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ReutersJapanese Shares End Lower as Middle East Conflict Spurs Risk Aversion
TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei closed lower on Friday and posted a second consecutive...
March 13, 2026
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General NewsPower Outage Forces About 980 Passengers in Yokohama to Walk to Train Stations
Two Tokyu Toyoko Line trains stopped in between stations due to a power outage on Friday, accordi...
March 13, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentConsumption Tax Cut Discussion Group Holds 1st Meeting; Plans to Produce Interim Report by Summer
A working-level group formed by the cross-party national council on social security, tasked with ...
March 13, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Budget Proposal to Be Passed in Lower House as Ruling Parties Aim for Approval by End of Month
The fiscal 2026 budget proposal is to be passed in the House of Representatives Budget Committee ...
March 13, 2026
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General NewsJapan’s TEPCO Releases Footage from Fukushima N-Plant Reactor
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. on Thursday released footage of the interior of the N...
March 13, 2026
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Defense & SecurityJapan Considering Taking Part in U.S. ‘Golden Dome’ Defense System; Takaichi May Convey Position to Trump at Summit Meeting
The government is set to tell the United States that Japan is willing to take part in Washington’...
March 13, 2026
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General News46 Evacuated from UAE, Oman on Japanese Govt-chartered Flight
The fifth flight chartered by the government to evacuate people, many of them Japanese nationals,...
March 13, 2026
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General NewsJapan’s Sanyo Shinkansen Suspended Again; Between Okayama, Aioi Stations (Update 1)
Services on the Sanyo Shinkansen line are suspended between Hakata and Hiroshima stations as of F...
March 13, 2026
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ReutersResearch Unlocks Secrets of Whiskers on Elephant’s Trunk
An elephant’s trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal’s life, from interacting with its...
March 13, 2026
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General NewsDriver Dies in Collision with Express Train at Crossing in Mito; No Passengers Injured
MITO — The driver of a car died in a collision with an express train at a crossing on the JR Joba...
March 13, 2026
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Defense & SecurityU.S. to Return Yokohama Navy Housing Area to Japan
The Japan-U.S. Joint Committee has agreed to return the U.S. Navy’s Negishi Dependent Housing Are...
March 13, 2026
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ReutersUS Issues 30-Day Sanctions Waiver for Purchase of Russian Oil at Sea
March 12 (Reuters) - The United States issued a 30-day waiver for countries to buy sanctioned Rus...
March 13, 2026
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Associated PressOil Jumps to $100 per Barrel and Stocks Sink Worldwide with No Clear End in Sight for the Iran War
NEW YORK (AP) — With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per ba...
March 13, 2026
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ReutersSoftBank-Backed Paypay Valued at $12.7 Billion in Nasdaq Debut as Shares Jump
March 12 (Reuters) - PayPay's PAYP.O shares opened roughly 19% above their offer price in a widel...
March 13, 2026
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Associated PressUS Military Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq and Rescue Is Underway
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American military refueling plane taking part in the operation against Iran ...
March 13, 2026