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Manga & AnimeJapan Govt. Eyes AI-Based System for Detecting Pirate Manga Sites, with ¥100 Mil. Earmarked in Draft Supplementary Budget
The government aims to realize the use of a system utilizing AI that automatically detects websit...
November 30, 2025
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General NewsOsaka Expo May Be Over But Mascot Myaku-Myaku Still Popular
OSAKA — The official mascot of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, Myaku-Myaku, continues to remain popul...
November 29, 2025
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PerspectivesPeople Keep Loved Ones’ Ashes Close in Special Jewelry, Small Urns as Unique Way to Memorialize Them
With the increase in nuclear families, there is a growing interest in a more personal form of mem...
November 29, 2025
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Crime & CourtsProsecutors to Drop Charges for Harm to Fetus, Aim to Use Investigation Results in Indictment over Mother’s Death
NAGOYA — Prosecutors have decided to drop charges of negligent driving against a woman for causin...
November 29, 2025
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Japan In FocusVolunteers Experience Apple Picking in Aomori Prefecture; Event Is Funded by Local Cider Maker Nikka Whisky Distilling
HIROSAKI, Aomori — The latest edition of a farming volunteer tour organized by Hirosaki City in A...
November 29, 2025
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Japan In FocusKanazawa Welcomes Tourists with Cleanup Event, Around 80 Local Residents Join Annual Beautification Event
KANAZAWA — With the snow crab fishing season heralding a rise in tourism over the winter, a prepa...
November 29, 2025
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Japan In FocusOsaka: Coins Pass Annual Test at Japan Mint
OSAKA — An annual test to verify that Japanese coins have been made to required weight standards ...
November 29, 2025
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Travel SpotsImperial Palace’s Inui-dori Street Opens to Public for Autumn Foliage in Central Tokyo
The Imperial Palace’s Inui-dori street was opened to the public from Saturday. The annual event g...
November 29, 2025
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CompaniesWith Demand for Electricity Expected to Rise in Hokkaido, Tomari N-Plant Restart Likely to Ensure Stable Power Supply
SAPPORO — The process to restart the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclea...
November 29, 2025
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CompaniesANA Cancels 95 Domestic Flights Due to Software Issue Affecting Airbus A320
All Nippon Airways said Saturday morning that it had canceled 95 domestic flights to update softw...
November 29, 2025
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Japan In FocusYamaguchi: University Hospital Gives Locals Peer Behind Curtain, Showing Surgical Robot Demonstration
UBE, Yamaguchi — Yamaguchi University Hospital in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, recently held a spec...
November 29, 2025
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Manga & AnimeJapanese Anime Event Starts in Shanghai Amid Tensions between Govts
SHANGHAI (Jiji Press) — An experience-oriented event featuring popular Japanese anime such as “On...
November 29, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSurvey: 76％ in Japan Value Ties with South Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A record 76% of people in Japan see it important to promote relations with S...
November 29, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s Police Agency to Distribute Rifles to Prefectural Forces in Response to Increase in Bear Attacks
The National Police Agency will distribute 44 rifles and bullets suited for the culling of bears ...
November 29, 2025
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Other SportsMaruyama Wins in Falun for 3rd Straight Cup Victory
Japan’s Nozomi Maruyama continued her sizzling start to the Olympic season in ski jumping, leapin...
November 29, 2025