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Breaking news and features about Japan from the nation's most widely read English-language newspaper.

日本で最も読まれている英文ニュース。

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Welcome to Takanawa Gateway City, Tokyo's newest megadevelopment that wants commuting to feel less like surviving a crowd and more like entering a luxury wellness retreat. 🧵 https://t.co/bSexo95Qtf

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit next week, officials in New Delhi have said, their first face-to-face meeting since a fallout over Pakistan a year ago. https://t.co/CfLjK8XDE6

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A group of high school students in Tokyo arrested over allegedly assaulting a boy and trying to extort money from him may have used ChatGPT to decide how much to demand, according to media reports. https://t.co/awBI4vFdaE

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India's aviation accident probe agency is facing renewed criticism from pilots ahead of the anniversary of the 2025 Air India Boeing-787 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people. https://t.co/MZaZ1TEbRZ

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Japan's foreign student boom is drawing in a new wave of Nepali students who see the country less as a traditional study destination and more as a structured route into work and long-term opportunity. https://t.co/gdnHS1qB17

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A Thai court will deliver its verdict Thursday in the long-delayed case of a 2015 attack at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people, the deadliest bombing in the country's history. https://t.co/AuUDYTTsWt

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Commentary: University students were right to challenge Sohei Kamiya's views on misinformation and discrimination, but open debate and direct engagement are more effective responses than efforts to stifle free speech. https://t.co/GTjdbv1RhC

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A new book by Rob Fitts explores the overlooked people behind NPB games, showing how Japanese baseball's atmosphere is built as much off the field as on it. https://t.co/Zi6lgtiQGY

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Osaka Prefectural Police arrested 41 people over an alleged social media scam that defrauded about 2,300 people across Japan of roughly ¥650 million in total last year. https://t.co/HGG5s9EkjO

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The Canadian government introduced a digital safety bill on Wednesday that would ban social media for children under 16, with exemptions for platforms that meet certain safety standards. https://t.co/O2zjH80Sjz

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Oil jumped after a second day of U.S. military strikes on Iran, with the Islamic Republic announcing a halt to all vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in response, putting further strain on a fragile ceasefire. https://t.co/eYegTow8ie

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Japan and Malaysia pledge to bolster energy supplies and maritime ties https://t.co/SejPKSgKfE

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How Tokyo aims to turn retired military equipment into lasting strategic returns https://t.co/Wl5O8NWmlZ

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Taiwan eyes curbs on AI chip sales to China to align with U.S. https://t.co/WjDu3ygONb

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Parliamentary panel approves draft proposal on revising Imperial House Law https://t.co/GrEAtEU7ML

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The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump defended its sanctions on Cuba after the United Nations' human rights chief warned U.S. actions were causing "widespread harm to the ‌population and ‌endangering lives." https://t.co/JhPPw9nqmv

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Japan enters the 2026 soccer World Cup as Asia's top-ranked team, fueling hopes that the Samurai Blue can finally reach the quarterfinals and lift shares of streaming, food and beverage companies along the way. https://t.co/4dWQc5qGPv

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A growing number of foreign nationals are traveling to China for life-saving treatments as the cost and availability of cutting-edge procedures propels the country into a rising hub for medical tourism. https://t.co/MsF1UBtynG

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Psychiatrist Francesco Panto thinks anime can benefit others and is trialing whether it can be used as a method of therapy, particularly for people who would otherwise struggle to ask for help. https://t.co/QbsXFaK1Jg

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Takumi Minamino will be part of Japan's World Cup campaign despite still recovering from injury, with the forward taking on a ‌mentorship role ‌and looking to "give maximum support" to the squad. https://t.co/0Ff670azjw