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                                                                                                       Japan's Centenarian Population Nears 100,000, 88% Are Women
- Friday September 12, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has hit a record high of nearly 100,000, with almost 90 percent of them women, ministry data showed on Friday.
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                                                                                                       Woman Loses Rs 6 Lakh To Scammer Posing As Astronaut Stuck In Space Without Oxygen
- Friday September 5, 2025
 - Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
 
The woman, who lives alone, had developed feelings for the man through the online exchanges and ended up sending the money.
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                                                                                                       'Need To Buy Oxygen In Space': Fake Astronaut Scams Japan Woman Of $6,700
- Wednesday September 3, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
A Japanese octogenarian was swindled out of thousands of dollars after falling in love online with a self-described astronaut who sought her help to avert a spaceship crisis, police said Tuesday.
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                                                                                                       From Godzilla To Anime: How Atomic Bombings Shaped Japan's Pop Culture
- Monday August 4, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
From Godzilla's fiery atomic breath to post-apocalyptic anime and harrowing depictions of radiation sickness, the influence of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki runs deep in Japanese popular culture.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Rising Prices, Rice Crisis, Tariffs: Threaten Japan's Coalition Ahead Of Vote
- Saturday July 19, 2025
 - World News | Associated Press
 
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday's upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, such as rising prices and high US tariffs.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Japan Inflation Raise Rice Prices By 99% In June, Pressure Mounts On PM
- Friday July 18, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Japan's Rice Crisis: Prices Soar, Supplies Dwindle And A Minister Resigns
- Friday May 23, 2025
 - World News | Associated Press
 
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the decades.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Trump Tariffs A "National Crisis": Japan PM Calls For "Calm-Headed" Approach
- Friday April 4, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Japanese firms are the biggest investors into the United States, but Trump on Thursday announced a 24% levy on imports from the close Washington ally.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Love Motel Converted To Funeral Home In Japan Amid Population Crisis: "Metaphor Of Decline"
- Friday March 21, 2025
 - Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
 
Reactions poured in from social media users who described the building as a metaphor for Japan's demographic crisis.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Climate Change Cooks Up Japanese 'Cabbage Shock'
- Friday January 24, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Due to intense localised rain, then a prolonged dry period, farmers in Japan's Aichi are grappling with yields an estimated 30% lower than usual.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       "Uterus Removal At 30": Japan Leader's Bizarre Proposal To Boost Birth Rate Sparks Backlash
- Tuesday November 12, 2024
 - World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
 
The minister suggested banning women from marrying after 25 and undergoing forced hysterectomies at 30, as well as restricting women's access to university education from the age of 18.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Defence "Geek" Shigeru Ishiba Is New Japan Prime Minister
- Thursday October 3, 2024
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Japan got a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy, defuse a demographic crisis and build an Asian NATO to face down China.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Japan PM Fumio Kishida To Step Down Amid Sinking Poll Ratings
- Wednesday August 14, 2024
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to quit after announcing on Wednesday he will not seek re-election as party chief.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Japan Birth Rate Hit Record Low In 2023 As Nation's Population Crisis Deepen
- Tuesday February 27, 2024
 - World News | Reuters
 
The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying to stem depopulation.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Amid War With Russia, Ukraine PM Seeks Reconstruction Help In Japan
- Monday February 19, 2024
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Ukraine's prime minister urged Japan's government and private sector on Monday to step up support for the country's reconstruction, promising an "economic miracle" once the almost two-year-old war with Russia ends.
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 www.ndtv.com 
 
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                                                                                                       Japan's Centenarian Population Nears 100,000, 88% Are Women
- Friday September 12, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has hit a record high of nearly 100,000, with almost 90 percent of them women, ministry data showed on Friday.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Woman Loses Rs 6 Lakh To Scammer Posing As Astronaut Stuck In Space Without Oxygen
- Friday September 5, 2025
 - Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
 
The woman, who lives alone, had developed feelings for the man through the online exchanges and ended up sending the money.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       'Need To Buy Oxygen In Space': Fake Astronaut Scams Japan Woman Of $6,700
- Wednesday September 3, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
A Japanese octogenarian was swindled out of thousands of dollars after falling in love online with a self-described astronaut who sought her help to avert a spaceship crisis, police said Tuesday.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       From Godzilla To Anime: How Atomic Bombings Shaped Japan's Pop Culture
- Monday August 4, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
From Godzilla's fiery atomic breath to post-apocalyptic anime and harrowing depictions of radiation sickness, the influence of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki runs deep in Japanese popular culture.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Rising Prices, Rice Crisis, Tariffs: Threaten Japan's Coalition Ahead Of Vote
- Saturday July 19, 2025
 - World News | Associated Press
 
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday's upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, such as rising prices and high US tariffs.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Japan Inflation Raise Rice Prices By 99% In June, Pressure Mounts On PM
- Friday July 18, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Japan's Rice Crisis: Prices Soar, Supplies Dwindle And A Minister Resigns
- Friday May 23, 2025
 - World News | Associated Press
 
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the decades.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Trump Tariffs A "National Crisis": Japan PM Calls For "Calm-Headed" Approach
- Friday April 4, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Japanese firms are the biggest investors into the United States, but Trump on Thursday announced a 24% levy on imports from the close Washington ally.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Love Motel Converted To Funeral Home In Japan Amid Population Crisis: "Metaphor Of Decline"
- Friday March 21, 2025
 - Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
 
Reactions poured in from social media users who described the building as a metaphor for Japan's demographic crisis.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Climate Change Cooks Up Japanese 'Cabbage Shock'
- Friday January 24, 2025
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Due to intense localised rain, then a prolonged dry period, farmers in Japan's Aichi are grappling with yields an estimated 30% lower than usual.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       "Uterus Removal At 30": Japan Leader's Bizarre Proposal To Boost Birth Rate Sparks Backlash
- Tuesday November 12, 2024
 - World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
 
The minister suggested banning women from marrying after 25 and undergoing forced hysterectomies at 30, as well as restricting women's access to university education from the age of 18.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Defence "Geek" Shigeru Ishiba Is New Japan Prime Minister
- Thursday October 3, 2024
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Japan got a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy, defuse a demographic crisis and build an Asian NATO to face down China.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Japan PM Fumio Kishida To Step Down Amid Sinking Poll Ratings
- Wednesday August 14, 2024
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to quit after announcing on Wednesday he will not seek re-election as party chief.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Japan Birth Rate Hit Record Low In 2023 As Nation's Population Crisis Deepen
- Tuesday February 27, 2024
 - World News | Reuters
 
The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying to stem depopulation.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Amid War With Russia, Ukraine PM Seeks Reconstruction Help In Japan
- Monday February 19, 2024
 - World News | Agence France-Presse
 
Ukraine's prime minister urged Japan's government and private sector on Monday to step up support for the country's reconstruction, promising an "economic miracle" once the almost two-year-old war with Russia ends.
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 www.ndtv.com