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Rice prices, Osaka Expo’s methane gas, tariff take-backs, a toll gate failure, an actress arrested, the Japanese Grand Prix, and much more!

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Record-breaking snowfall, the sinkhole rescue, a fireball-swinging festival, the pipe bomb trial,  public transport contactless payments, the Davis Cup qualifiers, and much more!

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Earthquake in the Kanto region, Group of Seven talks continue, controversy around talent agency's late founder, self-driving bullet train test, and much more!

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida finishes his diplomatic tour, earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, COVID-19 reclassified, concerns over Japan’s food security, and much more!

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Japan lifted its COVID-19 border controls, Kishida began his tour in Africa, G-7 ministers discussed the responsible use of AI, Japanese space startup Ispace's Moon landing failed, and much more! 

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Liberal Democratic Party secured four of the five Diet seats, Japanese nationals are evacuating from Sudan, experts in Japan have warned of a potential ninth wave of COVID-19, Yokosuka City has begun a trial use of ChatGPT, and much more! 

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Attack on Prime Minister Kishida, North Korea fired a ballistic missile, G-7 nations' ministers started meetings, yellow sand from China, the government has approved Japan's first casino resort in Osaka, and much more! 

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GSDF helicopter disappeared from radar in southwest Japan, Cambodian authorities deported nineteen Japanese suspects, OpenAI plans to open an office in Japan, a Japanese government panel is offering to replace the foreign workers' trainee program, Sumida River Fireworks Festival to be held for the first time in four years, and much more!

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Foreign Minister met with Chinese officials to demand the release of a detained Japanese national, Japan will end its current border control measures, Ryuichi Sakamoto died, autonomous vehicles are allowed on certain roads in Japan, and much more!

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Japan won the World Baseball Classic, Chinese authorities detained a Japanese national, Japan unveiled its guidelines on refugee recognition, Russia conducted a test firing of anti-ship cruise missiles, Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency relocated to Kyoto, and much more! 

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Japan advances to the final of the World Baseball Classic, the YouTuber-turned-lawmaker is expelled from Japan's upper house, Japan marked twenty-eight years since the Aum Shinrikyo cult's sarin gas attack, PM Kishida visited Ukraine, major Japanese corporations agreed to their biggest pay raises in decades, and much more!

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Japan eased coronavirus guidelines on mask-wearing, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata returned to Earth, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will allow hanami after four years, The Cabinet approved proposed revisions to Japan's immigration law, Japan advanced to the quarterfinals with first place in World Baseball Classic, and much more! 

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Fuji TV backlash, a retailer data breach, an electric cargo plane, a huge sinkhole, the Japanese Forrest Gump, Nissan US jobs, and much more!

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Kishida welcomed South Korea's plan for settling a wartime labor issues, a bill to legally recognize same-sex marriage, Japan ranked 104th in the World Bank's latest report on women's economic opportunities, a foreign cruise ship docked in Shizuoka Prefecture port after three years, Asia Zero Emission Community gathered for reduction of carbon emissions, Japan's new flagship H3 rocket launch failed, and much more! 

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito turned 63, activists gathered on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, earthquake hit Hokkaido, a long-time absentee lawmaker will make an apology, Japan partly eases border measures for travelers from China, BOJ nominee says he will stick to monetary easing policy, Rapidus will establish a new factory in Hokkaido, JAXA selected two astronaut candidates, the Ministry of Environment of Japan warned about the cedar pollen, and much more! 

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North Korea fired two more ballistic missiles, The government established a new track for granting visas for skilled foreigners, Japanese manga artist Matsumoto Leiji dies at age 85, Kishida met with members of LGBT supporting groups, Japan will host a meeting of finance chiefs from the G7 nations, Japan's upper house demand a public apology from YouTuber-turned-lawmaker, Tokyo high court dismisses dual citizenship case, Visitors bid goodbye to the popular giant panda on her last day, and much more! 

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The government decided to ease COVID-19 guidelines on mask-wearing, Japan provides relief supplies to Turkey and Syria after the earthquake, The Philippines deported the remaining two Japanese suspects, Chinese navy survey vessel entered Japan's territorial waters, Kazuo Ueda nominated as the next Bank of Japan governor, the number of foreign workers in Japan reached nearly two million, and much more! 

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Kishida sacked his close aide after making discriminatory remarks about LGBT, Kishida’s Cabinet approval ratings are nearing the danger level, Japan is examining the suspected Chinese spy balloon, The Philippines deported two Japanese suspected of a string of robberies across Japan, United Nations appealed some recommendations to Japan, Masanori Takumi won a Grammy award, the annual Sapporo Snow Festival, and much more! 

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Japan formally decided to downgrade the legal status of the coronavirus, China resumed issuing ordinary visas for Japanese citizens, Japan decided to add more organizations linked to Russia to its list of sanctions, Dentsu admitted to rigging contracts related to the Tokyo Games, IMF called for more flexibility in Japanese long-term yields, Japan's unemployment rate stood at 2.5 percent, and much more! 

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Heavy snow is expected across Japan, the parliament kicked off a 150-day ordinary session, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will leave his post in April, Japan urged Russia to start this year's negotiations on a bilateral safe fishing agreement, NTT will trial the farming of edible crickets, "Suzume no Tojimemari" was nominated for the Golden Bear Award, and much more! 

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"Japan was the future but it's stuck in the past"

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Kobe city marked the 28th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, PM Kishida held a news conference in Washington, officials discuss the long-standing wartime labor issue of South Korea, the BOJ has purchased record level government bonds, prosecutors charged Yamagami Tetsuya for the murder of former PM Shinzo Abe, and much more! 

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China stopped issuing new visas to Japanese and South Korean travelers, a bomb threat on a domestic flight, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida started his visit to G7 countries, The United States will set up Marine Corps in Okinawa, US regulators approved an Alzheimer's drug developed by a Japanese drug maker, and much more! 

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Many people gathered at shrines to pray for good luck in 2023, North Korea fired another ballistic missile, Japan joined the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member, Shibuya Ward website hacked by Anonymous, bird flu cases in Japan hit a record high, Komazawa University won the Hakone Ekiden, and much more!

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Osaka’s street smoking ban, Suzuki’s first electric vehicle, the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival, a sumo wrestler retirement, and much more!

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Japan will temporarily tighten border controls against travelers from China, Kishida dismissed the reconstruction minister over being embroiled in scandals, the Tokyo District Court decided to grant bail to the former Tokyo Olympic executive, Japan and Saudi Arabia agreed on the supply and stabilization of oil and liquefied natural gas, the JFA has decided to keep the Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu, Apple Inc.'s Japan branch was slapped with 14 billion yen, and much more! 

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Kishida announces Japan's new security strategy, Sapporo suspends the promotion of its offer for the Winter Olympics, record-level snowfalls in Tohoku and Niigata, LDP lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura resigns due to a political funds scandal, Sony is considering building a new plant to produce semiconductors, Japanese yen strengthened against the dollar, and much more! 

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Japanese billionaire Maezawa picks the crew for the journey around the moon, nuclear disarmament forum held in Hiroshima, Upper House passes bill regulating religious donations, leading vocalist of anime theme songs Mizuki Ichiro dies at 74, and much more!

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Japan's Samurai Blue out of the World Cup, Hundreds of people took to the streets to protest China's "Zero-Covid" policy, Japanese mayor files complaint against nursery head over child abuse cases, Terrace House star Hana's mother sues TV broadcaster and production companies, Japan collaborates with Belgian lab for chip development, and much more!  

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Japan pulled off a victory over four-time World Cup champion Germany, Prosecutors raided Dentsu for alleged bid rigging at Olympic Games, Kishida instructed to increase Japan's defense budget, Japan will promote measures to increase birth rate, Kishida approved the carbon pricing plan, and much more!

The University of Tokyo has said it aims to double its number of female faculty members:

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Japan pulled off a victory over four-time World Cup champion Germany:

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Toru Kubota returned to Japan after being released from a Myanmar prison, an Italian man died in apparent suicide at Tokyo immigration facility, Kishida dismissed Internal affairs minister, JAXA has given up on landing the Omotenashi probe on the moon, Elon Musk said that Twitter is actually Japan-centric, and much more! 

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Kishida left Japan to attend ASEAN and G20 summits, The Tokyo High Court received a bomb threat, Kishida dismissed Yasuhiro Hanashi as justice minister, Japan will allow international cruise ships to dock at its ports, the country is bracing for an eighth wave of COVID-19, and much more! 

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North Korea fired several ballistic missiles, Group of Seven discussions, the deaths of three inmates at Japanese immigration detention facilities, overseas flights on the rise,a rare celestial event not seen in 442 years, and much more!

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Tokyo police step up security measures in the Shibuya district for Halloween, Russia’s Ambassador to Japan expected to leave his post, the abolition of nuclear weapons, Ghibli Park in Aichi prefecture opens three areas, and much more! 

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Rumors about another market intervention, Minister Daishiro Yamagiwa resigned, documents of the Games Organizing Committee were made public, Ukrainians living in Japan protested in front of the Iranian embassy, the 35th Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off, and much more!

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A cosmetic company partnership, a pain-free childbirth subsidy, maternity discrimination, a new regional political party, an earthquake in the south, and much more!

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Kishida launches an investigation into the former Unification Church, additional sanctions on North Korea, more foreign visitors, the first Ghibli Park, Japan Airlines’ first passenger flight with net zero CO2 emissions, and much more!

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Japan fully opens borders for individual tourists, Tokyo starts accepting applications for same-sex partnership certificates, Nissan pulls out of Russia, The National Travel Support program, East Japan Railway Company develops driverless train operation system, and much more!

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Another North Korean missile flies over Japan, prices of food and drink increase, president of Kappa Create arrested, a new coronavirus vaccine, Japanese astronaut to the ISS for his 5th space voyage, and much more!

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Abe's state funeral, the new Beatles’ movie, North Korea’s missile, Motoki Tatsunori detained for alleged espionage, the Tokyo Green Transformation Week, the Central Bank’s intervention to stabilize the yen, and much more!

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A typhoon hits southwestern Japan, PM Kishida wants to attract foreign talents, coronavirus booster shots, possible relaxation of COVID entrance measures in October, residential land prices rise for the first time in 31 years, and much more!

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Emperor expresses condolences for Queen Elizabeth, leaders of eight nations work together to deal with the Russian invasion, US Army Pacific chief seeks stronger coordination with Indo-Pacific allies, security tightened at Tokyo's Haneda Airport ahead of Abe's state funeral, and much more!

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New entry rules, 140 lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party are part of the UC, many people are not happy with PM Kishida, Futaba city-hall office goes back to work after eleven years, the new Japanese Drama “A Hundred Flowers”, and much more!

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Javelin anti-tank missile training, Tokyo joins the International Conference of African Development in Tunisia, Youth houses close, Eisa dance is back in Okinawa, the new Brad Pitt movie Bullet Train premiers soon, and much more!

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Prime Minister Kishida tests positive for COVID-19, The National Police Agency revises VIP Protections plans, random stabbing in Shibuya, Japan seeks funding for 100 defense items, ONE PIECE 10th Statue in Kumamoto Prefecture, and much more! 

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Connections between the Unification Church and the LDP,  the 77th anniversary of the Last Day of War in Japan,  COVID-19 cases drop a little bit, railways to increase fares on express trains, security patrol robots in Tokyo soon, and much more! 

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A capsized fishing boat, a clerical government job policy, the Noto Earthquake anniversary memorial, the world’s oldest person, a tanker oil spill, a Chinese hacking group, and much more!

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Aito Suzuki’s findings, Chinese vessels cross Senkaku Islands in Okinawa, weekly COVID-19 cases drop, Okinawa’s chairman uses the city’s money for gambling, cosplayers from around the world gather in Nagoya, August’s music festivals, and much more! 

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Prime Minister calls for a nuke-free world, the mother of Abe’s shooter apologizes to the Unification Church, Japanese filmmaker detained in Myanmar, COVID-19 cases increase, the hottest week of the year, and much more! 

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Volcano Sakurajima erupted, earthquakes hit Shizuoka, Princess Yuriko recovered from COVID-19, the first case of Monkeypox, the inflation allowance, food innovations and donations, the Fuji Rock Festival, and much more! 

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