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ReutersBessent Urges ‘Sound’ BOJ Policy to Address Excess FX Volatility
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Japanese Finance Ministe...
January 15, 2026
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ReutersWhy Japan’s Takaichi Is Gambling on an Early Election
TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament's lo...
January 15, 2026
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Associated PressIran Warns of Retaliation If Trump Strikes, US Withdraws Some Personnel from Bases
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/DOHA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The United States is withdrawing some personnel from ba...
January 15, 2026
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Associated PressNASA Sends 4 Astronauts Back to Earth in First Medical Evacuation
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An astronaut in need of doctors' care departed the International Spac...
January 15, 2026
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Associated PressIran Signals Plans for Fast Trials and Executions While Promising Retaliation against US, Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian officials signaled Wednesday that fast trials and exec...
January 15, 2026
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Associated PressFBI Searches a Washington Post Reporter’s Home as Part of a Classified Documents Investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of a...
January 15, 2026
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Associated PressDanish Official Says There’s a ‘Fundamental Disagreement’ with Trump over Greenland
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Danish official said Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” over Gre...
January 15, 2026
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Jiji PressG-7 Foreign Ministers Denounce Iran’s Oppression on Protests
Paris, Jan. 14 (Jiji Press)—The foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major powers on Wednesd...
January 15, 2026
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Social SeriesInclusive Society / Japanese, Foreign Residents in Housing Complexes Build Trust; Multilingual Support, Outreach Helps Fonn Cross-cultural Bonds
Seventy-six buildings line both shores of a river in Kanagawa Prefecture, like huge walls. A stor...
January 15, 2026
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ElectionsJapan Lower House Election Likely to Be Held on Feb. 8 after Unusually Short Run-Up
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is likely to schedule a House of Representatives election for Feb. ...
January 15, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapan-South Korea Leaders Meeting Focuses on Rare Earth Supply Chains, Cooperation Toward Regional Stability
NARA — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed on Tuesday t...
January 14, 2026
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Books & LiteraturePrestigious Japanese Literature Prize Names Toriyama, Hatakeyama as Winners
This year’s winners of the Akutagawa Prize were announced Wednesday in Tokyo. Makoto Toriyama and...
January 14, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi Conveys to Ruling Parties’ Execs Intention to Dissolve Lower House on Early Date of Ordinary Diet Session (UPDATE1)
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi conveyed Wednesday her intention to dissolve the House of Represent...
January 14, 2026
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ElectionsJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Eyes Feb. 8 for General Election Vote; Temporary Budget May Be Needed as Fiscal Year Begins
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering Feb. 8 as the voting date for the next general elect...
January 14, 2026
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General NewsAkita Shinkansen Service Suspended in Both Directions Due to Snow; No Forecast of Service Resuming Soon
The Akita Shinkansen service has been suspended in both directions between Akita and Morioka stat...
January 14, 2026