Guards at Funamizaka slope in Otaru will help regulate visitor flow to popular tourist spot featured in 1995 Japanese film ...

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The Japanese yen declined from its safe-haven gains as investors reacted to a Chinese startup's new open-source AI model and ...

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Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture released two English subtitled PR videos, including “Rokkaen,” one of the leading tourist spots ...

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Southeast Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world on Friday according to air-monitoring organization IQAir, ...

"The BOJ put the price outlook above 2% for both fiscal 2025 and 2026, revised up from the previous forecasts of 1.9% for both years. This indicates that the BOJ would continue raising interest rates ...