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        <title>Mapping a Wartime Past in Paradise: Interactive Chart Shows Japanese Relics on Tonoas, Chuuk</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Exploring a Prewar Japanese PresenceA Japanese academic is helping to shed new light on the prewar colonization of a remote central Pacific archipelago and to map historical sites that remain to this ...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02458/</link>
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        <title>Perfume Packs It In: Documentary Explores the Japanese Group’s 25 Years in “Cold Sleep”</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A &amp;ldquo;Cold Sleep&amp;rdquo; Comes as a Surprise to AllSado Taketoshi. (&amp;copy;&amp;nbsp;2026 Perfume &amp;ldquo;Cold Sleep&amp;rdquo; Film Partners)For his most recent film take on the wildly popular three-woman mu...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c030328/</link>
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        <title>Japan’s Men’s National Soccer Squad for the 2026 World Cup</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Eyeing First QuarterfinalJapan is making its eighth consecutive FIFA World Cup appearance in the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, which kicked off on June 11. Samurai Blue&amp;rsq...]]></description>
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        <title>Naruto Soundtrack Named as Top Japanese Musical Work by Overseas Royalties</title>
        <description><![CDATA[International HitThe Naruto: Shippūden anime instrumental soundtrack, composed by Takanashi Yasuharu, was the highest-earning Japanese work by royalties from overseas copyright management organization...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02796/</link>
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        <title>Japanese Researchers Make Breakthrough in Ensuring Farmed Eels Are Female</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Farmed Eels Almost All MaleA round shape, covered in glossy crimson lacquer, appears amid a cloud of steam, giving off the rich smell of charred fat, soy sauce, and sugar.&amp;nbsp;.&amp;nbsp;. Unagi kabayaki...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02606/</link>
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        <title>Japan’s Rice Consumption Sinks to Lowest Level in Seven Years</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Japan&amp;rsquo;s per-capita monthly rice consumption was 4.435 kilograms in fiscal 2025, according to the results of a consumer-behavior survey recently released by a rice-industry organization. This is ...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02790/</link>
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        <title>Becoming an Onnagata: Takanosuke Brings the Art of Transformation to Europe</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Centrality of Onnagata to KabukiNakamura Takanosuke toured Paris, Rome, and Cologne from April 9 to 23 under the banner &amp;ldquo;Meet Kabuki: The Art of Onnagata Europe Tour.&amp;rdquo; Although general...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02608/</link>
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        <title>Sushi’s Epic Journey: From Slow-Fermented Fish to Global Fast Food</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Vanishing Vestiges of Sushi&amp;rsquo;s OriginsThe roots of sushi are usually traced to a type of slow-fermented fish known as narezushi.((In Japanese compounds, the word sushi undergoes a voicing shift t...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02601/</link>
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        <title>Support Ratings Slip for Takaichi Sanae in May 2026</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Lowest Numbers Yet for Takaichi AdministrationJapan&amp;rsquo;s eight leading media organizations have released their opinion poll numbers for May 2026, and they are less than positive for Prime Minister ...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h30024/</link>
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        <title>Blooming and Booming: Japan’s Hydrangeas Enjoy Surge in Popularity</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A Bad Omen?Ajisai (hydrangeas), glistening under soft June rains, brighten up the Japanese landscape at this time of year. Two poems about hydrangea species native to Japan can be found in the Man&amp;rsq...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/g02605/</link>
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        <title>Japan’s World Cup 2026 Preview: Samurai Blue Faces Ongoing Challenges, Hopes for Historic Run</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Giant SlayersJapan is making its eighth straight appearance at the FIFA World Cup, a run that started with its debut at the tournament in France in 1998. In that time, the team has made it to the knoc...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02600/</link>
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        <title>Konkatsu: Spouse Hunting in Japan</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Marriage HopefulsKonkatsu in Japan covers a broad range of activities by which singles try to find marriage partners. Often translated as &amp;ldquo;spouse hunting,&amp;rdquo; it refers to the use of paid ser...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/cs00082/</link>
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        <title>Baby Decline: Births in Japan Drop for the Tenth Successive Year</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Falling Fertility RatesThe number of births in Japan dropped to 671,236 in 2025, down 14,937 year on year. Demographic statistics published by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare confirmed that...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02802/</link>
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        <title>Good Spouses Hard to Find? Japanese Parents Getting Involved in Matchmaking Events for Children</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Parent ProxiesMany Japanese parents can list their children&amp;rsquo;s positive qualities: serious and kind, perhaps, or reliable and hardworking. Maybe they have a good academic record, and a steady job...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02602/</link>
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        <title>Blue-Collar Wages Rising in Japan Amid Labor Shortage</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wages in Some Sectors Lag Behind InflationAverage annual income in Japan for 2025 (including 12 months of salary plus bonuses) reached &amp;yen;5,456,000 according to calculations by the Recruit Works Ins...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02786/</link>
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        <title>Japan’s Bold Moves for Energy Resilience in Asia: POWERR Asia and AZEC 2.0</title>
        <description><![CDATA[(An audio version of this article is also available.)Japan&amp;rsquo;s New Moves in Energy SecurityAs the Hormuz crisis rattles Asia, Japan is moving to lead the region&amp;rsquo;s push for energy resilience....]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/d01236/</link>
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        <title>Asari: Plump, Umami-Rich Clams Best Enjoyed in Early Summer</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A Shellfish Eaten Since Prehistoric TimesAsari, or Japanese clams, are bivalve molluscs that can be found in coastal areas from Hokkaidō to Kyūshū, as well as around the Korean Peninsula, mainland Chi...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c15340/</link>
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        <title>Kōya-Dōfu: A Traditional Preserved Food Bursting with Taste</title>
        <description><![CDATA[From the Freezing Cold of Mount KōyaKōya-dōfu is a traditional Japanese preserved food made by freezing and drying tōfu. In some regions, it is also called shimi-dōfu or kōri-dōfu, both names indicati...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c15337/</link>
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        <title>Major Japanese Firms Boost Wages by Over 5% Again in 2026</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Highest Ever Yen IncreaseAccording to a survey released by the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), the 2026 spring labor-management negotiations at major companies yielded an average year-on-year w...]]></description>
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        <title>Japan’s Population Falls by Three Million in Five Years</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A Third Successive DeclineJapan&amp;rsquo;s demographic decline continues unabated. The country&amp;rsquo;s population stood at 123,049,524 as of October 1, 2025, a decrease of 3.1 million compared with five ...]]></description>
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