BBC
 
The man who killed Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been sentenced to life in prison, three and a half years after he shot him dead at a rally in the city of Nara in 2022.
Tetsuya Yamagami had pleaded guilty to murder charges at the trial's opening last year, but how he should b...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The visual design/naming of Japanese
confectioner Ariake’s flagship Harbour baked goods is pretty abstract. With Ariake being based in the port town of Yokohama, they wanted some sort of nautical theme, and what they came up with were oblong chestnut cakes that are supposed to be re...

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NIPPON
 
The annual number of foreign visitors to Japan came to some 42.7 million in 2025, up from 36,870,148 in the previous year, exceeding 40 million for the first time, tourism minister Yasushi Kaneko said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Spending by foreign visitors also hit a record high, ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The artificial intelligence ChatGPT earned perfect scores in nine subjects in this year's unified university entrance examinations, marking its first full score, an AI venture said Tuesday.
When LifePrompt Inc. tested the generative AI chatbot for the weekend's university exams, the ...

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The lower prices are widely expected to persist into March and April, which coincide with peak cherry blossom season.
Travellers eyeing Japan for its famed cherry blossom season may be in for one of the most affordable sakura trips in recent years.
Prices for flights, hotels a...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Twin pandas at a zoo in Tokyo will depart for China on Jan. 27, the Tokyo government said Monday, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas -- long viewed as a symbol of Japan-Sino friendship.
Xiao Xiao and his sister, Lei Lei, will be trans...

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NIPPON
 
The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new party launched by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, is expected to take realistic approaches on various issues including national security, it was learned Monday.
Regarding security policy, where the CDP and Kome...

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SPORT AND DEV
 
Japan's major sport events, from Tokyo 2020 to Kansai 2027, have translated international legacy frameworks into domestic policy and community practice, highlighting progress and gaps between global standards and local realities, and aiming to stimulate regional economic activity ...

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NHK
 
Visitors to a garden near Tokyo are enjoying cherry trees that are blooming earlier than usual in the warm weather.
Hokoen garden is near the southern tip of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, known for its mild climate and flower production.
The garden has about 50 Gancho-zakura trees...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering including a proposal to temporarily cut the consumption tax on food to zero percent, from the current 8 percent, in her ruling party's campaign pledges for a House of Representatives election she is expected to call soon, governme...

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