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Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward to ban <i>minpaku</i> in residential areas and near schools
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Japanese banks in a bind over defense investments and loans
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Heavy rain lashes Tokyo and surrounding prefectures
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Tokyo’s red-light district cafe lets you dine inside a real 1960s cabaret
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7 September 2026 | 5:30 pm
Okinawa man convinced he won 700 million yen by scammers, saved by convenience store staff
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7 September 2026 | 3:00 pm
Tokyo ward looking to change lodging laws, ban more than half of its Airbnb-style rentals
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7 September 2026 | 1:00 pm
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Mister Donut releases new sweet potato doughnuts in Japan, and we’ve ranked them from best to worst
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New Japanese ice cream is Ballin, in more ways than one
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Shinto shrine gate parfaits that tell your fortune now being served in Tokyo
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Go to hell! …at a limited time historical art exhibit coming to Osaka
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New Transforming Business Card case brings anime mecha to Japanese work meetings
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Studio Ghibli adds new finger puppets to its anime merchandise collection in Japan
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Kobe middle schools begin abolishing extracurricular activities, shift to community programs
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Train suspensions caused by heavy rain affect over 140,000 in Tokyo area
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Tokyo stocks rise on AI, chips growth hopes, dollar falls against yen
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Asian shares mixed as chipmaker shares rally in Tokyo and Seoul
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7 September 2026 | 7:39 am
Re-elected Tamaki vows to make DPP top Japan opposition party
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7 September 2026 | 7:34 am
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7 September 2026 | 7:34 am
N Korea commissions 2nd naval destroyer as U.S., S Korea and Japan begin military drill
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Japan eyes allowing N. Korean athletes to enter nation for Asian Games
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7 September 2026 | 1:47 pm
Japan PM arranging to reshuffle Cabinet, ruling party execs Sept. 16
Japanese Prime Minis...
7 September 2026 | 1:12 pm
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