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Foreign residents in Japan hit record 3.95 million

The number accounted for 3.21% of the country s total population as of the end of June.

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University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking

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Government cuts to Izumisano s tax grants illegal, Osaka High Court rules

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Japan’s political shakeup opens door for real estate activism

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Medical expenses in Japan hit record ¥48 trillion in fiscal 2023

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At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?

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Onodera to head LDP s tax panel

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BayStars take down Giants in Game 1 of Central League Climax Series

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Visionary writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

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Former death row inmate Iwao Hakamata files damages suit against government

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Over half of needy pregnant women in Japan have no savings

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Nobel Prizes this year offer three cheers for slow science

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Lawyers protest Takaichi s work like workhorses remarks

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Myanmar junta strike kills dozens at festival protest, residents say

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Qilin cybercrime gang claims hack on Japan s Asahi Group

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Hamas says it wants ‘fair hostage exchange’ in Egypt talks

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Trio wins physics Nobel for macroscopic quantum tunneling discovery

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Nuclear victims hold global forum in Hiroshima

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Takaichi s leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals

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Trump weaponizes American trade policy

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Tokyo, Manila apply visiting-forces pact for first time to supply relief goods

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OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese AI slop

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang to visit North Korea for ruling party anniversary

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China bets on Europe for self-driving tech expansion

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Japan’s household spending rises more than expected in August

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Osaka couple arrested for attempting to import rice illegally

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Takaichi adviser and Abenomics architect says October too soon for BOJ rate hike

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Hokkaido company president develops defibrillator toy to promote awareness

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Illinois sues to halt Trump’s deployment of national guard, but troops on the way

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