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- Japan Govt May Fully Cover Local Losses from Consumption Tax Cut
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- Japan PM Takaichi rejects criticism over revised Imperial House Law
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- Kumamoto Quake Victims Begin Moving into Temporary Housing
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- Japan Trade Minister, USTR Reaffirm Tariff Cap Arrangement
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- Takaichi Seen Retaining Motegi, Katayama in Cabinet Reshuffle
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- Norway Sovereign Fund Planning to Hike JGB Holdings
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- (Update 2) Level 5 Landslide Warning Briefly Issued to Southwestern Japan Town
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- Level 5 Landslide Warning Issued to Southwestern Japan Town
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- Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study
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- Japan's Toei denies issuing licenses for "Dragon Ball" theme park in France
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- Kyodo News Digest: Sept. 5, 2026
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- Blocks installed by local gov't in Osaka criticized as hostile architecture
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- Highest landslide warning issued for Yakushima Island, southwestern Japan
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- Level 5 Emergency Warning for landslides in Yakushima Town Kagoshima Pref.
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- Torrential rain hits southwestern Japan
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- Japan, U.S. to advance investment cooperation under 2025 trade deal
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- Japan: 60% of eco-friendly product labels lack clarity
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- High risk of rain-triggered disasters in Japan's southern Kyushu
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- Budget requests for fiscal 2027 hit record high 143 tril. yen
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- Autumn delicacy salmon fetches record price at auction in northern Japan
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- Uber, city near Mt. Fuji join hands in measures against overtourism
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- New Ginza Mirai Museum to Showcase Anime, Manga Culture
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- Imperial Collections Museum to Fully Reopen Nov. 3
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- S. Korean Parliament Speaker Highlights Future, History with Japan
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- BREAKING NEWS: Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi likely to be retained in Cabinet reshuffle
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- Japan to Begin Pilot Project to Help Local Govts Tackle Bear Issues
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- Japan Defense Ministry Stresses Importance of AI Use
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- BOJ to Consider Rate Hike in Earnest at Sept. 17-18 Meeting
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- Slowing Typhoon No. 24 to remain near Okinawa through Sept. 8
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- Quad Officials Agree to Continue Dialogue toward Summit
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- Japan to Designate Heavy Rains in Hokuriku for More State Aid
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- Realistic Robotic Penguins Popular at Wakayama Theme Park
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- ‘Bitter’ lessons from 1989 behind Akihito’s wish to downsize funeral
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- Danjuro brings Kabuki pose to Venice red carpet
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- Japan's Koizumi Rules Out Hiring Foreigners for SDF
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- Late Japanese Researcher Wins Ig Nobel Prize for Nose-Blowing
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- Japan Panel to Mull Limiting Use of Civil Trial Evidence
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- 272 lost pet reports filed after M7.1 Kumamoto quake, less than half found
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- (Update) Japan FY 2027 Budget Requests Hit Record 143 T. Yen
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- Japan to Launch National Esports Competition
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- Taiwanese actor apologizes over Japan national treasure vandalism
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- Yen hits month-high vs. dollar on outlook for BOJ rate hike
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- Japan average minimum wage marks 2nd largest yearly hike
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- Japan Household Spending Down 3.6 Pct in July
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- FEATURE: Bhutan's matsutake emerge as hidden treasure for Japanese buyers
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- Japan FY 2027 Budget Requests Hit Record 143 T. Yen
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- Japan FY 2027 budget requests hit record 143 tril. yen amid fiscal concerns
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- Japan Crown Prince, Crown Princess to Attend Late Norway King's Funeral
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- Late Japanese researcher wins Ig Nobel Prize for nose-blowing
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- Kyodo News Digest: Sept. 4, 2026
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- Japan to Downsize Emperor Emeritus Akihito's Funeral Rite
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- Imperial Palace eyed for former emperor's farewell ceremony
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- Heavy rainfall expected in western to eastern Japan in coming days
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- Takaichi May Reshuffle Cabinet, LDP Leadership Sept. 16-18
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- Japan's ruling party secretary general likely to stay on in execs reshuffle
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- Osaka Court Orders TEPCO to Pay 90 M. Yen for Nuclear Evacuations
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- Japan Decides 210,000-Ton Rice Buyback to Replenish Stockpiles
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- Japan Developing GPS-Based App to Locate Nationals Overseas
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- Japan, U.S., Australia to Start Drill on Invasion Scenario
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- Parts of eastern Japan may have heavy rain from Thursday
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- Manga Artist Kurumada Says Ex-Manager, Others Embezzled 4.6 B. Yen
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- Panel Calls for Remote Analysis of "Tokuryu" Communications
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- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unveils its combat drones
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- Japanese Fibromyalgia Patient Seeks Greater Awareness, Understanding
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- Putin blaming Japan for worsening ties "unacceptable": Japan gov't
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- Osaka to lease land to USJ for theme park’s first major expansion
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Manga artist Kurumada says ex-assistant stole 4.6 billion yen
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Lake Biwako fireworks festival unravels, refunds nowhere in sight
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- FOCUS: Japan's debt jitters press Takaichi to rethink fiscal stimulus policy
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- OPINION: Supporters of disabled should always question own sense of righteousness
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- Red snow crab season opens in western Japan
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- Chats show ministry helped tone down mail scandal response
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- Bessent Questions Japan's Economic Policy in May: Report
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- Nikkei briefly plunges 3% on higher bond yields, Middle East conflict
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- Japan to Subsidize Community Efforts to Prevent Child Suicides
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- No Means of Relief if Nuclear Weapons Used: Hidankyo Member
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- BOJ Policymaker Calls for "Nimble" Rate Hikes
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- Kyodo News Digest: Sept. 2, 2026
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- Fire destroys shopping street near Ise Jingu shrine
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- Japan's Takaichi Vows to Strengthen Defense Capabilities
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- Japan PM vows to speed up AI, unmanned defense asset introduction
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- (Update) U.S. Treasury Chief Urges Japan to End Reflationary Policy
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- G20 Finance Heads Urge End to Imbalance-Fueling Nonmarket Policies
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- Mitsubishi Motors unveils revived Pajero model after 7 yr hiatus
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- BOJ to Discuss Rate Hike at Every Meeting: Governor Ueda
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- Northern Japan rain triggers landslide, flood warnings
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- Lack of Media Coverage Concern for Some Quake-Hit Kumamoto Areas
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- Putin Blames Japan for Worsening Ties: Tass
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- BOJ to debate rate rise, inflation much closer to 2% target: governor
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- U.S. Treasury Chief Backs Action to Address Weak Yen
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- A-bomb survivors' group decries "absolute evil" of nukes at U.N. confab
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- Matchmaking Events for People with Same Surname Emerge in Japan
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- Japan youth messengers call on world to reduce risks of AI-powered military
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- Japan Crown Prince Visits 2 Hospitals in Quake-Hit Kumamoto
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- Russia Voices Concern over Japan-U.S.-Australia Drills
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- Japan, 4 Central, Eastern European Nations Affirm AI Cooperation
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- Japan, Poland agree to coordinate support for Ukraine recovery
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- Hope Still Held for Japanese Family A Week after Nepal Floods
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- Japan PM Seeks Nepal's Cooperation in Search of 5 Japanese
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- Japan Crown Prince, Crown Princess to Attend Late Norway King's Funeral
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- First Japanese person in space, Akiyama Toyohiro, dies at 84
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- Fish-Fruit Pairings Catching On as Novel Way to Spur Demand
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- INTERVIEW: Investors Rediscovering Japan's Competitiveness
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- IN PHOTOS: Japan's Disaster Prevention Day drills
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- Toyohiro Akiyama, 1st Japanese to Travel to Space, Dies at 84
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- Shelter for Families with Kids Opens after Kumamoto Earthquake
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- Japan, U.S. agree to intensify cooperation in space transport business
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- Disaster Prevention Day: Govt. drill focuses on mega-quake scenario
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- Rice buyback set at 210,000 tons to replenish nation’s stockpile
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan Govt to Buy Back 210,000 Tons of Rice after Stockpile Release
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- New traffic rule takes effect in Japan, lowering speed limit for local roads
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- Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance to seek new path after giving up merger
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- Japan's Top Court to Test AI Use in Civil Trials
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- Japanese Architect Kuma Wins Int'l Award
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- Japan Foreign Ministry Sets Up Cyber Security Policy Division
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- Caution advised against heat and localized heavy rain in western, eastern Japan
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- City in Ibaraki open to survey request for nuclear waste
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan to Steps Up Fight against Investment Fraud with AI
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- ADB President Kanda Given 2nd Term
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- German chip sector seeks Japan ties to reshape supply chain amid China risk
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- Japan Govt Conducts Drill for Japan, Chishima Trench Quakes
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- JAPAN BIZ: Frozen "bento" delivery services gaining traction, witness market grow
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- OPINION: Japan must stay firm on Russia pressure, step up Ukraine support
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- (Update) Katayama, Bessent Affirm Importance of Orderly Yen Movements
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- G20 Finance Leaders Kick Off Meeting in U.S.
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- Toyohiro Akiyama, 1st Japanese to go to space, dies at 84
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- Japan 10-year gov't bond yield hits 3.0%, highest since Oct. 1996
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- Japan 10-year govt. bond yield hits highest in almost 30 years
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- 2001 Fire Victims Remembered at Tokyo's Kabukicho
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- Luxury train with French dining car to launch in central Japan
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- Quake-damaged part of expressway in Kumamoto to take at least 2 yrs to fix
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- Nearly half of households in Japan unprepared for disaster: survey
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- Bessent Expects Japan to Take Steps to Prop Up Yen
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- Japan, U.S. Finance Chiefs Meet on Sidelines of G20 Meeting
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- Kyodo News Digest: Sept. 1, 2026
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- Visitors to Kumamoto Castle after quake reopening half level of year before
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- Easy Japanese in Focus as Way to Deliver Info to Foreigners
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- Japan, U.S. finance chiefs hold talks amid yen's stubborn weakness
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- New domestic boarding facility opens at Tokyo's Haneda Airport
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- 90-year-old bodybuilder claims victory in over-85 category in Japan
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- Japan, Belgium Defense Chiefs Agree to Deepen Security Ties
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- Japan Tax Reform Requests Focus on Growth Investments
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- Japan FY 2027 Budget Requests Likely to Top 143 T. Yen
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- Competitors race across floating logs in Tokushima
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- (Update) Japan's CRA, CDP, Komeito Confirm Merger Cancellation
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- Japan urges Nepal to step up search for 5 nationals missing after floods
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- (Update) Japan Govt Asks Eastern City to Accept N-Waste Site Survey
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- Hitachiomiya residents oppose survey for nuclear waste disposal site
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- Japanese Prisons Promoting Dialogue with Citizens
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- Japan Defense Ministry Eyes Record 8.9-T.-Yen Budget for FY 2027
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- Japan Foreign Min. Seeks 1.2-T.-Yen Budget for FY 2027
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- Ministry group chat: Delay the release of Japan Post scandal info
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan to beef up its defense with drones, AI and missiles
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan's CRA, CDP, Komeito Confirm Merger Cancellation
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- Japan Govt Asks Eastern City to Accept N-Waste Site Survey
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- Japan FY 2027 budget requests to hit new high of about 143 tril. yen
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- Japan's Oldest Person Dies at 115
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- Large fire spreads in central Japan shopping district near Ise Jingu shrine
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- TEPCO Begins 5th Round of FY 2026 Treated Water Discharges
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- Osaka, Hokkaido Sign Secondary Capital Cooperation Pact
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- Prices of 4,923 Food, Beverage Items to Rise in Japan in Sept.
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- 35 Pct of Young Unmarrieds in Japan Have No Wish to Marry
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- Competitors catch prawns with bare hands in western Japan contest
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- After helping flood victims, worker in Fukui became one
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- Japan's oldest person, 115-year-old woman from Nara Prefecture, dies
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- Japan to Give Schools More Discretion over Class Hours
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- Japan's government panel compiles proposals for new school curriculum guidelines
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- Govt. to ask city northeast of Tokyo to allow nuclear waste disposal survey
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- Poll: 55% support food tax cut; 77% want funding source stated
The Asahi Shimbun
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- OPINION: Disaster misinformation raises stakes for Japan's social media users
Kyodo News
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- Japan to Lower Residential Road Speed Limit to 30 kph Tues.
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- Nippon Paper asks for rivals' help after plant damaged
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- Japan's Industrial Output Up 0.1 pct in July
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- No. of food items to see price hikes in Japan to more than triple in Sept.
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- Japan survey finds support for child social media limits, teens less keen
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- OPINION: Consumption tax should not be cut, could trigger Japan gov't bond downgrade
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- Truck-car head-on collision leaves 3 dead, 3 injured in western Japan
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- 35% of unmarried youth in Japan say they do not plan to marry: survey
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- Countries gear up to create lunar standard time amid global race on Moon
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- Fake data may activate Japan's emergency alert: expert
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- Japan gov't eyes Hitachiomiya as survey site for nuclear waste disposal
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- Japan centrist opposition alliance may break up as members eye departure
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- Much of Japan forecast to swelter again on Monday
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- ASIA WATCH: Japan university helps Bhutan fight gastric cancer
Kyodo News
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- (Update) Kagawa Governor Ikeda Wins Re-election
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- Kagawa Governor Ikeda Certain to Win Re-election
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- Visitor's belongings emit smoke at Tokyo Disneyland, none hurt
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- (Update 2) Level 5 Heavy Rain Warnings Briefly Issued for 3 Fukui Cities
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- Japan-S. Korea Panel Launched to Address Low-Birthrate Issues
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- Cat stationmaster gives hope to struggling Japan railway to draw visitors
Kyodo News
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- (Update) Level 5 Heavy Rain Warnings Briefly Issued for 3 Fukui Cities
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- 18,000 fireworks illuminate the sky over northern Japanese city
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- Level 5 Heavy Rain Warnings Issued for 3 Cities in Fukui Pref.
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- Emergency Warning for heavy rain in Fukui Pref. lowered to Level 4
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- Plushies spending nights at Japan museums gain traction
Kyodo News
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- Asian Games: Japanese coaches build bridges through sport
Kyodo News
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- Kyodo News Digest: Aug. 30, 2026
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- Special heavy rain warning issued for areas in Fukui, central Japan
Kyodo News
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- FEATURE: Traditional crafts artisans team up in Kyoto-Vienna exhibits
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- Level 5 Emergency Warning for heavy rain issued for 3 cities in Fukui Prefecture
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