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Town In Miyagi Retracts Latest AI-Generated Bear Image

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A Japanese town deleted a social media post warning of a bear sighting after discovering that a picture it had received showing the fearsome creature was AI-generated.
Similar fake images have been circulating online as fear of bears runs high in the country, where the animals have ...

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Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics Closing Ceremony Held in Shibuya

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, sponsored by The Yomiuri Shimbun and others, was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday.
This was the first time in its 100-year history that the Deaflympics were held in Japan. About 280,000 s...

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Italian PM Likely to Visit Japan Early Jan.

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NIPPON
 
Work is underway to pave the way for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's planned visit to Japan next year to mark the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday.
The Japanese government's top spokesman mad...

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PM Takaichi Vows To Maximize Japan's Interests Through Dialogue With China

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KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday it is her "responsibility" to maximize Japan's interests by building good relations with China through dialogue, after a diplomatic row between the two nations escalated over her remarks on Taiwan.
Tokyo-Beijing ties have worsened since Ta...

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Japan Is Giving Away Free Flights To Travellers This Winter

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TIME OUT
 
All Nippon Airways is offering free flights in an effort to encourage tourists to get off the beaten track and explore more of Japan
Travelling is brilliant, but it’s also expensive. Japan seems to understand this though, as it’s trying to help lower that cost a little by offering free...

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Pedestrian Dies After Apparent Tokyo Hit-And-Run That Injured 10 Others

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A pedestrian in his 80s has died after an apparent hit-and-run in Tokyo's Adachi Ward at around 12:30 p.m. Monday that left 10 others injured, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
A woman in her 20s was found unconscious after the collisions and is in serious condition, police s...

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Takaichi Holds Telephone Talks with Trump; Receives Update on U.S.-China Relations

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke via telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning, during which she received an update on recent U.S.–China relations, including a telephone conversation between Trump and Xi Jinping on Monday.
She told reporters about this after th...

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JR Central To Trial AI Language Services On Shinkansen For Foreign Tourists

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JAPAN TODAY
 
JR Central says it will conduct trials of artificial intelligence-operated language services at JR Shinagawa Station in Tokyo for foreign tourists traveling on its Tokaido shinkansen bullet trains.
In the trial lasting from Dec 15 to mid-March next year, visitors will be able to acc...

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Tori-No-Ichi Festival Underway At Asakusa Shrine

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NHK
 
The annual Tori-no-ichi festival got underway at Ootori Shrine in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Monday, drawing crowds of business owners and tourists looking to buy a traditional "lucky rake."
The Tori-no-ichi festival dates back to the Edo period, which spanned the 17th to 19th centuries, a...

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Japan Confirms Fifth Bird Flu Outbreak Of Season

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Miyazaki prefectural government said Saturday that an outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the city of Hyuga.
About 48,000 chickens at the farm will be culled.
This marked the fifth confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in ...

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