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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Fukui Cloudy

Cloudy 16℃/4℃

 Partly sunny and mild

Partly sunny and mild 19℃/9℃

 Clouds and sun with a couple of showers

Clouds and sun with a couple of showers 15℃/6℃

 Mostly sunny and mild

Mostly sunny and mild 19℃/6℃

 Warm with plenty of sun

Warm with plenty of sun 22℃/9℃
Tsuruga Cloudy

Cloudy 15℃/6℃

 Milder with clouds and sun

Milder with clouds and sun 19℃/11℃

 Partly sunny and nice

Partly sunny and nice 16℃/8℃

 Mild with brilliant sunshine

Mild with brilliant sunshine 18℃/9℃

 Warm with plenty of sunshine

Warm with plenty of sunshine 22℃/11℃

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The quest to re-create what the Japanese ate 1,300 years ago
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Kishida denies media report of ties to Unification Church
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Monday.
Philippines says Chinese boats 'swarming' reef in South China Sea
Chinese vessels gather near Whitsun Reef in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday. The Philippines said Sunday that more than 135 Chinese "maritime militia" vessels were "swarming" the reef.
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Tokyo’s new venture capital hub aims to boost ties among investors
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Oita woman helps Japanese Dutch, born in WWII, trace their roots
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How Japan's renewable underestimates are impacting Asia's energy transition
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Tokyo Healthcare University professor Takayuki Mifune explains how he is trying to re-create bonito broth from 1,300 years ago.
The quest to re-create what the Japanese ate 1,300 years ago
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