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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Rice Prices Remain High, but Agriculture Minister Intends to Change Policy on Increasing Production
Newly appointed Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki expressed his intent...
November 9, 2025
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Crime & CourtsStand-ins Found Taking Japanese Language Tests for Foreigners Seeking ‘Specified Skilled Worker’ Status
The Osaka prefectural police have uncovered a series of proxy test-taking cases in connection wit...
November 9, 2025
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Figure SkatingSakamoto Shines at NHK Trophy, Sets Season’s Highest Score
OSAKA (Reuters) — Three-times world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan delivered a m...
November 8, 2025
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General News9,866 Road Collapses Reported Nationwide in Fiscal 2024; 20% Decline from Year Before
A total of 9,866 road collapses were reported across the country in fiscal 2024, according to the...
November 8, 2025
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Figure SkatingKagiyama Just Edges Sato for 3-peat at NHK Trophy
Yuma Kagiyama fell on a quad loop, but had enough in his arsenal to overcome compatriot Shun Sato...
November 8, 2025
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ScienceResearchers in U.S., Japan Offer Insight into Ghostly Neutrinos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Neutrinos are tiny particles that can pass through everything, rarely inte...
November 8, 2025
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ScienceAstronomers Observe Young, Voracious Rogue Planet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Just as Earth orbits the sun, most planets discovered beyond our solar sys...
November 8, 2025
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Japan In FocusHyogo: Air-Raid Shelter Turns Theater, Plans to Screen New Film from Next Spring
KASAI, Hyogo — A new short film will be screened at an air-raid shelter-turned-theater near a for...
November 8, 2025
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ScienceHornless Rhino Roamed Canadian High Arctic 23 Million Years Ago
About 23 million years ago, a species of rhinoceros — similar in size to the modern Indian rhino ...
November 8, 2025
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General News7,000 Cameras in Japan Compromised, Security Firm Finds
At least about 7,000 cameras installed in Japan can be openly accessed, a U.S. security company h...
November 8, 2025
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Japan In FocusTokushima: Silkworms Spin Thread onto Frames to Make Silk Fans
NARUTO, Tokushima — Sanyuan is a workshop where fans are crafted by raising silkworms on bamboo f...
November 8, 2025
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General NewsTokyo’s Off Limit Areas Becoming Popular for Tours
Tours of off-limit areas such as airports and plants around Tokyo have been garnering attention. ...
November 8, 2025
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ReutersPhilippines Warns of Deadly Storm Surges As Massive Typhoon Fung-wong Nears Super Typhoon Strength
MANILA - The Philippines’ weather bureau warned of life-threatening storm surges of up to five me...
November 8, 2025
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Asia-PacificSouth Korean Military Band Backs Out of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Festival to Be Held in Tokyo
The South Korean military band will not participate in the Japan Self-Defense Forces Marching Fes...
November 8, 2025
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General NewsMan Attacked by Bear in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, Suffers Non-Life-Threatening Injuries
NIIGATA — A man in his 30s was bitten by a bear in a ryokan inn parking lot in Yuzawa, Niigata Pr...
November 8, 2025