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CompaniesJapan’s Sumitomo Life Employees Mishandled Nearly 800 Documents at Agencies
Employees of Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. were found to have taken or photographed, without permis...
February 9, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi Set to Boost High-Level Diplomacy, Firm Foundation at Home Expected to Give Stronger Position Abroad
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to ramp up high-level diplomacy following the House of Repre...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsTakaichi Vows to Push through Key Policy Measures (Update 1)
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday vowed to push through key policy measures pledged in the ...
February 9, 2026
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General NewsMeasles Patient Flew Between Tokyo, Hokkaido in Late January; Likely Came into Contact with Many
A man confirmed to have contracted measles may have come into contact with a large number of peop...
February 9, 2026
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Japan In FocusBatting Cage in Tokyo Still Takes ¥100 Coins for Batting Practice Sessions Loved by Locals Since 1978
A boy holding a baseball bat was quietly watching a pitching machine about a dozen meters away. A...
February 9, 2026
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General NewsChinese National Driving Lamborghini Arrested After Traffic Collision Injures 2 Police Officers in Kachidoki, Tokyo
A Chinese man, 41, who crashed into a police car injuring 2 police officers on Sunday in Kachidok...
February 9, 2026
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Jiji PressNikkei Hits Another High after Ldp’s Landslide Election Victory
Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average soared to another all-time ...
February 9, 2026
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General NewsWoman with Measles Visited Hospital in Tokyo Multiple Times Before Being Diagnosed with Disease
A woman in her 20s with measles visited Den-en-Chofu Central Hospital in Ota Ward, Tokyo, multipl...
February 9, 2026
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Elections
LDP Sweeps Lower House in Historic Rebound
The Liberal Democratic Party secured 316 seats — the highest postwar total for any party — in Sun...
February 9, 2026
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ReutersMachado Ally Is Kidnapped in Venezuela Hours after Prison Release, Son Says
Feb 8 (Reuters) - A prominent Venezuelan opposition politician was kidnapped in Caracas on Sunday...
February 9, 2026
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ReutersSouth Korea’s Lee Congratulates Japan’s Takaichi for Party’s Election Victory
SEOUL, Feb 9 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday congratulated Japanese Pr...
February 9, 2026
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Associated PressJapan’s $1.4 Trillion FX Reserves under Scrutiny as Takaichi Hunts for Revenue Sources
TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japan's massive foreign currency reserves, a priority war-chest for futu...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsNoda, Saito to Resign as CRA Coleaders after Big Election Loss, Eyes Turn Toward Succession (UPDATE 1)
Centrist Reform Alliance coleaders Yoshihiko Noda and Tetsuo Saito announced Monday that they wou...
February 9, 2026
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Crime & Courts4 Yakuza Group Members Arrested for Trespassing at Tokyo Dome During Baseball Game
Four yakuza group members from Chiba Prefecture were arrested on Monday on suspicion of trespassi...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsVoter Turnout at 56.26% in Japan, Higher Than Previous Lower House Poll in 2024; 1st Election in February Since 1990
The voter turnout in the single-seat constituency segment of the House of Representative election...
February 9, 2026