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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
Saitama Some sun, then turning cloudy

Some sun, then turning cloudy 31℃/21℃

 Hot with some sun

Hot with some sun 33℃/21℃

 Hot with clouds and sun

Hot with clouds and sun 33℃/22℃

 Cloudy, hot and humid

Cloudy, hot and humid 33℃/23℃

 Cloudy and very warm; afternoon rain

Cloudy and very warm; afternoon rain 32℃/24℃
Kumagaya Turning cloudy and very warm

Turning cloudy and very warm 31℃/20℃

 Hot; cloudy, then clouds and sun

Hot; cloudy, then clouds and sun 35℃/21℃

 Hot; clouds, then sunny spells

Hot; clouds, then sunny spells 35℃/22℃

 Hot with considerable cloudiness

Hot with considerable cloudiness 35℃/23℃

 Hot; morning showers, then a little rain

Hot; morning showers, then a little rain 32℃/23℃
Chichibu Mostly cloudy

Mostly cloudy 29℃/19℃

 Warmer with decreasing clouds

Warmer with decreasing clouds 33℃/20℃

 Partly sunny, hot and humid

Partly sunny, hot and humid 33℃/21℃

 Hot, humid; a strong afternoon t-storm

Hot, humid; a strong afternoon t-storm 33℃/22℃

 Brief a.m. showers, then a little rain

Brief a.m. showers, then a little rain 31℃/22℃

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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
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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
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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
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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