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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

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Niigata Clouds followed by a brightening sky

Clouds followed by a brightening sky 27℃/23℃

 Partly sunny and humid

Partly sunny and humid 29℃/24℃

 Humid with plenty of sunshine

Humid with plenty of sunshine 31℃/24℃

 Mostly cloudy and humid

Mostly cloudy and humid 29℃/23℃

 Humid with periods of rain

Humid with periods of rain 28℃/24℃
Murakami Humid with high thin cloudiness

Humid with high thin cloudiness 27℃/23℃

 Humid with decreasing clouds

Humid with decreasing clouds 28℃/24℃

 Radiant sunshine and uncomfortably humid

Radiant sunshine and uncomfortably humid 30℃/24℃

 Mostly cloudy and uncomfortably humid

Mostly cloudy and uncomfortably humid 28℃/23℃

 Humid with periods of rain

Humid with periods of rain 27℃/23℃
Sado Cloudy and humid

Cloudy and humid 29℃/22℃

 Decreasing clouds, very warm and humid

Decreasing clouds, very warm and humid 31℃/22℃

 Partly sunny, very warm and humid

Partly sunny, very warm and humid 33℃/23℃

 Mostly cloudy and very warm

Mostly cloudy and very warm 30℃/24℃

 A little a.m. rain; mostly cloudy, humid

A little a.m. rain; mostly cloudy, humid 29℃/23℃

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Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
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Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
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Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
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‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
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Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
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