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The Osaka Expo 2025 “¥200 million" toilets

Osaka Expo's Controversial ¥200 Million Toilets Find a Permanent Home

The modular toilet complex will be relocated to Osaka Prefecture’s Flower Culture Center

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The NYT ‘Den of Spies’ Report Shows Why Japan’s Intelligence Overhaul Is Necessary

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Japan Will Pay You To Catch Beetles That Are Destroying Cherry Blossoms

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Live-Action Naruto Film Begins Worldwide Casting Search for Team 7

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Trump’s NATO Gaffe Coins the ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ | News Roundup

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The NYT ‘Den of Spies’ Report Shows Why Japan’s Intelligence Overhaul Is Necessary

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Japan Will Pay You To Catch Beetles That Are Destroying Cherry Blossoms

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Live-Action Naruto Film Begins Worldwide Casting Search for Team 7

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A Record 85,000 Students in Japan Need Help Learning Japanese

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Japan Bans Tourists From Taking JLPT Exams

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Japan's 2025 Buzzword of the Year Nominations

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Tokyo Breaks Into Global Liveability Top 10, But Osaka Still Leads Japan

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Japan’s Maglev Dream Gets Back on Track After Nine-Year Battle

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