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8 August 2026 | 11:05 pm
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8 August 2026 | 11:00 pm
Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but not enough to open waterway
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8 August 2026 | 10:43 pm
U.S. says China’s Scarborough Shoal claim ‘destabilizing’ region
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8 August 2026 | 10:43 pm
A Yukio Mishima stage adaptation pulls genre-bending strings
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8 August 2026 | 6:40 am
Russia’s only anti-war party eyes support boost at elections
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8 August 2026 | 6:33 am
Exodus: West Bank hardships drive out Palestinian Christians
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8 August 2026 | 6:20 am
Former Carp catcher wishes for peace 81 years after atomic bomb
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8 August 2026 | 6:03 am
India’s ‘cockroach’ protest movement keeps heat on Modi
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8 August 2026 | 5:05 am
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
A sociology professo...
8 August 2026 | 4:55 am
Typhoon Dolphin hits Okinawa, with China shutting ports ahead of landfall
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8 August 2026 | 4:43 am
This Japanese chopping board sanitising bag might be the handy kitchen gadget we never knew we needed
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8 August 2026 | 4:00 pm
Tired of city life? Try out Japanese rural life for a few days on an active volcano in Kagoshima
Escape Tokyo to harv...
8 August 2026 | 1:00 pm
Bandai looking to introduce Japanese government ID checks for admission to card game events
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8 August 2026 | 5:00 am
New Japanese vending machine at Shinkansen station sells cups of ice on platform
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8 August 2026 | 1:00 am
Japanese toilet aims to attract foreign tourists but not everybody is happy about it
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7 August 2026 | 5:30 pm
End of a manga era as Weekly Shonen Jump’s circulation drops under one million
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7 August 2026 | 3:00 pm
Studio Ghibli unveils new finger puppets featuring anime characters from My Neighbour Totoro
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7 August 2026 | 1:00 pm
Anime fan in Japan arrested for ordering and cancelling over 4.3 billion yen in anime merch
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7 August 2026 | 5:00 am
7-Eleven Japan rethinks convenience store drinks with new Grilled Corn Chilled Soup Smoothie
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7 August 2026 | 3:00 am
Beautiful Totoro bonsai figure needs no watering, makes soothing rain showers whenever you want
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7 August 2026 | 1:00 am
Japanese convenience store Lawson now has stir-fried noodle-cooking robot chefs
Lawson expands the t...
6 August 2026 | 5:30 pm
Starbucks Japan teams up with Traveler’s Company for new stationery and goods collection
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6 August 2026 | 3:00 pm
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Play Space for Children Set Up at Kumamoto Quake Shelter
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8 August 2026 | 11:00 pm
Volunteer Activities Fully Start in Quake-Hit Kumamoto
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8 August 2026 | 12:43 pm
Prince Hisahito Helps Make Breakfast at Nippon Scout Jamboree
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Holiday exodus begins in Japan, heavier congestion than 2025 predicted
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8 August 2026 | 11:00 am
Japanese teens explore Taiwan's chip industry at summer camp
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8 August 2026 | 10:00 am
Japan eyes enhancing Japanese language support for foreign children
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8 August 2026 | 9:30 am
Baseball: Murakami blasts 25th homer as White Sox lose 4 straight
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8 August 2026 | 9:00 am
Shnaider upsets Pegula to book Toronto quarter-final with Swiatek
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8 August 2026 | 10:36 pm
Fijian rugby player, 26, dies after suspected heatstroke at training in Japan
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8 August 2026 | 8:44 pm
Over 1,200 disaster relief volunteers enter quake-hit Kumamoto
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8 August 2026 | 8:42 pm
FEATURE: Japan contests rewrite rules as generative AI spreads
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8 August 2026 | 10:48 pm
A-bomb victims' group Hidankyo renews no-nukes pledge ahead of 70th anniv.
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