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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Otsu Overcast and humid with thunderstorms

Overcast and humid with thunderstorms 25℃/21℃

 Cloudy

Cloudy 31℃/21℃

 Remaining cloudy, hot and humid

Remaining cloudy, hot and humid 33℃/21℃

 Mostly sunny and toasty conditions

Mostly sunny and toasty conditions 35℃/21℃

 Mostly sunny and toasty conditions

Mostly sunny and toasty conditions 35℃/22℃
Koka A.M. downpours followed by brief showers

A.M. downpours followed by brief showers 24℃/20℃

 Mostly cloudy

Mostly cloudy 30℃/20℃

 Cloudy and very warm

Cloudy and very warm 32℃/19℃

 Partly sunny and hot

Partly sunny and hot 33℃/20℃

 Mostly sunny and hot

Mostly sunny and hot 33℃/20℃

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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
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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
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