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A tanker carrying U.S. oil arrived in Japan on Sunday, marking the first such shipment from the United States since the Iran war began in… Read
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Traditional public bathhouses in Japan are in deep water as soaring energy costs triggered by the Middle East oil supply disruptions threaten to extinguish the… Read
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From post offices and parks to stations and even the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan's vending machines are ubiquitous. But with the rapid pace of… Read
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Police in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of stealing money from a woman working for an escort service. According… Read
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