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Sea of Japan coast braces for heavy snow as Tokyo set to see accumulations
A winter pressure pattern was expected to hit the areas along the Sea of Japan coast particularly hard overnight and into Sunday.
Source: The Japan Times
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Takaichi counts on her popularity to help her party win Sunday's election
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is leveraging her popularity to help her party win Sunday's snap election as she pushes her right-wing agenda to boost her country's economy and…
Source: Japan Today
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Downloads of 39-year-old Guns N’ Roses song increase 12,166 percent thanks to Gundam
Gundam and Roses. With Japanese animation having become a very big business, the promotional blitz for theatrical anime regularly includes hyping up the movie’s ending theme. It’ll play in the backgro
Source: SoraNews24
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Scammers' abandoned Cambodia compound exposes brutality and banality of fraud
A visit to a bombed-out compound near the Thai-Cambodian border offered a look into the fraud that has fleeced billions of dollars from victims globally.
Source: The Japan Times
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U.N. to give sanction exemptions on North Korea aid projects
Analysts say the move would allow those groups to provide humanitarian aid, such as nutritional supplements, medical equipment and water purification systems, to North Korea.
Source: The Japan Times
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Family Mart releases huge range of cute sweets for Cat Day in Japan
Convenience store chain wants us to bite into paw pads and cat tails in this limited-edition 17-piece collection. In Japan, cats are held in such high regard that they even have their own day dedicat
Source: SoraNews24
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Skiing in Japan: A Beginner’s Guide
Winter sports in Japan may seem intimidating to the newbie, but they don't have to be. Here are the basics of what you need to know about skiing in Japan.
Source: Savvy Tokyo
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A robot joins the team at a fast-food restaurant, but in an unlikely city in northern Japan
OriHime arrives at a local Mos Burger to test the future of inclusive work. For technological experiments, Morioka is probably not the first choice that people would think of—in fact, you’d be hard-pr
Source: SoraNews24
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She’s upending Japanese politics with two words: ‘I’m pregnant’
Hikaru Fujita is a standout in a country where expectant mothers rarely enter national politics.
Source: The Japan Times
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Social media-savvy teens given chance to spot fake news in Japan election campaign
Social media-savvy, young swing voters are emerging as a key demographic for political parties and some digital platformers are trying to curb the adverse impact of disinformation and…
Source: Japan Today
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