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7-Eleven Japan: Cuddly Fried Chicken Plushie!
7-Eleven Japan's Happy Kuji event features a giant fried chicken skewer plushie! Other prizes include blankets modeled after 7-Eleven's Gold Series frozen foods.
Source: SoraNews24
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Tokyo's cherry blossoms to pop in days; full bloom by month's end
Spending on 'hanami' parties likely to fall as people tighten purse strings
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Honda to pay suppliers as much as $10bn over scrapped EV models
Changing market environment pushes Japanese automaker to revamp strategy
Source: Nikkei Asia
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U.S. says it can provide 'reliable' energy supply to Asia-Pacific
Oil and gas prices have surged since U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran killed its supreme leader and plunged the Middle East into war.
Source: The Japan Times
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Bristol Myers Squibb to make immune cell cancer therapies in Japan
Nikon unit's facility will be first in Asia to handle entire manufacturing process
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Starbucks Japan’s Cream Puff Frappuccino is here! Did it make Friday the 13th lucky? [Taste test]
Our Frappuccino expert brushes aside fears of bad fortune to taste test two new drinks. Friday the 13th is supposed to be a day of ill portent, so we don’t think anyone could have blamed us if we’d si
Source: SoraNews24
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In Indonesia, grown men race the Japanese toys they once couldn't afford
Fans of Mini 4WD cars are rebuilding childhood obsessions into a thriving hobby and competition scene
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Rental car-medical insurance deal lures foreign tourists in Okinawa
Contract numbers top 40,000 as drivers see value in $15 a day coverage
Source: Nikkei Asia
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North Korea fires off barrage of around 10 ballistic missiles, Seoul says
The weapons traveled about 340 kilometers before landing outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.
Source: The Japan Times
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PayPay snubbed Japan for US after IPO success of SoftBank-backed Arm
Japanese payment app and UK chip designer share parent company and strategies
Source: Nikkei Asia
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