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  • Man Arrested for Secretly Recording Videos of Woman’s Underwear at Nara Park; Female Foreign Tourists were Targeted

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    June 2, 2025

    #Nara
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    A recent public opinion survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun on the low birthrate revealed 71% of respon...

    June 2, 2025

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    June 1, 2025

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    June 1, 2025

  • 2025 Expo Osaka : Daily Number of Visitors Exceeds 150,000 for 1st Time

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    June 1, 2025

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    May 31, 2025

  • Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike’s AI-Driven Digital Avatar Reappears after 11 Months; More Like Her Real-Life Counterpart

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    May 31, 2025

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    May 30, 2025

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    Cold rain fell in the Kanto region on Friday, bringing temperatures back down to early April leve...

    May 30, 2025

  • Leaf-Raking Event at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Commemorates Legendary Camphor Tree; ‘Sen-nen Kusu’ Died in 1994 but Lives on in Annual Art Project

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    May 30, 2025

  • M4.5 Earthquake Hits Gifu Prefecture, Area Northeast of Nagoya; No Tsunami Warning, says JMA

    An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.5 hit Gifu Prefecture, northeast of Nagoya, at 3:2...

    May 29, 2025

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  • Rakuten Quickly Sells Out of Stockpiled Rice; Reservations Still Being Accepted

    Government-stockpiled rice became available on the online shopping site Rakuten Ichiba on Thursda...

    May 29, 2025

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  • Japanese Swords Banned from Tourist Programs, Putting Damper on the ‘Samurai Experience’

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    May 29, 2025

  • Hyogo Governor ‘Likely’ Instructed Official to Leak Whistleblower’s Personal Info; Official Suspended from Public Duties for 3 Months

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