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More than 95,000 Japanese aged over 100; most of them women
The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 -- almost 90 percent of them… Read
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One feared consequence of Japan's lowering of the age of adulthood to 18 in 2022 appears to have come true -- a rise in young… Read
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Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday as world markets geared up for the Federal Reserve’s most anticipated meeting in years. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell… Read
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The president of Yamaha Motor Co sustained an arm injury Monday after his adult daughter allegedly attacked him with a kitchen knife at their house… Read
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Japan This Week Podcast | Sept. 13, 2024: Chinese influx, cash or cashless, child abuse sentencing, Fukushima peaches and posthumous divorce
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of trending news stories from the Japan Today website. This week, Jeff and Kong… Read
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Japan travel industry calls for offering free passports to 18-year-olds
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Japan celebrates historic Emmys triumph for 'Shogun'
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TikTok, U.S. gov't face off in court over law that could lead to ban on the popular platform
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U.S. strategy for anti-ship weapons to counter China: plentiful, mobile, deadly
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Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows how big a role music is playing in 2024 election
Music generates passion and emotion, so it’s little surprise that popular tunes have been featured in presidential contests since the days of George Washington and… Read
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Fish, for so long a part of the Japanese diet, hangs in the balance
Japan without fish is like Japan without Zen – less Japanese, somehow. Zen, for centuries scarcely separable from the Japanese mind, survives attenuated if at all.… Read
