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Same-Sex Partnership Oath System in Japan
Here’s what same-sex partnership oaths provide in 2026 and where the legal fight for equality stands.
Source: Savvy Tokyo
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Japan to boost effort to stop gasoline stands from price gouging
The government will step up its ability to intervene against fuel stations that overcharge consumers.
Source: The Japan Times
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Cubs expect to activate Seiya Suzuki on Friday
Suzuki has not played for the Cubs this season because of a sprained knee ligament that happened as he played for Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic.
Source: The Japan Times
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Taiwan's Lin takes bronze at Asian championships in competitive return
Lin opted not to compete in the world championships last year after governing body World Boxing announced that women boxers would have to undergo mandatory sex testing.
Source: The Japan Times
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McDonald’s Japan adds new Hello Kitty and Pompompurin drinks to the menu for a limited time
Sanrio characters add sweetness to first-ever McDonald’s smoothie and frappe collaboration, complete with a Japanese idol commercial. As Japan’s hardest working feline, Hello Kitty’s work is never do
Source: SoraNews24
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Russian satellite imagery used by Iran to target U.S. forces, Ukraine reports
Military bases and headquarters were targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles and drones within days of being surveyed by Russian satellites, the assessment says.
Source: The Japan Times
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Police scour Kyoto mountains in ongoing search for missing 11-year-old boy
The elementary school sixth grader went missing on the morning of March 23, according to prefectural police.
Source: The Japan Times
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Iran defiant as deadline looms for Trump threat to infrastructure
Tehran rejected a U.S. proposal brokered by Pakistan for an immediate ceasefire and the lifting of its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, followed by talks on a broader peace deal.
Source: The Japan Times
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Emperor and his family visit 2011 disaster memorial in Fukushima
The imperial couple and their daughter arrived in Fukushima Prefecture on Monday on a trip to inspect reconstruction efforts following the March 2011 disaster.
Source: The Japan Times
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7-Eleven Japan’s new baked-in-store sweet treat is only available in three parts of the country
This is one of 7-Eleven Japan’s rarest sweets, but is it worth tracking down? 7-Eleven is an ubiquitous part of Japanese cityscapes, but while you’re never too far from a branch of the convenience sto
Source: SoraNews24
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