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Vietnamese in Tokyo arrested over illegal haircuts to thousands https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/06/b05dc4fef6ee-vietnamese-in-tokyo-arrested-over-illegal-haircuts-to-thousands.html

Japan allocates US$25 billion to reverse birthrate decline - UCA News https://www.ucanews.com/news/japan-allocates-us25-billion-to-reverse-birthrate-decline/101670

Investors are putting big money into Japan again. Here’s why. | The Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/15/business/why-big-investment-return-japan/

Speed demons: the 'uriko' beer vendors of Japanese baseball | The Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/06/13/baseball/japanese-baseball/beer-girls-uriko-tokyo-dome/

Save game history: Japan preserves its cartridge-bound treasures - Nikkei Asia https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Media-Entertainment/Save-game-history-Japan-preserves-its-cartridge-bound-treasures

Recruit fatally shoots 2 SDF instructors, hurts 1 at Japan gun range https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/06/b1d75b753b50-urgent-several-injured-after-gun-fired-at-sdf-range-in-central-japan.html

Two planes bump into each other on Haneda Airport runway | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14929720

Japan seeks local tourism shake-up as demand exposes staff shortages https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/06/e3b4fca41854-japan-seeks-local-tourism-shake-up-as-demand-exposes-staff-shortages.html

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