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Japan's FamilyMart convenience stores eye delivery cuts as oil shock hits home

Aeon shopping malls step up installation of energy-efficient air conditioners

Caution urged in Japan when using secondhand products amid safety risks

Accidents involving secondhand products have risen alongside more people using flea market apps to save money as consumer inflation continues.

Prudential Life Insurance suspends sales for additional 180 days

The Japanese insurer has received more complaints related to alleged misuse of customer funds.

Chinese navy brushes past Okinawa islands after Japanese transit in Taiwan Strait

China said a group of its naval vessels, including a destroyer, passed through a waterway ‌between two islands administered by the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa on Wednesday as…

Two ex-convicts arrested over Yokohama home invasion robbery

Police are also investigating their possible involvement in nearly 10 over similar incidents, including some involving sexual assault.

How would you assess Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first six months in office?

Minister's offering at Yasukuni first shrine visit by Takaichi Cabinet member

Economic growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi signed a visitor's book as a minister and offered a tamagushi sacred tree branch at his own expense.

Number of immigrants in EU reaches record high of 64.2 million in 2025, study shows

The number of immigrants residing in ‌the European Union climbed to a record high of 64.2 million in 2025, up about ‌2.1 million from a year ⁠earlier, according…

Chelsea loses again and Champions League hopes hang by a thread

Chelsea's season slumped deeper into crisis after a 3-0 defeat to Brighton on Tuesday left its hopes of Champions League qualification hanging by a thread. The result leaves…

Starbucks Coffee Craft

People line up for the new concentrated beverage product, "Starbucks Coffee Craft" in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Tuesday. This is the first time the cold beverage has been…