Osaka preps for World Expo 2025 with mascot plushies and gold coins
A store that sells plushies of the mascot of the 2025 World Exposition and gold coins opens ahead of the Osaka Expo.
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Gasoline price in Japan reaches new record
Japan's average retail gasoline price reaches a record 186.50 per liter.
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Beer garden opens on station platform
A beer garden opens on a platform in Nagoya Station.
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Red snow crab fishing begins in central Japan
The fishing season for red snow crab begins in Toyama Bay in central Japan.
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Workers at Tokyo department store go on strike
Workers at Seibu Ikebukuro department store in Tokyo go on strike amid plans for the parent company to sell Sogo & Seibu...
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Japan to extend gasoline subsidies after price hits record 185.60 per liter
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says Japan will extend gasoline subsides after the average retail gasoline price h...
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Next-generation train system begins operations north of Tokyo
The next-generation train system Utusnomiya Light Rail Transit starts operations north of Tokyo.
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Gold prices in Japan tops 10,000 yen per gram for first time
Retail prices of gold in Japan tops 10,000 yen per gram for the first time.
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Toyota halts operations in all 14 factories in Japan
Toyota halts operations in all 14 factories in Japan due to system failure.
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Japan's health ministry panel OKs groundbreaking Alzheimer's drug
Japan's health ministry panel gives the greenlight for the manufacture and sales of a drug to treat Alzheimer's.
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