Data from the Korea Tourism Organization shows that the "global consumption of the Korean Wave" by foreign tourists visiting South Korea in April this year reached 1.33 trillion won, a year-on-year increase of 54.6%, setting a new monthly record.
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As the situation in the Middle East escalated and market concerns grew over the rapid rise of technology stocks, Japanese investors significantly reduced their holdings of overseas stocks in May, with the net selling volume reaching a new high in the past five years.
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The "voter shortage" incident in the local elections in South Korea has continued to escalate.
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According to Indian media reports, recently, a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of a hospital in the northern state of Bihar, India, resulting in at least three deaths.
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The average sleep duration of Japanese people is the shortest among major countries worldwide. One fifth of Japanese suffer from insomnia.
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In 2026, Japanese consumers discovered that even buying a banana had become uncertain.
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The data released by Japan shows that the cumulative number of measles cases reported in the country so far this year has reached 511, which is nearly four times that of the same period last year.
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On Monday morning, Tokyo Electric Power Company of Japan began the discharge of a new batch of nuclear treatment water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
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On Monday, India and Myanmar issued a joint statement, announcing that the two countries have agreed to enhance bilateral trade, including the adoption of a rupee-myanian settlement mechanism.
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A survey shows that the number of international students in Japan has reached an all-time high, but the number of Japanese students studying abroad has dropped by approximately 20% compared to the peak level a few years ago.
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Recently, the Bank of Japan announced a 25 basis point interest rate hike, raising the target interest rate from 0.75% to 1%, marking the first such increase since 1995.
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