA — The official mascot of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, Myaku-Myaku, continues to remain popul...

    November 29, 2025

    #2025 Expo Osaka
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