NDTV
 
The scorching September's average temperature was 2.66 degrees Celsius (36.78 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than usual, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Monday.
Japan has seen its hottest September since records began 125 years ago, the weather agency said, in a year expected to be the...

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BBC
 
When Aki and Hikari were looking to rent a house together in Tokyo, they were told by real estate agents that the places they liked "were for couples".
"We are a couple," they would respond. The answer they were given: "This is a house for a man and woman couple."
The women, both in their ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Scandal-hit male talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc said Monday it will change its name and establish a new firm to manage its performers in a bid to distance itself from late namesake founder Johnny Kitagawa, as it attempts to repair the reputational damage caused by decades of ...

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SPACE.COM
 
Japan is providing the rover and launcher, and India is providing the lander for LUPEX mission.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Is making progress on its rover for a joint mission with India to the south pole of the moon.
JAXA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Construction of a new skyscraper, set to be Japan's tallest building with a height of about 390 meters, has begun near Tokyo Station, developer Mitsubishi Estate Co. said.
The Torch Tower, expected to be completed in March 2028, will surpass the 330-meter Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The government Friday approved a plan for Princess Kako to make an official visit to Peru from Nov. 1 to 10.
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, will attend events related to this year’s 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
She i...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The release of the second batch of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean will commence on Oct 5, the facility's operator said Thursday, in a move likely to draw further ire from China.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings In...

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MALAY MALL
 
The Japanese government and Malaysia's state oil firm Petronas yesterday agreed to discuss how to export carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted in Japan to storage sites in Malaysia as part of efforts to tackle climate change.
Similar talks could eventually take place with other nations in Asi...

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NHK
 
Construction workers have broken ground on a new Tokyo landmark. The 385-meter Torch Tower will be the tallest skyscraper in Japan when completed in 2028.
Property developer Mitsubishi Estate held a groundbreaking ceremony with its partners in the project on Wednesday.
The firm's President ...

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BBC
 
 
Bear attacks in Japan have been rising at an alarming rate, so the city of Takikawa installed a robot wolf as a deterrent.
The robot wolf was originally designed to keep wild animals from farmlands, but is now being used by local governments and managers of highways, golf courses, and pig...

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