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2 more arrested in case of burned bodies found outside Tokyo
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Japan PM Kishida leaves for trip to France, South America
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Town begins work to block Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists
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Vacant homes in Japan at record 9 million, with single elderly on rise
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Heatstroke among cats on the rise; some pointers from Japan vet
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'We were told to target foreigners': Ex-officer on systematic racial profiling by Japan police
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Foreigner hotel stays in Japan surges 68% to record high in March
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More men in Japan becoming fathers at 40 and beyond, highlighting need for support
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Japan likely conducted forex intervention worth around 5 tril. yen
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Quake-hit Japan businesses at risk of losing many foreign interns
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Bear attacks truck on forest road in Hokkaido, police call for caution
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Spring winds breathe life into carp streamers at central Japan city's 40th 'koinobori' fest
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Renowned Japanese wedding dress designer Yumi Katsura dies at 94
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Editorial: Gov't, businesses' neglect of people has cost Japan 30 years of stagnation
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Japan
- Kishida says no plan to dissolve Diet after defeat in by-elections
- Ex-baton team coach arrested over alleged lewd acts with teen member in Kyoto
- Man found dead in east Japan apartment, police searching for suspect who fled scene
- Japan to trial AI scheme for spotting bears as attacks on humans rise
- Taiwan leaders affirm friendship with Japan ruling party lawmakers
- 100-meter Godzilla 'destroys' Tokyo gov't office in projection mapping display
World
- A look at the protests of the war in Gaza that have emerged at US colleges
- China implements law to strengthen control on state secrets
- What is the International Criminal Court and why it has Israeli officials worried
- Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave
- Taiwan leaders affirm friendship with Japan ruling party lawmakers
- US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance
Business
- Tokyo stocks fall on weak Wall St., before Fed policy outcome
- Foreigner hotel stays in Japan surges 68% to record high in March
- G7 agrees to phase out coal power by 2035 but gives leeway
- IMF revises up Asia-Pacific growth outlook to 4.5% from 4.2%
- Japan job availability down to 1.29 in FY 2023, 1st fall in 3 yrs
- Japan likely conducted forex intervention worth around 5 tril. yen
Sports
- Judo: 5-time Olympic medalist Ryoko Tani gives pep talk to Japanese team
- Dodgers play an entire game without striking out once for the first time since 2006
- Baseball: Roki Sasaki outpitches Hiroya Miyagi, leads Lotte over Orix
- Uzbekistan and Japan qualify for men's Olympic soccer by reaching U23 Asian Cup final
- Basketball: Rui Hachimura, Lakers season ends in playoff loss to Nuggets
- How to watch and what to expect in the 150th Kentucky Derby
Arts & Entertainment
- Documentary focuses on man behind a cruelly bizarre 1990s Japanese reality show
- 100-meter Godzilla 'destroys' Tokyo gov't office in projection mapping display
- Foreign visitors pan Japan's Aichi Pref. for lack of nightlife: survey
- Easy Japanese news in translation: Tulip fair in Toyama Prefecture running until May 5
- Japanese firm aims to spread new baseball game for everyone
- The Rolling Stones show no signs of slowing down as they begin their latest tour with Texas show
Lifestyle & Health
- Many women in Japan say visiting own parents on holidays refreshing, but not in-laws
- Tour boats flock to giant spring whirlpools in western Japan's Naruto Strait
- 'Maternity leave cookies' spark online storm in Japan over lack of consideration
- Don't let the bedbugs bite! Tips to find and repel pests as Japan's 'Golden Week' begins
- Japan Akita dog society issues digital pedigree certificates to combat forgery
- Protected wild animals in Tokyo munching through saplings of low-pollen cedars
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