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Japanese Population Sees Record Drop In 2024, Down By 9 Lakh
The population of Japanese nationals fell by a record amount -- more than 900,000 people -- in 2024, official data showed, as the country battles to reverse its perennially low birth rates.
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Japan Inflation Raise Rice Prices By 99% In June, Pressure Mounts On PM
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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80 Years On, Bone Collectors Find Remains Of Those Killed In Okinawa
80 years after the Battle of Okinawa, volunteers like Takamatsu Gushiken are still recovering WWII remains from jungle, These remains have the right to be returned to their families," said Gushiken.
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"100 Dead Cats, Skin Peeled Off": Inside Japan Woman's House Of Horror
Around 100 dead cats were discovered at the squalid home of a woman in southwest Japan who belonged to an animal welfare group, a local official said
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Inflation Returns To Japan, Rice Prices Soar By 98%
Japan's core inflation rate accelerated in April to 3.5 percent as rice prices almost doubled year-on-year, official data showed Friday.
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Japan Crosses 10 Million Visitors Through March At Fastest Ever Pace
Japan crossed the 10 million visitor mark at the fastest ever pace in March, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen propelled a record tourism boom.
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Japan's Birth Rate Declines, Sees Record Drop In Population In 2024
Japan's population fell to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday, marking a record fall of 898,000 people from the previous year.
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Rat Found In Miso Soup At Popular Restaurant Chain In Japan, Company Apologises
Japanese bowl chain Sukiya has apologised after a rat was found in miso soup served at one of its stores in Tottori City (the official statement calls the rat "a foreign object.").
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Japan's Longest Serving Death Row Inmate Awarded $1.4 Million
A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.
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Rain Halts Spread Of Japan's Worst Wildfire In More Than 50 Years
Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said Thursday, as residents expressed relief the smoke was gone.
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1 Dead, Thousands Evacuated After Japan's Biggest Wildfire In Over 30 Years
Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.
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Japan Allows Taiwan As Place Of Origin In Family Registry Instead Of China
Japan will allow people from Taiwan to list the island as their place of origin in the country's family registry instead of China, a justice ministry official said Tuesday.
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Japan Prime Minister Gifts Trump Golden Samurai Helmet In White House Meet
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presented US President Donald Trump with a golden samurai helmet during their first official meeting at the White House on Friday.
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Host City Osaka Bans Smoking, Vaping In Public, Ahead Of World Expo 2025
According to Osaka City officials, the primary objective of this initiative is to create a safe, secure, and comfortable environment for both residents and visitors.
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2024 Was Japan's Hottest Year Ever, Official Says Climate Change A "Factor"
Worldwide, 2024 was expected to have been the warmest recorded, the UN's weather and climate agency said last week, capping a decade of unprecedented heat and other types of extreme weather.
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Japanese Population Sees Record Drop In 2024, Down By 9 Lakh
The population of Japanese nationals fell by a record amount -- more than 900,000 people -- in 2024, official data showed, as the country battles to reverse its perennially low birth rates.
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Japan Inflation Raise Rice Prices By 99% In June, Pressure Mounts On PM
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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80 Years On, Bone Collectors Find Remains Of Those Killed In Okinawa
80 years after the Battle of Okinawa, volunteers like Takamatsu Gushiken are still recovering WWII remains from jungle, These remains have the right to be returned to their families," said Gushiken.
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"100 Dead Cats, Skin Peeled Off": Inside Japan Woman's House Of Horror
Around 100 dead cats were discovered at the squalid home of a woman in southwest Japan who belonged to an animal welfare group, a local official said
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Inflation Returns To Japan, Rice Prices Soar By 98%
Japan's core inflation rate accelerated in April to 3.5 percent as rice prices almost doubled year-on-year, official data showed Friday.
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Japan Crosses 10 Million Visitors Through March At Fastest Ever Pace
Japan crossed the 10 million visitor mark at the fastest ever pace in March, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen propelled a record tourism boom.
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Japan's Birth Rate Declines, Sees Record Drop In Population In 2024
Japan's population fell to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday, marking a record fall of 898,000 people from the previous year.
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Rat Found In Miso Soup At Popular Restaurant Chain In Japan, Company Apologises
Japanese bowl chain Sukiya has apologised after a rat was found in miso soup served at one of its stores in Tottori City (the official statement calls the rat "a foreign object.").
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Japan's Longest Serving Death Row Inmate Awarded $1.4 Million
A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.
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Rain Halts Spread Of Japan's Worst Wildfire In More Than 50 Years
Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said Thursday, as residents expressed relief the smoke was gone.
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1 Dead, Thousands Evacuated After Japan's Biggest Wildfire In Over 30 Years
Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.
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Japan Allows Taiwan As Place Of Origin In Family Registry Instead Of China
Japan will allow people from Taiwan to list the island as their place of origin in the country's family registry instead of China, a justice ministry official said Tuesday.
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Japan Prime Minister Gifts Trump Golden Samurai Helmet In White House Meet
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presented US President Donald Trump with a golden samurai helmet during their first official meeting at the White House on Friday.
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Host City Osaka Bans Smoking, Vaping In Public, Ahead Of World Expo 2025
According to Osaka City officials, the primary objective of this initiative is to create a safe, secure, and comfortable environment for both residents and visitors.
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2024 Was Japan's Hottest Year Ever, Official Says Climate Change A "Factor"
Worldwide, 2024 was expected to have been the warmest recorded, the UN's weather and climate agency said last week, capping a decade of unprecedented heat and other types of extreme weather.
