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- Japan Family System Excluding Nonbinary Entry Not Constitutional
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- 16-Year-Old Boy Arrested over Train Odor Incident near Tokyo
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- Japan tea group seeks brand protection to boost exports
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- Russia Suggests Tokyo-Moscow Vice Foreign Minister Talks
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- Japan to Put Retrial Appeal Ban in Reform Bill's Main Text
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- Cormorant fishing season opens in central Japan, luxury boat set to debut
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- Empress Attends Japanese Red Cross Convention
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- Full Talks Start at Antarctic Treaty Meeting in Hiroshima
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- Children with Parental Violence More Likely to Turn to Delinquency
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- Japan to Provide Solar Panels to Cuba
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- Japan to launch task force to study cybersecurity risks posed by AI coding model
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- Azerbaijani crude oil arrives in Japan
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- Baseball: Sasaki no decision, Ohtani struggles as Dodgers fall to Giants
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- South Korean temple to erect replica of statue returned to Japan: sources
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- Japan PM Meets U.S Treasury Sec. Ahead of Trump China Trip
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- (Update) Japan, U.S. Finance Chiefs Affirm Cooperation over Forex
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- Crude Oil from Azerbaijan Arrives in Japan
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- Court rejects African refugee’s bid for Japanese citizenship
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- A double harvest: Japan to trial ‘solar sharing’ with rice paddies
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- Japan's Emperor Confers Grand Cordons at Imperial Palace
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- Poll: Opposition to dual-surname plan rises among LDP lawmakers
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- High court rules against binary limits of family registry
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- Bessent vows 'constant and robust' Japan, U.S. effort on FX
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- Japan's Takaichi Urges Govt to Take Cybersecurity Measures
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- Teen arrested for spraying liquid in foul odor incident on train near Tokyo
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- Age of AI prompts review of language curriculum at high schools in Japan
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- Japan seeks access to Anthropic AI amid cyberattack concerns
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- Japan, U.S. Finance Chiefs Affirm Cooperation over Forex
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- Japan "Furusato Nozei" Commission Fees Top 10 Pct of Donations
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- Japan Household Spending Falls 2.9 Pct in March
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- BOJ Member Saw Possible Near-Term Rate Hike: Summary
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- Japan's emperor, empress to visit Netherlands, Belgium in June
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- 38 new species discovered in Japan's deep-sea regions
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- Japan, U.S. finance chiefs affirm close coordination on currency: Katayama
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- Japan Imperial Couple to Visit Netherlands, Belgium Next Month
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- Local Japanese Railway Offers Chances to Stream Original Music
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- Japan, India Agree to Further Economic Security Ties
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- Kyodo News Digest: May 12, 2026
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- Trump says he will discuss U.S. arms sales to Taiwan with China's Xi
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- Calbee to switch some snack packaging to black and white
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- 22,000 solitary deaths at home go unnoticed for at least 8 days
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- Cormorant fishing season opens on Gifu's Nagara River
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- Ex-Security Firm Employee Arrested for Alleged ATM Thefts
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- Exec of alleged Cambodian crime group made repeated trips to Japan
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- Keidanren Proposes Raising R&D Investment to 50 T. Yen in FY '40
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- Calbee to sell potato chips in monochrome packaging due to naphtha shortage
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- Black Bear Sightings in Japan Surge 2.5-Fold in FY 2025
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- Samurai Japan Dealt Blow as Mitoma Injured Ahead of World Cup
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- Hiroshima, Nagasaki to Take Differing Approaches toward Taiwan Again
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- Azerbaijani Oil to Arrive in Japan as Early as Tues.
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- Antarctic Treaty Meeting Starts in Hiroshima
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- NHK poll: Takaichi Cabinet approval rate at 61%, disapproval at 23%
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- PM Takaichi to Debate with 6 Opposition Party Heads May 20
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- PM Takaichi denies online smearing campaign against opponents by her camp
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- Takaichi: Govt. has secured sufficient oil, no plan to ask public to save energy
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- SOCIAL ‘JUSTICE’: Influencers in Japan banking on anti-foreigner views for cash
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- Hokkaido town outraged after 58 prisoners' graves found vandalized
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan's Discontinued Giant Panda Snack Growing Popular Overseas
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- Japan working with US to analyze safety-related phenomena, including UFOs
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- Japan Govt Officials to Visit Russia
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- (Update) Japan's Takaichi Leaves Possibility of Energy-Saving Call Open
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- No Yokozuna at May sumo tournament after Hoshoryu pulls out with leg injury
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- Japan to send officials to Russia in May to protect business assets: gov't
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- Japan Has No Plan for Foreign Ministers' Meeting with Russia
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- Football: Maeda nets brace, seals Old Firm win with stunning overhead kick
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- Japan's Takaichi Leaves Possibility of Energy Saving Calls Open
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- Sinkhole opens up in western Japan's Osaka, nearby road closed
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- Japanese national who left hantavirus-hit ship arrives in Britain
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- Town forced into no-confidence motion against comatose mayor
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- Japan Sees No Immediate Impact from Hantavirus
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- Table tennis: Japan men's, women's teams fall to China in world finals
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- Japan Parade cultural event draws crowds in New York
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- (Update 3) U.S. Treasury Chief to Meet with Japan PM Takaichi Tues.
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- High School Arranged Buses through Local Firm Also before Fatal Crash
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- Japan's Ibaraki launches reward program for tips on illegal foreign workers
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- (Update 2) U.S. Treasury Chief to Meet with Japan PM Takaichi Tues.
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- Japanese National from Hantavirus-Hit Ship Arrives in Britain
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- Trump to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for 2-day summit with Xi
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- (Update) U.S. Treasury Chief to Meet with Japan PM Takaichi Tues.
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- Kyodo News Digest: May 11, 2026
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- Foreign Odor Reported on Train near Tokyo; Woman Sent to Hospital
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- FEATURE: Japanese teacher with cerebral palsy finally becomes homeroom teacher
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- Historic D51 steam locomotive lives again
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- U.S. Treasury Sec. Bessent to Visit Japan from Mon.
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- 3 taken to hospital after unusual odor detected inside JR train near Tokyo
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- Japan to Mull Whether to Call China "Threat" in Key Papers
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- Japan Diversifying Shipping Routes for Middle East Oil
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- Japan cruise ship Nippon Maru bids farewell to fans after 35 yrs of sailing
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- Roof panels stolen from Shinto shrine in Japan amid surging copper prices
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- "Japan Parade" Cultural Promotion Event Held in N.Y.
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- Hokkaido authorities urge caution for foraging amid bear attacks
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- Japanese novelist Koji Suzuki, known for Ring horror trilogy, dies at 68
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- Kyodo News Digest: May 10, 2026
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- Japan Civil Suit Procedures to Go Fully Digital May 21
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- Tea ceremony held on shiny decorated truck in Kyoto
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- Unmanned lab opens with robots at work as researchers push AI, automation
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- Japanese horror novelist Suzuki Koji dies at 68
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- Japanese cuisine restaurant in Kyoto awarded 3 Michelin stars
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- Teacher revisits student’s 1991 letter explaining Article 9 to U.S.
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- Osaka Metro seeks full refund for EV buses used during expo
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- Mt. Fuji climber registration underway ahead of summer season
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- Japan's Suzuki, Author of Horror Novel "Ring," Dies at 68
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- Japan's top tourist destinations concentrated in Kyoto, 6 other prefectures
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- Japanese Detained in Indonesia for Suspected Fraud
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- Japan Local Govts Recover Phosphorus from Sewage Sludge
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- Japan Group Launches Online Timber Market
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- Japan Faces Tough Road Ahead over N-Fuel Reprocessing Plant
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- Japan, Other "Quad" States to Hold Foreign Min. Meeting
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- Bus driver in fatal highway crash in Japan had history of accidents
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- Japan's LDP posts document about policies on foreign nationals on website
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- Ex-Lawmaker Ozawa's Group Opens Office in Tokyo
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- "Nicopuff" Unapproved Vaping Goods Spreading among Japan Youth
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- Japan Indigenous Group Demands Return of Ancestors' Remains
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- Japan's Mie Pref. to Shelve Nationality Rule in Hiring
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- Basketball: Amazon seeks NBA fan expansion in Japan as views catch on
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- AI robot takes on, beats elite human table tennis players
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- Japanese Police Warn of Investment Scams amid Stock Boom
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- Kyodo News Digest: May 9, 2026
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- UFO footage disclosed by U.S. shows football-shaped object near Japan
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- Filipino woman detained for two years due to translation error
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- New Zealand Eyes Japan's Upgraded Mogami as Frigate Option
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- Minibus accident in Japan leaves one high school student dead, 20 injured
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- Japan, Morocco Foreign Ministers Agree to Bolster Ties
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- LDP Group to Be Formed to Support PM Takaichi
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- Japanese abductee's mother, supporters deliver 1,000 messages to Cabinet member
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- Nintendo expects fall in FY 2026 net profit on slower Switch sales
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- Children join season's first green tea leaf harvest in Nagasaki Pref.
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- Japan PM eyes South Korea visit around May 19-20 for summit talks: sources
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- Takaichi Planning to Visit S. Korea Later This Month
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- Japan Govt Debts Hit Record 1,343 T. Yen at End-March
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- Japan records over 400 measles cases so far this year
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- Japan disarmament ambassador vows to work toward adoption of NPT final document
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- FBI Chief Welcomes Planned Japanese Intelligence Bureau
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- Ainu Remains from U.K. Museum Brought Back to Hokkaido
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- Top sumo wrestlers Onosato, Aonishiki to sit out upcoming tournament
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- Poll: 48% of voters back stronger security alliance with U.S.
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Market suspects Golden Week intervention to prop up yen
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Sony, TSMC agree to cooperate on next-generation image sensor development
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- OPINION: Japan lifts curbs on weapons exports, but strict safeguards are essential
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- Japan PM Stresses Privacy Protection in Intelligence Bill Debate
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- Japan PM Takaichi Denies Sharing Defamatory Videos on Rivals
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- Japan general waste hits record low in FY 2024 amid population decline
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- Toyota FY 2025 sales top 50 trillion yen, 1st for Japan firm
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- Japanese Town Assembly Removes Unconscious Mayor
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- Peace returns after tourism hotspot cancels sakura festival
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Kyoto Boy Mentioned Adoptive Ties to Father Just before Murder
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- Sony Group FY 2025 net profit falls 3.4% to 1.03 tril. yen
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- Nuclear reactor in central Japan halted after steam leak near turbine
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- Real Wages in Japan Up for 3rd Month in March
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- Japanese Restorer Reviving Ukiyo-e in Germany
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- FOCUS: Zensho experiments with convenience stores to offset potential dining slowdown
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- FEATURE: A tap from a dog brings peace of mind for Japan's hearing impaired
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- Japan real wages rise for 3rd straight month but outpaced by price rise
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- Kyodo News Digest: May 8, 2026
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- 4 Chinese Ships Sail in Japanese Waters off Senkakus
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- Emperor gives speech in English to open world veterinary forum
The Asahi Shimbun
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- (Update) Japan, Saudi Arabia to Set Up Energy Security Task Force
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- China govt. vessels enter Japan territorial waters off Senkaku Islands
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- (Update) Bus Crash Kills Student in Northeastern Japan; Driver Arrested
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- (Update) LDP Forgoes Approving New Retrial Reform Draft Bill
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- Japan, S. Korea Hold Security Talks in Seoul
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- Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train ridership up 4% in Japan's 13-day holiday
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- Kyoto suspect says he killed his son who said 'you are not my real father'
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- Japan CRA to Back Adoption Proposal for Imperial Family
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- JR Express Train Passengers Up 5 Pct during Golden Week
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- Three arrested for alleged bribery over quake-hit city hall in Kumamoto, Japan
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- (Update) Japan Likely Stepped into Forex Market to Prop Up Yen Again
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- Japan Likely Conducted Forex Intervention during Golden Week
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- Japan likely spent 4 tril. yen in suspected currency intervention in May
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- High School Student Killed in Bus Crash in Northeastern Japan
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- (Update 3) Nikkei Hits All-Time High near 63,000 with Record Gain
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- Japan expands military role in U.S.-Philippine joint exercise
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Belt fitting pieces of Korean origin found at Kofun burial site
The Asahi Shimbun
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- BOJ Member Warned of Inflation Risks at March Meeting
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- Woman found unconscious in northern Japan in apparent bear attack
NHK
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- ‘I strangled him’: Father arrested on suspicion of murdering son
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan Govt Drafts Bill Banning Appeals against Retrials "in Principle"
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- Japan Takes on Seafloor Rare Earth Mining for Domestic Production
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- (Update 2) Nikkei Hits All-Time High near 63,000 with Record Gain
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- Int'l Conductor Raps Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
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- Japan eyes first lethal arms export in talks with Philippines
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Bessent Likely to Visit Japan Next Week
JIJI PRESS
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- Toyota unveils Lexus's 1st 3-row EV, set for launch in Japan this winter
Kyodo News
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- Bus carrying school tennis club crashes in Fukushima
The Asahi Shimbun
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- No Need to Comment on Suspected Intervention: Japan Official
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- Risk of Hantavirus Spread in Japan Low: Health Ministry
JIJI PRESS
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- VOX POPULI: Once stateless Thai woman gains closure and a new beginning
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Over 60 Pct in Japan Have Plans for Mother's Day
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- G7 Ready to Take Actions against Economic Coercion: Communique
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- (Update) Nikkei Surges past 62,000 amid Middle East Hopes
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- Studio Ghibli awarded Spain's "Nobel Prize" for communication, humanities
Kyodo News
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- Nikkei stock index rises over 3% on hopes for end of Mideast conflict
Kyodo News
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- Kyodo News Digest: May 7, 2026
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- Japan, Turkey step up cooperation in defense equipment
NHK
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- Study: 19% of users of dietary supplements overconsume
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Traditional "Gannin" dance, skit and parade delights audience in northern Japan
NHK
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- Japan SDF fires anti-ship missiles in joint Philippine drill
Kyodo News
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- (Update) Father Served Fresh Warrant over Boy's Death in Kyoto
JIJI PRESS
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- Japan's used car market expands to record 5.3 trillion yen in 2025
Kyodo News
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- Father arrested on suspicion of strangling son before abandoning body in Kyoto
NHK
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