Japan launches new agency to oversee foreign resident policies
Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan: Strict measures against those who break the rules, and the review of systems ...
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Japanese households struggle amid soaring prices
A Bank of Japan survey released on July 14 showed that 61% of respondents say they feel "less financially comfortable" t...
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Former Russian professional sumo wrestler arrested for sexual assault
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a former sumo wrestler of Russian nationality known as Amuru Mitsuhiro ...
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Typhoon makes first landfall in Hokkaido in 9 years, heavy rainfall alert continues
Typhoon Nari made landfall near Cape Erimo, Hokkaido, at around 2AM on July 15. It moved to the Sea of Okhotsk and chang...
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Flying car and jet show decorate the skies at Osaka Expo
The flying car demonstration at the Osaka Expo resumed on July 12 after it halted operations due to a part of the flying...
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Fatal bear attack of delivery man leaves Hokkaido town scared
S/ Reporter/ What appears to be the marks of the man being dragged clearly remains on the residential premises here and ...
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Emperor and Empress take in Mongolian horse racing before returning to Japan
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Mongolia's Tuv province on July 12 to join the Mongolian presiden...
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Man crashes a car, steals another and gets into a fatal collision on a Tokyo expressway
This video was taken on the Metropolitan Expressway on July 8.Car fragments were scattered on the road, and just ahead, ...
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Manhole bursts in Yokohama as heavy rain falls on Greater Tokyo
Water spurted out from a manhole in Yokohama at around 7:40 p.m. on July 10.Officials had just issued a notice that a re...
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Nearly 60 people evacuate earthquake-ridden island
On the morning of July 9, 2025…A boat docked at the harbor of Akuseki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.At least 1,724 earthq...
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