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Other SportsStars Set Tone for Super Bowl, with Green Day’s F-Bomb and Performances from Puth, Carlile and Jones
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Stars have been front-and-center at Super Bowl 60, from Chris Pratt an...
February 9, 2026
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Associated PressUS Olympians Speaking up about Politics at Home Face Online Backlash — Including from Trump
MILAN (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said that it is hard to cheer for American Oly...
February 9, 2026
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Associated PressFrance’s Former Culture Minister Resigns over Epstein-Linked Tax Fraud Investigation
PARIS (AP) — France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural ...
February 9, 2026
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Surpasses 56,000 for First Time after PM Takaichi’s Victory
TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average surged to a record high on Monday, surpassi...
February 9, 2026
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Olympics & ParalympicsMilano Cortina 2026: Japan Finishes 2nd in Figure Skating Team Competition; U.S. Claims Gold
MILAN (Reuters) — Ilia Malinin lifted the United States above Japan to the top of the podium at t...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsLDP Wins Historic Landslide Victory
The Liberal Democratic Party secured 316 seats, winning a historic landslide victory with the hig...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsRuling Coalition of LDP, JIP Secures Two-Thirds Majority, Enabling Re-passage of Bills in Lower House
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have secured 310 seats in the House o...
February 9, 2026
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ElectionsLDP Secures ‘Absolute Majority,’ Enabling It to Dominate All Committee Chair Posts
The Liberal Democratic Party secured at least 261 seats in the House of Representatives election ...
February 9, 2026
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Olympics & ParalympicsMilano Cortina 2026: Tsubaki Miki Misses Medal in Women’s Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom
Tsubaki Miki was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom f...
February 8, 2026
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ElectionsJapan’s CRA Suffers Crushing Defeat; Coleader Yoshihiko Noda Hints at Resignation
The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new opposition party formed by the Constitutional Democratic Part...
February 8, 2026
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ElectionsLDP Wins Landslide Victory, Secures Single-party Majority; Ruling Coalition with JIP Poised to Secure Over 300 seats (UPDATE 1)
The Liberal Democratic Party looked certain to secure a single-party majority in the 51st House o...
February 8, 2026
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ElectionsSanseito, Team Mirai Poised to Make Significant Gains
The Yomiuri ShimbunTeam Mirai leader Takahiro Anno smiles at a press conference in Shinjuku Ward, To...
February 8, 2026
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ElectionsJun Azumi, a CRA Secretary General, Set to Lose in Single Seat Constituency
Jun Azumi, a secretary general of the Centrist Reform Alliance, is set to lose in the single-seat...
February 8, 2026
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Olympics & ParalympicsMilano Cortina 2026: Vonn Crashes Out of Women’s Downhill
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) - U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn crashed out of the women’s Alpine s...
February 8, 2026
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Elections
Japan’s Opposition CRA Set to Lose Seats
The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new opposition party formed by the Constitutional Democratic Part...
February 8, 2026