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Is covering your entire upper body with cooling strips enough to fend off Japan’s summer heat?
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Pokémon comes to McDonald’s Japan for new Happy Meals toys, brings every generation’s starters
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Japan’s favorite popsicles add multilingual packaging to better connect with foreign tourists
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Japan’s Super Volunteer, 86-year-old Haruo Obata, heads to the Kumamoto earthquake site
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7-Eleven Japan rethinks convenience store sandwiches with a wild new choc-mint variety
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Japanese popsicle experiment says eating one before going outside in summer helps keep you cool
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We tried Starbucks Japan’s new coffee for people who don’t drink coffee
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2 August 2026 | 5:30 pm
7-Eleven Japan adds new chocolate fruit gummies to its sweets range, but are they worth the hype?
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2 August 2026 | 3:00 pm
Japanese vending machine sells freshly squeezed lemon juice with a futuristic light show
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Japan defense report calls for stronger industrial base, arms exports
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Tokyo stocks rise on buybacks of AI, semiconductor-related shares
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Japan, Mexico agree to boost energy cooperation amid Middle East tensions
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4 August 2026 | 8:08 am
Gov't to use over ¥20 bil from reserve funds to support quake-hit area
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4 August 2026 | 7:37 am
U.S. to close consulates in Canada, Japan (Nagoya) and Indonesia, sources say
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Kyoto's major Buddhist temple welcomes 100 new priests, including children
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4 August 2026 | 8:00 am
Japan proposes tougher income, pension rules for permanent residency
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4 August 2026 | 7:13 am
Toyota April-June net profit rises 75.6% to 1.48 tril. yen
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