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LGBTQ+ Events in Tokyo for 2026
Plan your year with Tokyo’s top LGBTQIA+ events for 2026
Source: Savvy Tokyo
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The West is still getting Russia wrong
Because of Russia weakness, the Kremlin is focused not on domination, but on disruption.
Source: The Japan Times
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Takaichi's approval rating slips as glow from US-Japan summit fades
Nikkei poll shows majority oppose stepping up arms exports
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Japanese convenience store brings rice balls back to 100 yen – Is this deal worth it?[Taste test]
As onigiri prices continue to rise everywhere else, Lawson Store 100 stays true to its name. There’s perhaps no better example of the frustrating inflation that’s taking place in Japan than what’s hap
Source: SoraNews24
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Former Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says timing right for new leadership
Tomlin will join NBC as an NFL pregame show analyst on "Football Night in America," the network officially announced on Sunday.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan's Nikkei average eclipses 60,000, reaches all-time closing high
South Korean stocks also jump as money flows into tech
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Japanese film studio Toei announces first three video games from newly created Toei Games
Toei or not Toei? That is the question. Earlier this week, long-established film producer Toei, the company behind classic films such as The Street Fighter, Black Rain, Battle Royale, and Tora! Tora!
Source: SoraNews24
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Spurs storm past Blazers in Victor Wembanyama's return
Houston, Toronto and Boston also won in Sunday's playoff action.
Source: The Japan Times
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Tokyo condo boom cools off as interest rates rise
Inventory of unsold properties rises to the highest level in decades
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Ex-Tokyo Electron worker gets 10-year sentence for TSMC data theft
Taiwan's Intellectual Property and Commercial Court also handed out jail sentences on four others and fined Tokyo Electron's local unit.
Source: The Japan Times
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