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Bear Character Chosen as Japan's Kanji of the Year for 2025

The announcement was made in Kyoto on Friday

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Nuclear-Capable US Bombers Join Japan Jets To Counter China-Russia Drills | News Roundup

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¥18 Million in Cash Found Among Garbage in Niigata Prefecture

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Japan's Surging Bear Crisis: A Surprisingly Complicated Problem

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Megaquake Alert Issued After 7.5-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Northeastern Japan

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Nuclear-Capable US Bombers Join Japan Jets To Counter China-Russia Drills | News Roundup

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¥18 Million in Cash Found Among Garbage in Niigata Prefecture

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Japan's Surging Bear Crisis: A Surprisingly Complicated Problem

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Megaquake Alert Issued After 7.5-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Northeastern Japan

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Japan's Most Popular Baby Names for 2025 Prove Blue Is the New Black

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Japan's 2025 Buzzword of the Year Nominations

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Wasei Eigo: 9 Japanese-English Words That Don't Mean What You Think

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Untranslatable Japanese Words: Onomatopoeia for Complex Emotions

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Ken-Chan, The Beloved Cat Always Trying To Break Into a Museum, Passes Away

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Shinzo Abe's Killer Apologizes to Slain PM's Family for the First Time | News Roundup

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Women’s Universities in Japan Begin To Gradually Accept Transgender Students

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‘Okinawa Is Our Territory’: Japan Dismisses China's Claims Over Ryukyu Islands

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