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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
Tokushima Some sun, then turning cloudy

Some sun, then turning cloudy 28℃/18℃

 Nice with clouds and sunshine

Nice with clouds and sunshine 27℃/18℃

 Sun through high clouds

Sun through high clouds 24℃/18℃

 Cloudy with a passing shower or two

Cloudy with a passing shower or two 22℃/19℃

 A couple of afternoon thunderstorms

A couple of afternoon thunderstorms 24℃/21℃
Minami Some sun, then turning cloudy

Some sun, then turning cloudy 27℃/16℃

 Some sun, then turning cloudy

Some sun, then turning cloudy 27℃/17℃

 Cooler in the morning; mostly cloudy

Cooler in the morning; mostly cloudy 25℃/16℃

 Not as warm but humid with rain

Not as warm but humid with rain 21℃/18℃

 Humid; an a.m. t-storm or two, then rain

Humid; an a.m. t-storm or two, then rain 24℃/21℃

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Japan’s fertility rate hits record low despite government push
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Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
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Hakuho’s departure highlights worrying sumo trend
Former <i>yokozuna</i> Hakuho performs a ring-entering ceremony at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
Is Japan ready to say goodbye to tax-free shopping?
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New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
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Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Six months into 2025, J-pop is having a full-on identity crisis (and a great time)
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Nintendo’s Switch 2 console is finally here
The Switch 2 is Nintendo's first new gaming console in eight years.
Hakuho’s departure highlights worrying sumo trend
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