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2025 Osaka World Expo

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Yakuza lieutenant arrested in Tokyo for stealing Pokémon cards

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Japanese city loses residents' personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day

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Foreigner's request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society

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Hamster abandoned at Tokyo ramen restaurant gets new home

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Starbucks releases an official green tea chai latte with special Japanese ingredients

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Tokyo's famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed

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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s

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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design

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Tokyo's most famous Starbucks is closed

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