(CNN) Japan's fertility crisis is worsening, with data from the first seven months of this year showing the sharpest drop in births in 30 years, according to preliminary government data.
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Hide Caption 14 of 117 Photos: Rugby World Cup 2019 in pictures Australia's Tevita Kuridrani is tackled by Uruguay's Tomas Inciarte during the Rugby World Cup Pool D game at Oita Stadium.
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Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Shinji Aoba, 41, on suspicion of murder and arson, among other charges, in the July 18 attack that killed 36 people.
He can hold short conversations but has…

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will be open for seven days through next Monday, the last day of the Aichi Triennale 2019 art festival in which it is included.
The tighter security measures include baggage inspections with metal de…

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KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 14:30 | All, JapanA western Japanese city known as the birthplace of instant noodles is displaying manhole covers featuring Hiyoko-chan, the mascot of instant noodle Chicke…

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Japan imports about 95 percent of hops for domestic beer production from such countries as Germany.
Kirin's program was aimed at supporting the Tohoku region's recovery from the March 2011 disaster, …

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KYODO NEWS - Oct 7, 2019 - 13:43 | All, Japan, LifestyleTOKYO - The Imperial Household Agency unveiled on Monday a specially built convertible sedan to be used by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako …

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I'm the last of the generation that actually experienced (U.S. internment during World War II)," he said.
"The reason I chose the manga style of telling this story is when I was a kid, I loved comic …

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KYODO NEWS - 19 hours ago - 22:59 | Arts, All, JapanAn art exhibition featuring a statue symbolizing "comfort women" that sparked controversy will reopen Tuesday afternoon in Nagoya, central Japan, a…

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I’m talking, of course about yurei (ghosts of the deceased) and yokai (mythical spirits) that have been part of Japanese folklore for centuries.
From the 1866 movie The Snow Woman (怪談雪女郎) by Tokuzo T…

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