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Tokyo approves ordinance to prevent abuse by customers in Japan's 1st
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Friday approved a draft ordinance to prevent customers from abusing workers in a first for Japan, Full article
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Explosion reported at Tokyo park, no injuries confirmed
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Japan PM Ishiba 'sincerely accepts' low approval ratings for newly launched Cabinet
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Dollar jumps to upper 148 yen level on strong US jobs data
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East Japan governor asks to discuss impact of numbered school names on education
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Japan-1st organ 'xenotransplant' for fetuses with kidney disease proposed by research team
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Japan brewery Sapporo launches $1,800 leather jacket as luxury collaborations take off
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Kin of Japan GSDF member who killed self due to harassment awarded $458K in damages
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Editorial: Upping wages of overtasked Japan teachers not enough; reducing workload a must
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Redevelopment project to make Osaka gateway to western Japan
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Tokyo Tower targets high-end foreign tourists with new luxury tour
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Japanese toymaker unveils world's smallest Rubik's Cube
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30 years or more of dialysis results in more bedridden patients: Japan study
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Life in Japan: Why is Tokyo shrinking its green spaces amid a climate emergency?
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Crane game catching grapes popular in Okayama Prefecture
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Japan
- Japan PM vows to ease public anxiety amid security, economic woes
- Gist of new Japan PM Ishiba's policy speech in parliament
- Japan opposition seeks end to ruling bloc control in next Diet race
- Japan evacuates 16 people from conflict-hit Lebanon by SDF plane
- Miyazaki Airport to be checked for more unexploded bombs after blast
- Leader of 'shady part-time job' group may be linked to string of robberies in Tokyo area
World
- Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria
- G7 urges all parties in Middle East conflict to act with restraint
- What to know as Israel expands its operations in Lebanon
- G20 environment ministers back funding for forest conservation
- NATO's new chief makes Ukraine support a top priority and says he will work with any US president
- North Korea's Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked
Business
- New Japan PM urges ministers to craft economic steps before election
- Tokyo stocks rise on energy shares amid caution before US jobs data
- Japan brewery Sapporo launches $1,800 leather jacket as luxury collaborations take off
- Japan PM's remarks on rate hikes mirror BOJ's stance: spokesman
- Japan's Kojima, with its proud Jeans Street, draws fans of vintage, deep-blue denim
- New Japan PM Ishiba's tax rise plan could disrupt BOJ rate hike path
Sports
- Football: Japan hopefuls breaking new ground in English 2nd tier
- Baseball: Fighters, Tigers win playoff preview games
- Baseball: Japan Series-winning Tigers manager Okada to step down
- Football: Ohashi earns 1st call-up ahead of Saudi, Australia clashes
- MLB: Kikuchi's Astros crash while Tigers, Padres advance
- Ticket prices for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics range from 30 to nearly 3,000 euros
Arts & Entertainment
- Japanese toymaker unveils world's smallest Rubik's Cube
- Easy Japanese news in translation: Crane game catching grapes popular in Okayama Prefecture
- Italian family believes painting found in a dump in 1960s is a Picasso and seeks authentication
- Exhibition exploring Japan's food replica culture opens in London
- Emmy-winning actor Anna Sawai among Time's 100 next-generation leaders
- Villains, Mickey and friends enchant fans at Disney Halloween event near Tokyo
Lifestyle & Health
- Life in Japan: Why is Tokyo shrinking its green spaces amid a climate emergency?
- Japan maintaining plan to ditch paper health insurance cards for 'My Number' integration
- Easy Japanese news in translation: Praying to goddesses for good fishing in Fukuoka Pref.
- Japan's Kojima, with its proud Jeans Street, draws fans of vintage, deep-blue denim
- 6,000 prime flounder die after extreme heat raised seawater temperatures in west Japan
- 1st wedding held in front of elaborate floats of north Japan's UNESCO-registered tradition
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