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President Donald Trump said Monday that Japan "won't take" rice from the United States, prompting him to threaten higher tariffs.
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Trump threatens Japan with new tariffs, claiming it won’t buy America’s rice
Japanese imports of seafood are seen in a supermarket in Hong Kong, China July 12, 2023.
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China resumes seafood imports from some Japan regions
Shohei Ohtani's pitch to Vinnie Pasquantino clocked in at 101.7 mph.
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Shohei Ohtani throws fastest pitch of MLB career in third mound start for Los Angeles Dodgers
Aitana Bonmatí was voted the best player in the world in both 2023 and 2024.
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Reigning Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí hospitalized with meningitis less than a week before Euro 2025
Takahiro Shiraishi leaves a police station in Hachioji, suburbs of Tokyo, in November 2017.
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Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered and dismembered nine people
Judicial members, including Judge Kazuhiko Obata, center back, for the sexual assault case of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jamel Clayton, at the Naha District Court in Okinawa.
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US Marine sentenced to 7 years over sexual assault in Japan
Asian painters were ‘othered’ in Paris a century ago. Now, the art world is taking note
Trump called it a disaster. Biden blocked it. Now Trump is traveling to Pittsburgh to celebrate Japan’s takeover of US Steel
Japan cracks down on ‘sparkly’ names for babies like Pikachu or Nike
The Pentagon’s DEI purge ignores lessons from America’s biggest military disasters
Flight from Tokyo diverted to Seattle after passenger tries to open exit doors
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This Tokyo startup is turning discarded kimonos into stylish sneakers
Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power
Four arrested under Tokyo’s strict yakuza gang laws – but not for the reason you think
A Japanese manga claims a natural disaster is imminent. Now, some tourists are canceling their trips

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