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TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
China and Japan ties, already frayed by comments made by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Taiwan, came under further strain at the weekend after a Chinese fighter aircraft trained fire-control radar on Japanese military jets for the first time.
A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of children.
As most travelers know, Tokyo is huge. The city is urban sprawl at its most overwhelming, making finding the best places to eat, shop, see, let alone sleep, a downright chore. The city is broken up into 23 districts, each with their own sets of neighborhoods.
The grocery store is rare in Northern California and features Japanese produce, sushi, specialty products and K-beauty items.
The Japanese entertainment industry has become increasingly reliant on China in recent years. China is the world’s second-largest market for anime, with fantasy films like “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — The Movie: Infinity Castle,” which was released last month, rising to the top of the Chinese box office.
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Turning on its lights for the first time on Nov. 1, Fukuoka City’s “Christmas Market in Hikari no Machi” was one of the earliest to open in the country. Other major cities in Japan weren’t too far behind with several in Tokyo and others in Kobe,