Stricter rules put Japanese agrivoltaics projects at a crossroads
The stricter rules come amid cases in which solar power companies rented abandoned farmland and failed to sufficiently engage in agricultural activities.
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japantimes.co.jp
04.09.2026
Japanese households cut spending for eighth month as prices rise
Household outlays adjusted for inflation fell 3.6% in July from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.
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japantimes.co.jp
04.09.2026
Fire erupts during demolition of quake-damaged chimney at paper factory in Japan
A fire has broken out during the demolition of a chimney at a paper factory in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture
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abcnews.com
03.09.2026
Nobel-winning Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa dies at 90
Shirakawa, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2000 for developing conductive polymers, a key component of modern touch screens, died late last month.
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japantimes.co.jp
03.09.2026
Japan expected to forgo second extra budget for fiscal 2026
The remaining amount of general reserve funds is around ¥800 billion. In addition, about ¥1.9 trillion is left in reserve funds for responses to the situation in the Middle East.
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japantimes.co.jp
03.09.2026
Yen soars as Bank of Japan tipped to raise interest rates
Jump lifts currency to highest level against dollar in a month, while global markets remain jitteryThe Japanese yen has soared by more than 1.7% against the dollar amid speculation the Bank of Japan i
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theguardian.com
03.09.2026
Five Japanese oil distributors admit to forming price cartel
East Japan Usami and Kyoei Sekiyu of Tokyo, Eneos Wing of Nagoya, Enex Fleet of Osaka and Kitaseki of Miyagi Prefecture are suspected of violating the antimonopoly law.
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japantimes.co.jp
03.09.2026
Hongkong Land eyes billion-dollar property deals in Japan
It is targeting mixed-use complexes with high-end office, retail and hospitality spaces in prime Tokyo locations.
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japantimes.co.jp
03.09.2026
Japan sees fewer IPOs as Iran war, AI shock and rate anxiety slow tech listings
The Tokyo Stock Exchange's mainstay Prime, Growth and Standard sections saw 17 companies go public in the first half of the year, down about 30% from a year before.
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japantimes.co.jp
03.09.2026
Japan proceeds toward full lifting of ban on imports of fresh potatoes from U.S.
The agriculture ministry plans to hold a briefing this month on potato pests and diseases identified as possibly posing a threat to domestic agriculture.
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japantimes.co.jp
03.09.2026
Natixis boosts Japan equity allocation, anticipating continued growth
The asset manager, which oversees about $1.5 trillion globally, changed its weighting a day before Japan's 10-year government bond yield touched a century high of 3%.
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japantimes.co.jp
03.09.2026
Japanese companies consider asset sales as yen debt costs rise
Among measures under deliberation are sales of strategic shareholdings and other assets to offset the impact, borrowing more overseas and bringing forward funding plans.
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japantimes.co.jp
03.09.2026
Chinese Warships Are Cruising Too Close for Comfort Off Japan’s Shores
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wsj.com
03.09.2026
Japan developing GPS-based app to locate nationals overseas
The app is expected to help verify the safety of Japanese citizens swiftly in the event of an armed conflict or a massive disaster overseas.
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japantimes.co.jp
02.09.2026
Cup noodles made with cold water? BBC tries Japan's viral snack
The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries Japan's latest food trend, instant noodles made using cold water.
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bbc.co.uk
02.09.2026
Love, lust and life in Saikaku’s Japan
Edo Japan, according to novelist Ihara Saikaku, was a world in which love could save or destroy you.
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japantimes.co.jp
01.09.2026
In Japan, sometimes the person who can’t read the air is exactly who you need
Japanese has a rich vocabulary for sensing moods, social expectations and the subtle signals that shape interactions.
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japantimes.co.jp
01.09.2026
Russia criticizes Japan-U.S.-Australia military drills featuring Typhon missile system
Moscow called the deployment of the powerful weapon on Japanese territory "absolutely unacceptable" and warned of "compensatory countermeasures."
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japantimes.co.jp
01.09.2026
In Japan’s mountains, a different way to manage bears
A program has been credited with prompting both a recovery in bear numbers — although the animals are hard to count — and fewer encounters with humans.
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japantimes.co.jp
01.09.2026
Japan arrests man in Iwate twice for hamster massacres
Police say the man teamed up with two different women on separate occasions and killed dozens of hamsters in a violation of animal protection laws.
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japantimes.co.jp
01.09.2026