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Kaori Sakamoto breathes sigh of relief after world championships

Sakamoto finished in second place behind American Alysa Liu, who made a surprising run to the world title.

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Tokyo ordered to pay damages to South Asian woman over police response

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Tokyo homebuyers split on purchase plans as living costs soar, survey shows

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Bad weather forces postponement of JAXA H3 rocket launch

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Sumitomo Life to mull using AI tech to support sales agents

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Ueda keeps door open for BOJ rate hike as decision nears

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Trump approves expanding credits for U.S. auto production, issues new 25% truck duties

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The LDP and Nippon Ishin no Ka to form coalition government, Kyodo reports

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Japan gets highest-yielding yen bond this year with Rakuten deal

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T3 Photo Festival reframes cityscape as nature

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Seven key members of major bank account brokerage ring arrested

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A samurai-loving radio host prepares to become Oda Nobunaga for a day

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Carmakers push to secure chips as China trade spat escalates

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How Japan’s greatest psychological horror game came home

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Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency

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Tokyo police arrest phone scam group leader

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Teacher in Fukuoka avoid identification on child sex registry by changing name

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Nintendo aims to make 25 million Switch 2 units by end of March

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Kawasaki in talks to develop Taurus missile engines

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Average price of rice in Japan falls for fourth straight week

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MI5 chief frustrated by collapse of China spying case in U.K.

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Japan’s downing of Brazil puts world on notice

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Osaka Expo drew 25.57 million visitors over 184 days

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Chinese airlines oppose Trump plan to ban flying over Russia on U.S. routes

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Russia paves way for 2 million reservists to fight in Ukraine

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Japan beats Brazil for first time in chaotic comeback win

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Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister

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