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  1. (2) Japan's draft economic stimulus package will feature rice coupons, expanded wage grants, and subsidies to ease living costs amid inflation.

    (3) The railroad company JR East is testing facial-recognition ticket gates on the Joetsu Bullet Train between Niigata and Nagaoka stations in Niigata Prefecture.

    Listen to the full stories and more in the latest episode of the Update! Link in bio - @rorshokjapan

  2. (4) The net profit of the Japanese video game company Nintendo went up 85% between April and September to almost 200 billion yen (over one billion dollars).

    Listen to the full stories and more in the latest episode of the Update! Link in bio - @rorshokjapan

  3. The net profit of the Japanese video game company Nintendo went up 85% between April and September to almost 200 billion yen (over one billion dollars).

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    Picture credits: The Independent

  4. (2) The Izu Islands were hit by the second typhoon within the span of a week.

    (3) A popular conveyor-belt sushi chain in Japan said that a viral video showed students at one of its branches messing with other customers’ food.

    Listen to the full stories and more in the latest episode of the Update! Link in bio - @rorshokjapan

  5. (2) A Japanese research team won the Ig Nobel Prize in biology for studying whether zebra-like stripes painted on cows reduce fly bites.

    (3) Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba went to the UN General Assembly, even though last week government sources said that he would probably not attend.

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  6. (2) McDonald’s Japan apologized after a Pokémon trading card Happy Meal promotion led to crowds wasting huge amounts of food.

    (3) Japanese newspaper company Yomiuri Shimbun sued Perplexity AI and wants it to stop using the newspaper articles and images in its search results.

  7. (2) The Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday the 30th, for prefectures on the Pacific Ocean side of Japan’s coast.

    (3) MPs of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party met to pressure Prime Minister Ishiba into resigning after the party lost the majority in the recent election.

  8. (2) Japan's native population decline is getting worse, with a recent government report showing that it fell by over 900,000 in 2024.

    (3) Japan's Sanseito party said that reporters from news media outlets will have to preregister if they want to ask questions at one of the party’s conferences.