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  Tully's has 855 coffee shops in Japan, and aims at 1000. Only Starbucks (over 2000) followed by Doutor and Komeda (both over 1000) have more. Mister Donuts also has over 1000 stores. www.ryutsuu.biz/strategy/s08... タリーズコーヒー／新宿サザンテラス店オープン、二極化進むカフ...

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  Two women in their twenties are confirmed dead at the Aeon Mall in Kumamoto. Four people were rescued overnight, and around 10 others are missing. At Nippon Paper Mill, nine are still unaccounted for. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202... 【詳報】熊本県で震度７、イオンモールで爆発が発生し２人死亡…...

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  Bears are opening our fridges now. mainichi.jp/english/arti...

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  A section of social media reflexively blames foreigners for fires at temples and shrines, suspecting a conspiracy against Japanese culture and heritage. Turns out the one last week at Entsuji Temple in Imari was started by a disaffected monk. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/crim...

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  The success rate on the written test for foreign to Japanese driving licence conversion has fallen from 92.5% to 42.8%. The practical driving test success rate is down from 30.4% to 13.1%. Business visa applications are down 96%. www.sankei.com/article/2026... 外免切替の合格率50ポイント急落、経営・管理ビザ申請96％減...