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- Latest high-tech Japanese toilets can check health via stool analysis
Kyodo News
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- Maternal RS virus vaccination uptake remains low in Japan: survey
Kyodo News
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- FEATURE: Locals turn tsunami recovery effort into global furniture brand
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- Concerns Spread in Snowy Areas over Wintertime Election
JIJI PRESS
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- Kyodo News Digest: Jan. 18, 2026
Kyodo News
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- Students restore Mercedes-Benz ladder truck from 1935
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Foreign visitors hear English lectures about WWII Tokyo air raids
NHK
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- TEPCO Reports Error at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant
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- China tightens screening of Japan-bound rare earth exports
Kyodo News
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- Early-blooming cherry trees attract visitors to seaside garden near Tokyo
NHK
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- Japan PM mulls to include zero food tax proposal for election pledge
Kyodo News
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- BOJ Absent from Global Central Bank Support for Fed's Powell
JIJI PRESS
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- Japan, India to Boost Collaboration in Economic Security, AI
JIJI PRESS
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- Nearly 500,000 students start 2-day unified university exams
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan Marks 31st Anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake
JIJI PRESS
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- Annual Unified University Entrance Exams Start in Japan
JIJI PRESS
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- Pony captured after making short-lived escape from shrine near Tokyo
Kyodo News
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- Mourners mark 31st anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan to Survey Safety Management at Sauna Facilities
JIJI PRESS
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- Survivors commemorate major 1995 Kobe earthquake despite fading memories
Kyodo News
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- CDP's Noda Likely to Be PM Candidate of New Centrist Party
JIJI PRESS
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- Japan's Foreign Ministry Advises against Travel to Iran
JIJI PRESS
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- 77-yr-old ex-PM Suga retiring to pass baton to younger Japanese lawmakers
Kyodo News
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- Ex-PM Suga Announces Retirement as Lawmaker
JIJI PRESS
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- Yellow sand fills air over Osaka in rare winter arrival from Gobi
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Private rooms to be back on Tokyo-Hakata shinkansen bullet trains from Oct.
Kyodo News
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- New opposition party pledges election policies that improve life in Japan
Kyodo News
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- Yokohama mayor admits badmouthing subordinates as "human scum," other names
Kyodo News
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- Kyodo News Digest: Jan. 17, 2026
Kyodo News
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- Students from Japan's quake-hit Noto Peninsula speak at OECD session
NHK
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- Japan marks 31 years since Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
NHK
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- Financial Services Agency to probe Japan's Prudential Life Insurance
NHK
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- US Ally Monitors Strategic Waterways After Reported Chinese Activity
Newsweek
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- China Seen Building New Structure in East China Sea
JIJI PRESS
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- PM Takaichi to Hold Monday Evening Press Conference
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- JCP's Shii Not to Run in Next Election
JIJI PRESS
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- Osaka Governor, Mayor Ready for Elections over Metropolis Plan
JIJI PRESS
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- Japan's Tourism Agency issues bear-warning pictogram signs
Kyodo News
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- Japanese researchers confirm efficacy of iPS cell-based cancer treatment
NHK
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- Japan railway unveils new train with scenic views, to operate from spring
Kyodo News
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- (Update) CDP, Komeito Form New Party Named "Centrist Reform Alliance"
JIJI PRESS
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- (Update) Former PM Suga Not to Run in Next Lower House Election
JIJI PRESS
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- Japan's new CDP-Komeito bloc unveils party name
NHK
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- Japan's FY 2023 Defense Item Procurement from U.S. Triples
JIJI PRESS
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- (Update) Tokyo's Yamanote Line Temporarily Halted on Power Outage
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- Japan PM to hold press conference on Mon., likely on decision over election
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- BOJ Likely to Maintain Monetary Policy at Next Meeting
JIJI PRESS
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- Japan protests China's latest resource development move in East China Sea
Kyodo News
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- Japan, Italy Leaders Vow Security, Economic Cooperation
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- Japan's former Prime Minister Suga decides not to run in next Lower House race
NHK
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- Satellite Imagery Reveals US Ally’s Aircraft Carrier Upgrades
Newsweek
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- Chubu Electric Pres. to Resign as Power Industry Group Head
JIJI PRESS
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- About 200 people displaced by fire in low-income town in Seoul; blaze extinguished
Kyodo News
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- Introduction of free membership by Japan Wire
Kyodo News
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- Former PM Suga Not to Run in Upcoming General Election
JIJI PRESS
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- CDP, Komeito Form New Party Called "Centrist Reform Alliance"
JIJI PRESS
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- (Update 2) Japan, U.S. Defense Chiefs Agree to Boost Deterrence
JIJI PRESS
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- Prudential Life reports 500 customers bilked in funds scandal
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan probing Musk’s Grok AI service over inappropriate images
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Ex-Japan PM Suga not to run in election, will retire from politics: sources
Kyodo News
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- Leaders of Japan, Italy agree to cooperate on economic security and space
NHK
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- Japan calls on X to take measures against AI-generated sexualized images
Kyodo News
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- Osaka Court Dismisses Request to Ban Executions by Hanging
JIJI PRESS
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- Yokohama’s head of HR accuses mayor of repeated abuse
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Kimono-clad dancers pound rice in snowy northeastern Japan
NHK
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- Japan court rejects inmates' calls to halt hanging on inhumane grounds
Kyodo News
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- Tokyo's Yamanote Line Temporarily Halted on Power Outage
JIJI PRESS
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- JAW to Seek Pay Hike of at Least 12,000 Yen
JIJI PRESS
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- Japan, Italy leaders agree to beef up critical minerals supply chain
Kyodo News
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- Japan ready to take "decisive action" to address yen's fall: finance chief
Kyodo News
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- (Update) Japan, U.S. Defense Chiefs Reaffirm Close Cooperation
JIJI PRESS
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- Japan Farm Minister Visits Paris for Rice Exports
JIJI PRESS
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- Major train lines in Tokyo suspended after power outage
NHK
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- Commuter chaos: Keihin-Tohoku, Yamanote lines stop in Tokyo
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Takaichi Asks Female Envoys to Cooperate against Gender Barriers
JIJI PRESS
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- Japan, U.S. Defense Chiefs Reaffirm Close Cooperation
JIJI PRESS
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- FEATURE: Despite legal victory, Japan's tattoo artists still face stigma
Kyodo News
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- Japan, ASEAN Agree to Cooperate on AI Development
JIJI PRESS
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- 7 tourists rescued after becoming lost near Hokkaido's Furano ski resort
Kyodo News
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- 13 Japanese returned from Cambodia, arrested for alleged involvement in fraud
NHK
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- Anime Therapy Trial Launched in Japan
JIJI PRESS
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- Kyodo News Digest: Jan. 16, 2026
Kyodo News
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- Shrine in Kamakura holds New Year fire ritual
NHK
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- Japan, ASEAN to work together on development of trustworthy AI
NHK
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- Central Japan Farm Racing to Save Disappearing Kiso Horse Breed
JIJI PRESS
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- Tokyo's Yamanote loop line trains out of service due to power outage
Kyodo News
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- Scallops dying at record rates in warmer waters in Aomori
The Asahi Shimbun
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- U.S. wants to bolster alliance with Japan in "every way possible": Hegseth
Kyodo News
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- How to Buy 2026 World Baseball Classic Apparel: Shop USA, Japan, Hats, T-Shirts, Hoodies
Newsweek
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- Russian Spy Ship Sails Around US Ally’s Strategic Islands
Newsweek
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- Shoe brand Onitsuka Tiger opens dedicated factory with custom-order shop
Kyodo News
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- Osaka Governor, Mayor to Face Elections over Metropolis Plan
JIJI PRESS
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- LDP May Lose Many Constituencies after CDP, Komeito Join Forces
JIJI PRESS
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- Dual pricing entry fee system being considered for Japan's national museums
NHK
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- Japanese Astronaut Yui Returns to Earth from ISS
JIJI PRESS
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- (Update 2) CDP, Komeito to Form New Centrist Party for General Election
JIJI PRESS
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- Yokohama mayor accused of verbal abuse by subordinate
NHK
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- Snowy Sapporo scrambles to prepare for rare winter snap general election
NHK
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- Yokohama Mayor Accused of Power Abuse
JIJI PRESS
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- Japan, Philippines Sign Mutual Logistics Support Pact
JIJI PRESS
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