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Tourist magnet Kyoto goes ahead with plan to hike hotel taxes

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Kyoto authorities announced Tuesday plans to hike lodging taxes, as Japan's ancient capital seeks to assuage grumbles from locals about too many tourists. Lured by… Read

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Japan reports 70 mil COVID cases, 130,000 deaths in 5 years since outbreak

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As Japan marks five years on Wednesday since its first confirmed case of COVID-19, government data show that over 70 million people in the country… Read

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Former MUFG Bank staff member arrested over safe deposit box thefts

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A former employee of MUFG Bank was arrested Tuesday over the alleged theft of valuables from customers' safe deposit boxes, police said. Yukari Imamura, 46,… Read

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Japan bankruptcies top 10,000 in 2024 on labor shortage, weak yen

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The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan exceeded 10,000 for the first time in 11 years in 2024 as businesses faced a worsening labor shortage… Read

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Tourist magnet Kyoto goes ahead with plan to hike hotel taxes

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Japan reports 70 mil COVID cases, 130,000 deaths in 5 years since outbreak

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Former MUFG Bank staff member arrested over safe deposit box thefts

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Japan bankruptcies top 10,000 in 2024 on labor shortage, weak yen

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Trump would have been convicted if he wasn't elected: special counsel report

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Man grabbed by wild monkey, chased for hundreds of meters while jogging

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Man arrested for attempted murder after throwing knife from balcony at passerby

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Participate or keep it quiet? Recent sing-alongs tap into larger discussion on moviegoing etiquette

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Japan's 150-day regular Diet session to begin on Jan 24

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Boeing 2024 plane deliveries tumble on labor, safety woes

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TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk's X 'pure fiction'

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Teenager Fonseca in Melbourne stunner as Medvedev survives big scare

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Trump would have been convicted if he wasn't elected: special counsel report

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier receives Mitsuko Shino, ambassador of Japan to Germany, at a New Year's reception for the diplomatic corps at Bellevue Palace in Berlin on… See

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