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Not all varieties of roundish, short-grain japonica rice are created equal. There are about 1,000 different table rice strains of japonica grains registered with Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. [1]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines. Rescuers have saved at least 316 passengers and retrieved 1 [2]

Making your way to Restaurant Kam does not entail massive planning, a wearisome journey or a significant outlay of yen. Quite the opposite, in fact. If you’re setting out from central Tokyo, the journey can be accomplished in less than an hour. [3]

On a small coastal plot in the town of Futaba, located in northeastern Japan's Fukushima prefecture, an ultramodern textile factory opened just three years ago as the first industrial footprint planted at Ground Zero for the country's biggest natural... [4]

TOKYO -- U.S. President Donald Trump was enthusiastic in congratulating Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on social media for her party's "LANDSLIDE Victory" in Japan's lower house election this month. [5]

PHNOM TAMAO, CAMBODIA ― Sand filled and spilled from Sot Phally’s sandals as the chief monk carried an alms bowl from his pagoda through what was once the Phnom Tamao Forest. “I used to walk under the shade of the trees. [6]

Violence and tensions in Jerusalem leave three people dead, one wounded After the Bnei Brak attack, two Palestinians die in a gunfight with security forces during a raid on a refugee camp near Jenin. [7]

Israel like China: cameras and facial recognition to control the population While Israel’s parliament is on recess for high holidays, one committee expedites one a bill advanced by Ben-Gvir and Levin to allow the police to use cameras for the identif... [8]

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[1] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-27 · 65% match

A Saitama sake brewery embraces a little-known rice variety

Not all varieties of roundish, short-grain japonica rice are created equal. There are about 1,000 different table rice strains of japonica grains registered with Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

[2] TH www.khaosodenglish.com · 2026-01-26 · 65% match

Hundreds rescued from deadly ferry disaster in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines. Rescuers have saved at least 316 passengers and retrieved 1

[3] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-01-30 · 65% match

In Saitama, Kam finds its garden-to-table concept ripe with potential

Making your way to Restaurant Kam does not entail massive planning, a wearisome journey or a significant outlay of yen. Quite the opposite, in fact. If you’re setting out from central Tokyo, the journey can be accomplished in less than an hour.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-11 · 30% match

Fukushima's corporate comeback 15 years after Japan's worst disaster - Nikkei Asia

On a small coastal plot in the town of Futaba, located in northeastern Japan's Fukushima prefecture, an ultramodern textile factory opened just three years ago as the first industrial footprint planted at Ground Zero for the country's biggest natural

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-22 · 33% match

Japan's Takaichi should look to Trump's 'TACO' playbook on tax cut

TOKYO -- U.S. President Donald Trump was enthusiastic in congratulating Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on social media for her party's "LANDSLIDE Victory" in Japan's lower house election this month.

[6] TH mekongeye.com · 2023-03-27 · 65% match

Hun Sen’s reforesting plan falls far short of the mark

PHNOM TAMAO, CAMBODIA ― Sand filled and spilled from Sot Phally’s sandals as the chief monk carried an alms bowl from his pagoda through what was once the Phnom Tamao Forest. “I used to walk under the shade of the trees.

[7] MM asianews.it · 65% match

Violence and tensions in Jerusalem leave three people dead, one wounded

Violence and tensions in Jerusalem leave three people dead, one wounded After the Bnei Brak attack, two Palestinians die in a gunfight with security forces during a raid on a refugee camp near Jenin.

[8] MM asianews.it · 65% match

Israel like China: cameras and facial recognition to control the population

Israel like China: cameras and facial recognition to control the population While Israel’s parliament is on recess for high holidays, one committee expedites one a bill advanced by Ben-Gvir and Levin to allow the police to use cameras for the identif

[9] MM asianews.it · 65% match

'Hikikomori', one of Japan’s major social ills, takes centre stage

'Hikikomori', one of Japan’s major social ills, takes centre stage In Japanese hikikomori refers to acute social withdrawal. The problem affects about 613,000 Japanese aged 40 to 64 and 540,000 aged 15 to 39.

[10] MM asianews.it · 65% match

Suicide rising among minors, ‘victims of social pressure,’ says Fr Villa

Suicide rising among minors, ‘victims of social pressure,’ says Fr Villa The number of suicides among Japanese minors is up despite an overall drop.

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