Most Read in 2023
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AI-generated Child Porn Floods Japan-based Website (Update 1)
A number of sexual images of children presumably generated by artificial intelligence have been post...November 12, 2023
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Japan Group Releases Images of ‘Likely UFOs’
FUKUSHIMA — International UFO Lab, an organization dedicated to the investigation of unidentified fl...June 27, 2023
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Atsushi Sakurai, ‘Buck-Tick’ Vocalist, Dies at 57
Atsushi Sakurai, vocalist of the rock band Buck-Tick, died Thursday of a brainstem hemorrhage at the...October 24, 2023
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Japanese Govt Set to Legalize Medical Marijuana
The government is poised to allow the use of medical marijuana to treat patients with intractable di...January 25, 2023
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Chinese N-plants Releasing Water Containing Tritium at Levels 6.5 Times Higher than Planned Fukushima Discharge
Chinese nuclear power plants have been releasing into the ocean water containing tritium at levels u...June 23, 2023
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‘Iron Chef’ Kenichi Chen Dies at Age 67
Chef Kenichi Chen, famous for his appearances on the popular TV series “Ryouri no Tetsujin” (Iron Ch...March 14, 2023
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China Plans to Ban Exports of Rare Earth Magnet Tech
BEIJING — China is considering banning the export of technologies used to produce high-performance r...April 5, 2023
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Typhoon Yun-yeung Expected to Make Landfall Friday Afternoon; Heavy Rainfall Expected in Tokai and Kanto Regions
Typhoon No. 13, also known as Typhoon Yun-yeung, is expected to make landfall in the Tokai region, i...September 7, 2023
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Japan Child Porn Websites Draw Overseas Users; Experts Seek Measures as Operators Defiant
Sexual images of children that were likely created by generative artificial intelligence are prolife...November 14, 2023
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China Quietly Shutting Out Foreign Makers of IT Equipment
The Chinese government has prepared an internal document instructing that all office-related equipme...July 7, 2023
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Child Allowances in Japan to be Expanded from Oct. 2024
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to expand child allowances next year, following Cab...June 15, 2023
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Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Kim Ju Ae May Be His Heir, South Korea Suspects; North Korea Reportedly Calls Her ‘Female General’
South Korea is looking into whether the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being groomed...December 5, 2023
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Putin Suspends Russian Participation in Nuclear Pact with U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia is suspending its participation in a treaty aimed ...February 21, 2023
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Kabuki Star Ennosuke Found Dazed at Home; Parents Dead; Suicide-Like Note Found
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke, 47, was found in a dazed state at the home he shared with his parent...May 18, 2023
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British-born Herbalist Venetia Stanley-Smith Dies at 72
Venetia Stanley-Smith, a British-born herbalist and the author of popular books on living in harmon...June 25, 2023
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Model Jessica Michibata Held for Alleged MDMA Possession
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested model Jessica Michibata on suspicion of violating th...March 20, 2023
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(Update 1) TV Personality Ryuchell Found Dead in Suspected Suicide
TV personality Ryuchell was found unconscious in the office of an entertainment agency in Shibuya Wa...July 12, 2023
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Japan to Ease Mask-wearing Guidelines on March 13
The government has announced to ease mask-wearing guidelines on March 13, with the decision on wheth...February 11, 2023
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Tokyo’s Nezu Shrine Hosts Riot of Colorful Azaleas
Red and pink azaleas have reached peak bloom at Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. The annual Bunky...April 11, 2023
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Snow Man’s Ren Meguro Melts Hearts with Hot Acting
Standing a statuesque 1.80-plus meters tall with good looks to match, Ren Meguro, a member of boy ba...April 14, 2023
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