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Yomiuri EditorialForeign Influence Operations: This Issue Is No Longer Someone Else’s Problem
It has become apparent that foreign forces attempted to steer Japanese public opinion in directio...
March 9, 2026
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Yomiuri EditorialCouncils under Cabinet Secretariat: Abolish Task Forces Whose Necessity Has Declined
It is undeniable that past administrations, fixated on policy decisions led by the Prime Minister...
March 9, 2026
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General NewsMan Attacked by Bear in Iwate Pref.; Injuries Not Life-Threatening
MORIOKA — A 69-year-old man was bitten by a bear on his left calf while climbing a mountain in Mi...
March 9, 2026
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General NewsFlower Power; Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Illuminated in Mimosa Yellow in Honor of International Women’s Day
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government building is illuminated yellow to represent the mimosa flower i...
March 9, 2026
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General News208 Japanese Nationals Who Evacuated Qatar Arrive in Saudi Arabia
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Foreign Ministry The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A...
March 9, 2026
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Crime & CourtsFormer Unification Church Files Special Appeal to Supreme Court to Overturn Dissolution Ruling
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification — formerly known as the Unification Church — fi...
March 9, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Lower House Holds Public Hearings on Budget Over Weekend in Kagoshima, Morioka
The House of Representatives Budget Committee held public hearings in Kagoshima and Morioka on Su...
March 9, 2026
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Washington PostTrump Threat to Blow up Trade Deal Puts Canada’s Auto Town on the Spot
WINDSOR, Ontario - Sales are down nearly 70 percent at Jahn Engineering, a tool and die shop that...
March 9, 2026
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Washington PostFor Israel’s Netanyahu, Trump Grants Wishes, but His Support Carries Risks
JERUSALEM - For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right, President Donald Trump h...
March 9, 2026
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Associated PressUS Begins Large Military Drill with South Korea While Waging War in the Middle East
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States began a large military exercise with South Korea invo...
March 9, 2026
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Associated PressFox News Apologizes for Showing Old Video of a Hatless Donald Trump at a Dignified Transfer Ceremony
Fox News apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump during coverage Sund...
March 9, 2026
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EconomyTokyo Stocks Dive amid Crude Surge; Nikkei Down Over 4,000 Points
TOKYO — Tokyo stocks plummeted Monday morning due to a surge in crude oil prices reflecting risin...
March 9, 2026
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ReutersOil Prices Surge 20% as Expanding US-Israeli War with Iran Cuts Supplies from Mideast
TOKYO, March 9 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged about 20% on Monday, hitting their highest since Jul...
March 9, 2026
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ReutersUK’s Starmer Speaks with US President Trump on Middle East
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on...
March 9, 2026
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Associated PressChina Hopes 2026 Will Be a ‘Landmark Year’ for Relationship with US
BEIJING (AP) — China said it hopes this year will be a “landmark year” for its relationship with ...
March 9, 2026