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Japan Census Records Biggest Population Drop as Only Tokyo Grows

Japan Census Records Biggest Population Drop as Only Tokyo Grows

SocietyOctober 13, 2026

Heiji and Kazuha Become a Couple in Detective Conan as Osaka Celebrates With Boats, Trucks and New Dialogue

Heiji and Kazuha Become a Couple in Detective Conan as Osaka Celebrates With Boats, Trucks and New Dialogue

EntertainmentOctober 13, 2026

Aibo Season 25 to Bring Back Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Ukyo Sugishita's Sixth Partner

Aibo Season 25 to Bring Back Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Ukyo Sugishita's Sixth Partner

EntertainmentOctober 13, 2026

Alcaraz Retains Japan Open Crown With First Title Since Wrist Injury

Alcaraz Retains Japan Open Crown With First Title Since Wrist Injury

SportsOctober 13, 2026

Tzuyu Brings Sheer Black Style to Singapore F1 as Williams and DAN DA DAN Prepare 2027 Theme Song

Tzuyu Brings Sheer Black Style to Singapore F1 as Williams and DAN DA DAN Prepare 2027 Theme Song

EntertainmentOctober 13, 2026

Snow Man's AMENITY Tops One Million in First Week, Tying B'z Album Record

Snow Man's AMENITY Tops One Million in First Week, Tying B'z Album Record

EntertainmentOctober 12, 2026

Godzilla Minus Zero Brings King Ghidorah to Postwar Japan as Yamazaki Expands His Sequel

Godzilla Minus Zero Brings King Ghidorah to Postwar Japan as Yamazaki Expands His Sequel

EntertainmentOctober 12, 2026

Vietnam Targets Japanese Content Piracy as Criminal Case Tests Wider Copyright Crackdown

Vietnam Targets Japanese Content Piracy as Criminal Case Tests Wider Copyright Crackdown

EntertainmentOctober 12, 2026

The Apothecary Diaries Film Reveals Bi Clan Cast Ahead of December 11 Release

The Apothecary Diaries Film Reveals Bi Clan Cast Ahead of December 11 Release

EntertainmentOctober 12, 2026

Zutomayo Turns Nara Palace Site Into a Music Festival, With Reports of 70,000 Visitors

Zutomayo Turns Nara Palace Site Into a Music Festival, With Reports of 70,000 Visitors

EntertainmentOctober 12, 2026

Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO Sets January 15, 2027 Japan Premiere and February North American Release

Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO Sets January 15, 2027 Japan Premiere and February North American Release

EntertainmentOctober 12, 2026

Two Killed and 16 Injured as Danjiri Festival Floats Overturn in Osaka

Two Killed and 16 Injured as Danjiri Festival Floats Overturn in Osaka

SocietyOctober 12, 2026