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Japan Fair Trade Commission Launches Probe into AI Search Engines’ Use of News Articles
The Japan Fair Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it has launched an investigation regardi...
December 25, 2025
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Japanese Man to Scale Antarctica’s Highest Mountain in Memory of Climbing Enthusiast
OTSU — A mountain guide will attempt to scale Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica, earl...
December 25, 2025
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Santa Claus Diver Feeds Fish, Marine Animals at Sunshine Aquarium
A diver wearing Santa Claus costume dove into an aquarium tank to feed fish and marine animals at...
December 25, 2025
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Hotel at One of Japan’s Earliest-Sunrise Spots Suddenly Closed, Raising Concerns over New Year’s Day Reservations
A hotel in Inubosaki, Chiba Prefecture, one of the earliest sunrise observation spots in Japan, s...
December 25, 2025
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Santa Claus appears at Chubu Centrair International Airport
NAGOYA — A Santa Claus officially recognized by the Santa Claus Foundation of Finland appeared at...
December 24, 2025
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Craftsman Handmakes Traditional Koshu Daruma Figures in Kofu, Aims to Make 800 to Sell
A veteran craftsman in Kofu adds the final touches to a round figure of Koshu Daruma, a Daruma do...
December 24, 2025
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Japan’s Average Temperature This Year Ranks 3rd Highest since 1898, Last Year Ranks 1st, Year Before 2nd
Japan's average temperature this year ranks third highest since records began in 1898, the Japan ...
December 24, 2025
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Shrine Maidens Assemble Treasure Ships Ahead of New Year’s Pilgrimage
Shrine maidens carefully assemble white ceramic takarabune or treasure ships at Shirahige Shrine ...
December 24, 2025
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Hakone Ekiden Banners Hung at Tokyo’s JR Shinagawa Station Ahead of Long-Distance Relay Race
Banners modeled after the sashes to be worn by runners in the Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden...
December 23, 2025
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Nankai Trough Earthquake: Not All Evacuation Towers in Japan Ready for Major Tsunami
KOCHI/WAKAYAMA — Several tsunami evacuation towers built in preparation for a Nankai Trough earth...
December 23, 2025
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Takaichi Visits 2025 Press Photo Showcase in Tokyo; Top News Moments of the Year Include LDP Election
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has visited an exhibition of the most defining news photographs fro...
December 23, 2025
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Hepburn Romaji Deemed Standard for Japanese Words, Names; Change from Kunrei Style to Be Implemented in Fiscal 2026
The government has decided to make the Hepburn style of romaji, or romanized Japanese, the offici...
December 23, 2025
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Japanese Actors Haru, Mahiro Takasugi Announce Marriage
Actors Haru and Mahiro Takasugi announced their marriage through their respective Instagram accou...
December 23, 2025
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Over 20,000 Japanese Communities at Risk of Isolation in Major Disaster, According to Yomiuri Shimbun Tally
Japan has more than 20,000 communities that could be cut off from the rest of the country by a ma...
December 22, 2025
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Apple Growers in Japan’s Aomori Turn to Peaches Amid Rising Temperatures
Apple production areas also are feeling the effects of climate change.
...December 22, 2025
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