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General NewsJapan Overnight Ferries, Buses Serve as Cost-Friendly Alternatives; Operating Companies Step Up PR Amid Growth
With hotel rates increasingly rising, overnight ferries and buses, which depart in the evening an...
November 2, 2025
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ArtSliding Door Paintings at Kyoto Imperial Palace Revealed to Public for 1st Time; Event Marks 170 Years Since Reconstruction
A set of paintings on sliding doors titled “Legendary Virtuous Women of Ancient China: Lady from ...
November 2, 2025
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SoccerSanfrecce Hiroshima Claims 2nd J.League Cup in Dominant 1st-half Performance Over Kashiwa Reysol
A clinical first-half performance saw Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Kashiwa Reysol 3-1 to win the J.Le...
November 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Takaichi Secures 1st Win with Agreement to Scrap Gas Tax by Year-end
The ruling coalition secured its first multiparty agreement on the abolition of the provisional g...
November 1, 2025
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Politics & Government‘Extremely Productive and Meaningful Week,’ Takaichi Concludes Diplomatic Events
GYEONGJU, South Korea — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday wrapped up a series of diplomat...
November 1, 2025
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Climate ChangeEnglish Winemakers Hope for Export Boost as They Toast Warmest Summer
WEST CHILTINGTON, England/OSLO (Reuters) — English winemakers are betting that surging exports ca...
November 1, 2025
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CompaniesShinkansen Car Shown for Train That Could Travel at 500 kph in Japan
The press got a first look at a train car to be used for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line w...
November 1, 2025
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Crime & Courts1999 Nagoya Murder Suspect Initially Refused DNA Test
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — The suspect in the 1999 murder of a housewife in Nagoya had initially refus...
November 1, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Hosts White House Halloween Bash with Superheroes and Presidential Lookalikes Amid Shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted hundreds of costumed guests — from superheroes to...
November 1, 2025
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CompaniesForeign Automakers Claim Half of Japan’s EV Market, but Stiffer Competition Is on the Way
Foreign companies are increasing their presence in Japan’s electric vehicle market.
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Defense & SecurityKoizumi Attends ASEAN Defense Meeting in Malaysia; U.S. and China Also Represented
KUALA LUMPUR — Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nati...
November 1, 2025
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Japan In FocusKumamoto: Whisky Being Produced at School-Turned-Distillery, with Distillation Equipment in Former Gymnasium
HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto — A single malt whisky is being produced at a distillery built by a shochu ma...
November 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s New Ruling Coalition Reach 1st Accord by Agreeing on Free High School Tuition
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party on Friday agreed on the details of a ...
November 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi Tells Xi of Concerns Over Senkaku Intrusions, Detentions of Japanese, Human Rights Issues
GYEONGJU, South Korea — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their...
November 1, 2025
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Associated PressFrench Minister Vows Louvre Anti-Intrusion Devices after Post-Heist Report Finds Security Lapses
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre will install streetside anti-ramming and anti-intrusion devices in the ne...
November 1, 2025