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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
Sendai Cloudy

Cloudy 22℃/15℃

 Some rain and a t-storm in the afternoon

Some rain and a t-storm in the afternoon 19℃/17℃

 Still cloudy, humid and warmer

Still cloudy, humid and warmer 24℃/14℃

 Less humid with partial sunshine

Less humid with partial sunshine 21℃/13℃

 Mostly cloudy

Mostly cloudy 23℃/15℃
Ishinomaki Clouds followed by a brightening sky

Clouds followed by a brightening sky 20℃/15℃

 Cloudy with showers in the afternoon

Cloudy with showers in the afternoon 17℃/15℃

 Cloudy and warmer

Cloudy and warmer 24℃/14℃

 Partly sunny and less humid

Partly sunny and less humid 20℃/14℃

 Increasing cloudiness

Increasing cloudiness 21℃/14℃

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Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
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Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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