Japan accuses China of sailing into its waters just days after a Chinese spy plane violated Japanese airspace

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A Chinese Navy survey ship sails in blue waters.
A Chinese Navy survey ship in Japanese territorial waters west of Kuchinarabu Island.

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Japan is having a hard time convincing employees to take 4-day workweeks

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Japan is having a hard time coaxing people to take a four-day workweek.

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A US Army vet moved to Japan with his wife and bought an abandoned house for $35,000. They have no plans to leave.

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The exterior of an akiya in Japan.
A US veteran moved to Japan and bought an abandoned house, or akiya, with his wife.

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I moved from North Carolina to Japan with my family. I was surprised at how family-friendly bathrooms are.

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A young foreigner woman looks around an alley with yellow paper lamps lanterns in the background in Japan.
A woman looks around the streets of Japan

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Lonely Dolphin Blamed for Rash of Recent Swimmer Bites

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Image of a dolphin with a warning from Japan's Coast Guard.

Japan says China's increasingly aggressive air force breached its airspace for the first time ever

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A soldier from the Japan Air Self-Defence Force stands in front of a PAC-3 surface-to-air missile launch system.
A PAC-3 surface-to-air missile launch system at the Yokota Air Base, west of Tokyo. Japan claims China violated its territorial airspace for the first time.

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The Pentagon knew about the gearbox failure 10 years before it caused the deadliest V-22 crash in Air Force history, docs show

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a front view of a US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey
A US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey conducts its flight demonstration during an air show in North Carolina.

US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

Japan's 2nd-busiest airport was put on lockdown after a pair of scissors went missing from a store, where they were later found again

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Passengers and visitors are seen at New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan November 24, 2016.
New Chitose Airport.

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Japan's prime minister is resigning, under pressure from scandal

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a news conference in Tokyo on August 14, 2024, where he announced his intention to step down.

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Japan Just Issued Its First ‘Megaquake’ Alert. Here’s What You Should Know

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A map of estimated seismic activity in Japan on August 9, 2024.

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