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In Niigata ski resort area of Myoko, trepidation as more foreign money pours in
Three winters from now, Japan's snowy Myoko highlands in Niigata Prefecture will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, with hotels… Read
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The amount of rice a household in Japan bought in 2024 rose 6.3 percent from a year earlier despite soaring prices, government data showed Saturday,… Read
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Wildfires in two western Japan prefectures spread Monday despite firefighting efforts through the night, with local governments ordering nearly 2,800 residents to evacuate. Ground Self-Defense… Read
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Desperation stalks the care industry. More and more people need care. Fewer and fewer can give it. It’s an impossible situation. It can’t continue. Something will… Read
