Panasonic announces AI rice cooker amidst Japans rice crisis

Panasonic announces AI rice cooker amidst Japans rice crisis

S/ Katayama Keiko, Reporter/ This rice is made with AI. This is made without AI. The rice made without AI seems to have ...

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Japan to shift toward increasing rice production after admitting shortage

Japan to shift toward increasing rice production after admitting shortage

S/ Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister / We had determined that the rice production volume was sufficient. Things like this b...

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Supermarket rice price rises for first time in 10 weeks

Supermarket rice price rises for first time in 10 weeks

Japan’s agriculture ministry said on August 4 that the average rice price sold in supermarkets rose by 40 yen compared ...

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Unexploded ordnance found at Hiroshima University again

Unexploded ordnance found at Hiroshima University again

What appeared to be an unexploded ordnance was found during construction of a lecture building at Hiroshima University's...

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Japan bears grueling record-breaking summer heat

Japan bears grueling record-breaking summer heat

Japan bore grueling summer heat on August 5, as some areas topped 41 degrees celsius.Temperatures in the City of Isesaki...

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 Firework barge catches fire inYokohama, injures one

Firework barge catches fire inYokohama, injures one

Fire broke out on a fireworks launch barge during a festival in Yokohama on August 4, injuring one worker who was on boa...

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Japan to raise minimum wage

Japan to raise minimum wage

A panel of Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's advisory board proposed a minimum wage increase of 63 yen pe...

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Japanese summer is in full swing with warrior floats and breathtaking fireworks

Japanese summer is in full swing with warrior floats and breathtaking fireworks

The Aomori Nebuta Festival began on August 2 with a procession of 16 large format lantern floats and eight smaller float...

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Hydrogen sulfide poisoning suspected in death of 4 workers checking Saitama sewer pipe

Hydrogen sulfide poisoning suspected in death of 4 workers checking Saitama sewer pipe

Four men who died after falling into a manhole while checking a sewer pipe in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, likely...

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JR train fares to go up in Greater Tokyo from March 2026

JR train fares to go up in Greater Tokyo from March 2026

East Japan Railway said on August 1 that it will raise train fares in Greater Tokyo starting March 2026 as it received a...

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