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General NewsJapan’s First Literature Vending Machine Installed at Museum in Tokyo; Machine Prints Short Pieces of Fiction Connected to Setagaya Line Train Stations
Japan’s first literary vending machine was installed at the Setagaya Literary Museum in Setagaya ...
October 28, 2025
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Travel SpotsOsmanthus Brings the Scent of Japanese Autumn to Tokyo
Walking through Tokyo’s streets this season, you may suddenly be drawn in by the scent of osmanth...
October 27, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Island to Produce Caviar Amid Declining Catches of Lobster Caused by Factors Such as Global Warming
Tokyo will begin producing locally farmed caviar on Kozushima Island amid the decline in the numb...
October 27, 2025
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Imperial FamilyEmperor Greets Trump Saying ‘Wonderful to See You Again’
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday, in his first visit to the country since r...
October 27, 2025
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EconomyNikkei Index Tops 50,000 in Historic 1st, Propelled by AI, Semiconductor Stocks
The Nikkei Stock Average exceeded 50,000 for the first time during the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s tra...
October 27, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentTrump Arrives in Japan in 1st Visit Since Return to White House, Set to Meet Takaichi for Summit (UPDATE1 )
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday, his first visit to the country since retu...
October 27, 2025
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Associated PressChina’s C919 Jet Faces Turbulent Skies Amid US-China Trade Tensions
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s ambition to challenge Boeing and Airbus with its own homegrown passenger...
October 27, 2025
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ReutersTrump Heads to Tokyo for Trade, Security Talks before Xi Summit
TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump departed for Tokyo on Monday, ...
October 27, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi Makes Diplomacy Debut at ASEAN Summit with Return to Abe’s Indo-Pacific Policy
KUALA LUMPUR — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reaffirmed the importance of promoting a free and op...
October 27, 2025
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SumoAonishiki Promoted to Sumo’s Sekiwake After Only 13 Tournaments, Breaks Record Set by Konishiki
Ukrainian Aonishiki continued his meteoric rise up the sumo rankings when he earned a record-fast...
October 27, 2025
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General NewsUnidentified Body Found with Claw Marks, Bite Wounds in Ichinoseki, Iwate Pref.; Police Suspect Bear Attack
An unidentified body with claw marks and bite wounds, possibly by from an animal, was found at a ...
October 27, 2025
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Washington PostI’m an Introvert. Here’s What I Learned from a Day with an Extroverted Dog.
Before I could even introduce myself, HayHay had licked nearly every inch of my face.
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Washington PostStudy Finds Mrna Coronavirus Vaccines Prolonged Life of Cancer Patients
Covid-19 vaccines, credited with saving millions of lives during the pandemic, set off a powerful...
October 27, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Has One Place He Doesn’t Want to Hear the ‘We Don’t Need You!’ Chant — at Home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani said there's one place he doesn't want to hear the “We don't nee...
October 27, 2025
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Asia-PacificChina, South Korea Wary of New Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s Conservative Stance
BEIJING/SEOUL — China and South Korea appear wary of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservative...
October 27, 2025