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• Improvement of Japanese Language Schools Lags Rise in Foreigners

  As the number of foreigners living in Japan has hit a record high, it has become urgent to improv...

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  #Aichi #Foreign Residents

• Japan’s Test-Takers in Sapporo Offered Special Accommodation Arrangements Due to Surge in Demand from Arashi Concertgoers

  As the popular J-pop idol group Arashi are scheduled to visit Sapporo in March as part of their l...

  March 1, 2026

  

  #Hokkaido

• Rental Lab Space in Tokyo Area More Than Doubles Since 2010, Offering Opportunities for Companies with Limited Resources

  Rental laboratories in the Tokyo metropolitan area have been on the rise, more than doubling in s...

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  #Tokyo

• Japanese Shipping Giants Halt Strait of Hormuz Transit as Iran Conflict Raises Fears Over Oil Supply

  Major Japanese shipping companies have suspended navigation through the Strait of Hormuz followin...

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• U.S. Launches Attacks on Iran: Avoid Escalation of Conflict by Any Means / Concerns Raised over Unrestrained Use of Force

  The United States and Israel have launched attacks on Iran and killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayat...

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• Parents of Japanese Teen Shot in U.S. Strive for Gun Control

  On the flight back to Japan from the United States, Mieko Hattori, then 44, realized she was the ...

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• Sawtooth Roof Factory Stands as Monument to Ashikaga Textile History in Tochigi Pref., Japan

  ASHIKAGA, Tochigi — A striking sawtooth roofline and imposing red-brick walls define the Tochisen...

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  #Tochigi

• Disinformation Spreads About Team Mirai, Ballot Readers; Online Posts Falsely Claim Fraud in Feb. 8 Election

  False claims that a political party and a municipal ballot counting system were involved in fraud...

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  #Lower House Election

• Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Says Rate Hikes Likely to Continue

  TOKYO, March 2 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Monday the central ...

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• Japanese Government Bonds Rally, Yields Tumble as Iran Strikes Spur Haven Demand

  TOKYO, March 2 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds jumped on Monday, driving yields sharply low...

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• Asahi Breweries to Stage Comeback with New Product in April; Company Hopes to Revive Brewery with ‘Asahi Gold’

  Asahi Breweries, Ltd. has announced that it will release a new beer product on April 14 in an eff...

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• What to Know about the Latest US-Israeli Attacks on Iran

  The U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggered retal...

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• Firefly Squid Fishing Begins, Fetching Record Price of ¥50,500 Per Kg; 2nd Lowest Haul Since 2008 (UPDATE 1)　

  Fishermen land the year’s first catch of firefly squid off Namerikawa, Toyama Prefecture, on Sund...

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  #Toyama

• US, Israel Pound Iran as Trump Signals Willingness to Talk to New Leadership after Khamenei’s Death

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on Sunday, dro...

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• Meitetsu Department Store Closes in Nagoya after 71 Years

  Nagoya (Jiji Press) — The main store of Meitetsu Department Store Co., a landmark at Nagoya Stati...

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  #Nagoya

• After Epstein Revelations, Europe Vows Accountability While U.S. Holds Back

  As the U.S. Justice Department demurs from new inquiries linked to the Epstein files, the approac...

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• Armed Man Shot and Killed inside Mar-a-Lago Perimeter, Secret Service Says

  U.S. Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man who ent...

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