🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 5, 2026
Government may fully cover local losses from consumption tax cut
Government may fully cover local losses from consumption tax cut
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🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 5, 2026
The woman at the center of Japan’s currency fight
The woman at the center of Japan’s currency fight
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 5, 2026
OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring
OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 5, 2026
Takaichi seen retaining foreign and finance ministers in Cabinet reshuffle
Takaichi seen retaining foreign and finance ministers in Cabinet reshuffle
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 5, 2026
Highest-level landslide warning briefly issued for Kagoshima town
Highest-level landslide warning briefly issued for Kagoshima town
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 5, 2026
A year of Lear: Four new stagings hone in on the tragedy’s timeless lessons
A year of Lear: Four new stagings hone in on the tragedy’s timeless lessons
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 5, 2026
Japan says progress made on $550 billion investment pact with U.S.
Japan says progress made on $550 billion investment pact with U.S.
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 5, 2026
White House reviews candidates to replace Pentagon No. 2 Steve Feinberg
White House reviews candidates to replace Pentagon No. 2 Steve Feinberg
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 5, 2026
Chinese military commander overseeing Taiwan operations meets U.S. PACOM chief
Chinese military commander overseeing Taiwan operations meets U.S. PACOM chief
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 5, 2026
Yen’s changing fortunes might finally be spooking the bears
Yen’s changing fortunes might finally be spooking the bears
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
How much socialism is America willing to swallow?
How much socialism is America willing to swallow?
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Robot penguins make a splash at Wakayama theme park
Robot penguins make a splash at Wakayama theme park
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Nidec says investigation found 844 quality-control irregularities
Nidec says investigation found 844 quality-control irregularities
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Almost anyone can make money selling electricity with AI, batteries and solar panels
Almost anyone can make money selling electricity with AI, batteries and solar panels
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
When the yen ruled the world: Shunji Iwai’s ‘Swallowtail Butterfly’ returns in 4K
When the yen ruled the world: Shunji Iwai’s ‘Swallowtail Butterfly’ returns in 4K
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Nepal floods ruin merchants and traders ahead of crucial festival season
Nepal floods ruin merchants and traders ahead of crucial festival season
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Panel may consider restricting evidence use in civil trials in Japan
Panel may consider restricting evidence use in civil trials in Japan
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Corporate venture capital develops in Japan
Corporate venture capital develops in Japan
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Late Japanese researcher wins Ig Nobel Prize for study on blowing one’s nose
Late Japanese researcher wins Ig Nobel Prize for study on blowing one’s nose
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Influencers and content creators test boundaries of tennis etiquette at U.S. Open
Influencers and content creators test boundaries of tennis etiquette at U.S. Open
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue efforts
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue efforts
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Supreme Court asked to allow mail-in ballot curbs for midterms
Supreme Court asked to allow mail-in ballot curbs for midterms
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Court case puts spotlight on Japan’s unconventional system of self-written ballots
Court case puts spotlight on Japan’s unconventional system of self-written ballots
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Japan’s crown prince and crown princess to attend funeral for Norway king
Japan’s crown prince and crown princess to attend funeral for Norway king
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
South Korea reviewing military options for Hormuz, no decision made, official says
South Korea reviewing military options for Hormuz, no decision made, official says
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Europe’s summer felt like a game changer. Will next year be any different?
Europe’s summer felt like a game changer. Will next year be any different?
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Stricter rules put Japanese agrivoltaics projects at a crossroads
Stricter rules put Japanese agrivoltaics projects at a crossroads
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Fire breaks out at earthquake-damaged Nippon Paper Plant in Kumamoto
Fire breaks out at earthquake-damaged Nippon Paper Plant in Kumamoto
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Fiscal questions mount as Japanese ministries seek larger budget
Fiscal questions mount as Japanese ministries seek larger budget
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Hikone Castle picked as World Heritage candidate
Hikone Castle picked as World Heritage candidate
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Nobel-winning Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa dies at 90
Nobel-winning Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa dies at 90
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Putin cites chance of peace deal as Ukraine sees ‘new dynamic’
Putin cites chance of peace deal as Ukraine sees ‘new dynamic’
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Japan expected to forgo second extra budget for fiscal 2026
Japan expected to forgo second extra budget for fiscal 2026
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Gloria Steinem, stalwart of U.S. feminist movement, dies at 92
Gloria Steinem, stalwart of U.S. feminist movement, dies at 92
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
More than a dozen Serbians targeted with mercenary spyware
More than a dozen Serbians targeted with mercenary spyware
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Elderly taxi driver found guilty over fatal hit-and-run
Elderly taxi driver found guilty over fatal hit-and-run
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Five Japanese oil distributors admit to forming price cartel
Five Japanese oil distributors admit to forming price cartel
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Hongkong Land eyes billion-dollar property deals in Japan
Hongkong Land eyes billion-dollar property deals in Japan
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Japan sees fewer IPOs as Iran war, AI shock and rate anxiety slow tech listings
Japan sees fewer IPOs as Iran war, AI shock and rate anxiety slow tech listings
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
How Vocaloid became the soundtrack to liminal spaces
How Vocaloid became the soundtrack to liminal spaces
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Fibromyalgia patient calls for greater awareness, understanding of disease
Fibromyalgia patient calls for greater awareness, understanding of disease
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Emperor Emeritus Akihito’s funeral rite could be downsized, per his request
Emperor Emeritus Akihito’s funeral rite could be downsized, per his request
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 2, 2026
Yayoi Kusama’s polka dots were never just dots
Yayoi Kusama’s polka dots were never just dots
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 2, 2026
Manga artist Kurumada says ex-manager, others embezzled ¥4.6 billion
Manga artist Kurumada says ex-manager, others embezzled ¥4.6 billion
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 2, 2026
Japan developing GPS-based app to locate nationals overseas
Japan developing GPS-based app to locate nationals overseas
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 2, 2026
Japan to subsidize community efforts to prevent child suicides
Japan to subsidize community efforts to prevent child suicides
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 1, 2026
In Japan, sometimes the person who can’t read the air is exactly who you need
In Japan, sometimes the person who can’t read the air is exactly who you need
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 1, 2026
Ex-prosecutor who accused boss of rape urges reform
Ex-prosecutor who accused boss of rape urges reform
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 1, 2026
In Japan’s mountains, a different way to manage bears
In Japan’s mountains, a different way to manage bears
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 1, 2026
Japan arrests man in Iwate twice for hamster massacres
Japan arrests man in Iwate twice for hamster massacres
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 1, 2026
Over 1 in 3 young Japanese not interested in tying the knot, survey finds
Over 1 in 3 young Japanese not interested in tying the knot, survey finds
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 1, 2026
Easy Japanese in focus as way to deliver information to foreign nationals
Easy Japanese in focus as way to deliver information to foreign nationals
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Sep 1, 2026
Britain’s universities bet on foreign students. Now they’re turning elsewhere.
Britain’s universities bet on foreign students. Now they’re turning elsewhere.
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Aug 31, 2026
35% of young unmarried people in Japan have no wish to get wed
35% of young unmarried people in Japan have no wish to get wed
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Aug 31, 2026
Japan spent a record ¥49 trillion on medical expenses in FY2025
Japan spent a record ¥49 trillion on medical expenses in FY2025
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Aug 31, 2026
Rare color photos of occupied Japan face being lost to time
Rare color photos of occupied Japan face being lost to time
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Aug 30, 2026
45 Japan prefectures cite vehicle evacuee tracking issues in survey
45 Japan prefectures cite vehicle evacuee tracking issues in survey
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Aug 30, 2026
Japan on NFL’s radar as league targets more global expansion
Japan on NFL’s radar as league targets more global expansion
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Aug 30, 2026
Fukui cities given emergency warnings for heavy rain
Fukui cities given emergency warnings for heavy rain
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Aug 30, 2026
Is Japan backpedaling on its work-style reforms?
Is Japan backpedaling on its work-style reforms?
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