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Japan to Conduct Survey on Online Hate Speech

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese Justice Ministry is considering conducting the first nationwide survey on online hate speech against foreign visitors and residents in fiscal 2026.
As discriminatory posts against specific ethnic groups and nationalities have spread on social media and become a social issue,...

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Japan PM Hopeful Avoids War Shrine Visit

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HURRIYET DAILY NEWS
 
The new head of Japan's ruling party Sanae Takaichi sent an offering but avoided visiting a controversial war shrine on Oct. 17, as the prospects of her becoming prime minister brightened.
Takaichi became Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader on Oct. 4 but her aim to become ...

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Former PM Tomiichi Murayama Dies At Age 101

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Former Japan Socialist Party Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who led a coalition government with longtime rival the Liberal Democratic Party in the mid-1990s and delivered a key statement apologizing for Japan’s World War II aggression, died Friday morning in the city of Oita. He ...

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Fatal Bear Attacks In Japan Hit Record Number

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FRANCE 24
 
Bears have killed a record number of people in Japan this year, the environment ministry said on Thursday just as another possible victim was reported missing.
Bears hungry because of shortages of food such as acorns -- which has been blamed on climate change -- are encroaching more i...

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Political Maneuvering Heats Up Over Japan’s Next Prime Minister

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
Ruling party President Sanae Takaichi met separately with each of the leaders of the three opposition parties to seek cooperation in the prime ministerial election and Diet management during the extraordinary Diet session expected to be convened next Tuesday.
 
Liberal Democra...

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Human Washing Machine Pods Coming To Japanese Hotels

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JAPAN TODAY
 
At hotels in Japan, the bathing facilities usually fall into two broad categories. There might be a traditional setup, with compact shower booths where you wash off before entering a large communal tub to soak in, or you could have a more modern full-size in-room shower, often as pa...

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Ticketed Visitors To World Expo In Osaka Total More Than 25.57 Million

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NHK
 
The organizer of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, western Japan, says the number of ticketed visitors to the event that ran for six months totaled more than 25.57 million.
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said on Tuesday, one day after the Expo closed, that the number of tic...

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Internet Becomes Japan's Top Daily News Source For First Time

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The internet has become the main source of daily news in Japan, overtaking commercial television for the first time, a survey by the Japan Press Research Institute has shown.
When asked about which news source they use on a daily basis, a question added in fiscal 2018, 46.5% of resp...

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Typhoon Nakri Storm Zone Nears Japan's Izu Islands

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NHK
 
 
Strong Typhoon Nakri was approaching southern parts of Japan's Izu Islands on Monday morning, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the island chain that was recently hit by another storm.
As of Monday morning, the islands of Hachijojima and Aogashima were in the storm zone of Nakri.
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Minister Pushes For Stronger Indonesian Cultural Research In Japan

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Culture Minister Fadli Zon emphasized the importance of strengthening research and studies on Indonesian culture in Osaka, Japan, noting it serves as a foundation for advancing global knowledge and international cooperation.
During his visit to the National Museum of Ethnology (Minp...

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