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Japanese retailers offer various eel products for Day of the Ox
Two major supermarket chains have cut prices for their mainstay grilled eel items after a bountiful fry catch last year.
Source: The Japan Times
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Lewis Hamilton hoping to head into F1’s August break on high note
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur was wary of talking up the team's prospects, even if others were already doing so.
Source: The Japan Times
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A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Fuji Rock Festival has long been known for its international headliners, but Kaze Fujii is poised to make a big splash on the Green Stage.
Source: The Japan Times
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India’s solar push idles factories unable to shake reliance on China
Domestic manufacturers face waits of up to eight months for domestic components to replace Chinese imports.
Source: The Japan Times
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Parliament extension grounds some lawmakers from overseas travel
The Lower House's rules committee turned down requests from senior Liberal Democratic Party officials so they would be available to respond to questions during the extension.
Source: The Japan Times
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Jalen Brunson says Knicks players have not discussed White House visit
Knicks owner James Dolan, a friend of U.S. President Donald Trump, said last month that a visit to the White House was in the works, pending "details."
Source: The Japan Times
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Half of economists still see BOJ waiting until December to hike
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government is seen as a key obstacle to further action, according to a survey.
Source: The Japan Times
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Starbucks Japan adds a new summer Frappuccino to the menu, but is it as refreshing as it looks?
Limited-edition “gyugyutto” beverage features a fruit combo rarely seen at Starbucks. After a succesion of brutally hot days in Japan, this summer is already testing our limits, even though the season
Source: SoraNews24
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Which country’s foreign tourists spend the most money per-person in Japan? Hint: Not the U..S. or China
One country’s travelers spend more than double the total average for tourists in Japan, and it’s one the Japanese tourism industry hasn’t paid much attention to. Recent statistics show that during the
Source: SoraNews24
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Japan and China’s top diplomats hold first chat since Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Thursday he had spoken briefly with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, a day earlier on the sidelines of ASEAN-related meetings in Manila.
Source: The Japan Times
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