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The Japanese snowball fight game vying to be an Olympic sport
The game's federation emphasizes the "mental challenge," as players on both teams pelt their opponents while taking cover behind shelters.
Source: The Japan Times
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Ice smile
Ami Nakai of Japan performs during the figure skating exhibition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Saturday.
Source: Japan Today
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Tokyo Skytree turns pink for the cherry blossom season
Japan’s tallest tower transforms into a cherry blossom-viewing spot, complete with pink projections and themed drinks. As the cherry blossom-loving crowds prepare to descend upon Japan’s plethora of s
Source: SoraNews24
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Japan's traditional 'naked festival' leaves 3 attendees unconscious
A traditional Japanese festival known for thousands of nearly naked men competing to claim sacred talismans left three men unconscious in the western city of Okayama, local police…
Source: Japan Today
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‘Substitute’ drunk driver arrested after car crash
Police in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old man for allowing a friend to drive, knowing that he was drunk, and then lying to police that he…
Source: Japan Today
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Recovery stalling in Japan's domestic tourism
The annual tourist figure was around 600 million before the COVID-19 pandemic but tumbled below 300 million in 2020, when an emergency was declared over the pandemic
Source: The Japan Times
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South Korea protests Japanese event over disputed islands
South Korea on Sunday protested a Japanese government event commemorating a cluster of disputed islands between the two countries, calling the move an unjust assertion of sovereignty over…
Source: Japan Today
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U.S. and Japan discuss China’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear buildup and testing
The allies’ Extended Deterrence Dialogue came amid growing tensions with China over Beijing’s push to expand and modernize its nuclear arsenal — an issue broached at the talks.
Source: The Japan Times
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Victims from Toyama mourned 15 years after New Zealand quake
The 12 Japanese students were studying at a language school in the country when a quake hit and the building that housed the school collapsed.
Source: The Japan Times
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Ambassador views U.N. funding woes as reform chance
"Japan wants to play a constructive role in creating an efficient and effective United Nations," says Kazuyuki Yamazaki, Japan's ambassador to the U.N.
Source: The Japan Times
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