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Narita Airport is testing a clothing compression machine, about the size of a bank ATM, to help travelers fit more items into their luggage and reduce the number of abandoned suitcases. The machine ...

A sightseeing helicopter that went missing with three people on board was found to have crashed near Mount Aso, one of Japan ...

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Japan's expected snap general election is increasingly likely to lead to a cut in the consumption tax rate, as ruling and ...

Warming global temperatures have led to rising sea levels, which pose a risk to residents of small island nations such as the ...

Japan’s November 2025 data shows weaker industrial output, plunging machinery orders, and Nikkei losses as BOJ decision looms ...

It was announced that Kennoji and R_ringo's Dōkyo Shiteiru Kensei no Onna Shishō ga Kawaisugite Mainichi Shiawase Desu (The ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering a pledge to suspend the sales tax on food as part of her campaign for a ...

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