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- More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
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- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
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- Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
- Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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