Backlash in Japan after YouTuber’s “slanted-eye” gesture toward K-pop star ATEEZ’s San; apology posted amid cross-border criticism
August 29, 2026
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Trump Signs Order to Rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” Amid Canada Trade Rift; Ottawa Vows to Keep “Ontario”
August 28, 2026
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After a Teen’s Death, Japan Urges Guidance—Not Bans—On Youth Using AI for Mental Health
August 28, 2026
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Rare citizen-led prosecution in Osaka: Supervisor never checked interrogation video in Pressance probe
August 25, 2026
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Japan Warns of Summer Surge in Mobile Battery Fires as Cases Quadruple in Four Years
August 25, 2026
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When “Customer Is God” Meets Today’s Japan: Social Media Spotlight on Families with Serial Complainers
August 25, 2026
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Lawson to Cut Onigiri Prices by ¥10 from Sept. 29 as Rice Costs Ease; Seven-Eleven and FamilyMart Join Price Rollbacks
August 25, 2026
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Japan’s Sept–Oct price surge: 18,347 food and drink items to rise—plus 6 shareholder perks that can cushion the blow
August 24, 2026
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“I Wish We Had Traveled More”: Japan’s 72-year-old pensioner with ¥55m in savings shares a late-life regret
August 24, 2026
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Track Intrusion at JR Osaka Station Triggers Safety Halt and Delays Across Major Kansai Lines
August 24, 2026
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U.S. Activates 50% Tariffs on Canada as Talks Collapse; Ottawa Pledges Equal Retaliation
August 22, 2026
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Trump says he ordered Pentagon to sharply reduce U.S.–South Korea drills, putting regional deterrence—and Japan’s planning—in focus
August 17, 2026
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U.S. State Department Revokes Over 175,000 Visas in Trump-Era Crackdown, With Clear Takeaways for Japan
August 11, 2026
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Korea FA accused of illicit ‘hospitality’ for foreign referees; 2012 match led by Japanese officials cited in reports
August 8, 2026
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KDDI Defies Gravity: Price Hikes, Lower Churn and Rising ARPU as au–UQ mobile–povo Strategy Pays Off
August 8, 2026
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