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Manga & AnimeIntimate Tokyo Cafe Venue, Akasaka Roman, with Live Anime Song Performances Attracts Fans From Home, Abroad
A Tokyo cafe for live performances of anison (anime songs) is gaining popularity among fans of an...
July 11, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentUpper House Election: Women Still Disproportionate in Diet 80 Years After Suffrage Win; Walls Remain High for Women to Participate in Politics
The upcoming House of Councillors election will be held in a milestone year as it is the 80th ann...
July 11, 2025
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Crime & CourtsCambodian Compounds Allegedly Serve as Fraud Bases; Chinese Crime Syndicates Believed to Be Operating Massive Scam Centers
A string of Japanese nationals have recently been unmasked and are now suspected of having been i...
July 11, 2025
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ScienceUndersea Magma, Water May Be Inducing Quakes Around Tokara Islands; Lack of Instruments Nearby Limits Data
The detailed mechanism for the succession of earthquakes occurring off the Tokara Islands in Kago...
July 10, 2025
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General NewsTokyo’s Nerima Ward Marks 110 Millimeters of Rain in 1 Hour; Heavy Rain and Flood Warnings Issued in Capital
Heavy rain fell primarily in the northern Kanto and Tohoku regions on Thursday afternoon, with 11...
July 10, 2025
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Associated PressMini Creations by Swedish Artists ‘Anonymouse’ Go from Street to Museum
LUND, Sweden (AP) — After nine years scurrying in the shadows, the two-person Swedish street art ...
July 10, 2025
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Crime & CourtsIndian Man Arrested for Riding Bicycle on Tohoku Expressway Under the Influence; Police Believe He Rode About 800 Meters
UTSUNOMIYA — A 25-year-old Indian national was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of riding a bicy...
July 10, 2025
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Washington PostIn Expanding Trade War, Trump Digs U.S. into a Geopolitical Hole
On Monday, the White House launched new salvos in its widening trade wars. President Donald Trump...
July 10, 2025
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (7/11-7/17)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. Vie...
July 10, 2025
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Washington PostCamp Mystic Had a Disaster Plan before the Flood — but Questions Linger
Texas state officials inspected Camp Mystic and certified it had a disaster plan in place two day...
July 10, 2025
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ScienceAstronomers Get Picture of Aftermath of Double Detonation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event...
July 10, 2025
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Washington PostTrump’s Crackdown on Renewable Energy Has Just Begun
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday evening ordering his administration to cr...
July 10, 2025
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BaseballGiants Town Stadium Hosts First Official Summer High School Baseball Game
Giants Town Stadium, the recently opened home of the Yomiuri Giants’ farm team, hosted an officia...
July 10, 2025
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ScienceAstronaut Wakata Tests Artemis Lunar Spacesuit for NASA; Outfit Made by Axiom Space, Inc. Eyed for Use in 2027
WASHINGTON — Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata has participated in the first test of a spacesuit b...
July 10, 2025
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TechnologyZurich Researchers Lead Rare Earth E-Waste Recycling
GENEVA (Reuters) — Researchers at ETH University in Zurich have developed a new method to efficie...
July 10, 2025