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Olympics & ParalympicsMilano Cortina 2026: Japan Takes Silver Medal in Team Figure Skating; Finishes Just 1 Point Behind U.S. For Second Consecutive Silver
MILAN — Japan won the silver medal in team figure skating at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Ga...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsJIP Struggles Outside Home Turf of Osaka
The Japan Innovation Party, which faced its first test as a ruling party in Sunday’s House of Rep...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsRecord 27 Million Ballots Cast in Early Voting Amid Heavy Snow Forecasts
In early voting for constituencies in the House of Representatives election, ballots were cast by...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsCRA Fails to Capitalize on ‘New Party’ Image, Several Notable Members Fail to Win Seats
The formation of the Centrist Reform Alliance by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and...
February 9, 2026
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Yomiuri EditorialLDP’s Landslide Victory: Takaichi Should Leverage Stable Base to Solve Issues / Aim to Rebuild Peace and Order
What exactly was going on with the Liberal Democratic Party for the past year and several months,...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsLDP Rides Wave of Takaichi’s Popularity to Landslide Win; PM’s Political Gambit Pays off
With the Liberal Democratic Party having pulled off a historic landslide victory in the House of ...
February 9, 2026
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Associated PressHong Kong Ex-media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 years in Prison in National Security Case
HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic o...
February 9, 2026
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Washington PostThe Disappearing Art Gallery in Your Post Office
To lift the United States out of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt put Americ...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsJapanese Communist Party Unable to Halt Decline in Election; ‘There was Not Enough Time for Our Message to Spread’ says JCP Chair Tomoko Tamura
The Japanese Communist Party faced a tough battle in the House of Representatives election and wa...
February 9, 2026
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Other SportsSeahawks Ride Their ‘Dark Side’ Defense to a Super Bowl Title, Pounding the Patriots 29-13
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Defense won this championship.
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ReutersUS Treasury’s Bessent Calls Japan’s Takaichi a ‘Great Ally’
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised Japanese Prime Minist...
February 9, 2026
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ReutersTaiwan President Congratulates Japan’s Takaichi on Election Win
TAIPEI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Sunday congratulated Japanese Prime Mi...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsJapan’s Team Mirai Secures 11 Seats in Its 1st Lower House Election, All in Proportional Representation Segment
Team Mirai secured 11 seats in the proportional representation segment in its first House of Repr...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsJapan’s Sanseito Party Keeps Momentum Going, Increases Seats in House of Representatives
Sanseito has once again boosted its numbers in the House of Representatives, winning 15 seats fro...
February 9, 2026
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ReutersTaiwan Says 40% Shift of Chip Capacity to US Is ‘Impossible’
TAIPEI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - It would be "impossible" to move 40% of Taiwan's semiconductor capacity...
February 9, 2026