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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Mito Rain and drizzle this afternoon

Rain and drizzle this afternoon 26℃/18℃

 Warmer; a t-storm around in the morning

Warmer; a t-storm around in the morning 26℃/19℃

 Clouds followed by a brightening sky

Clouds followed by a brightening sky 27℃/19℃

 Increasing amounts of sun

Increasing amounts of sun 29℃/21℃

 Partly sunny, very warm and humid

Partly sunny, very warm and humid 31℃/22℃
Tsuchiura Mainly cloudy with showers

Mainly cloudy with showers 26℃/17℃

 Mostly cloudy, a little rain in the p.m.

Mostly cloudy, a little rain in the p.m. 27℃/20℃

 Clouds breaking for some sun

Clouds breaking for some sun 28℃/19℃

 Very warm with some sun

Very warm with some sun 31℃/21℃

 Very warm with clouds and sun

Very warm with clouds and sun 32℃/21℃

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Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
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