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General NewsOsaka Expo Expected to Post Profit of Up to 28 B. Yen
Osaka, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)—The 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka, slated t...
October 8, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP President Takaichi to Not Visit Yasukuni Shrine During Autumn Festival
Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi is leaning toward refraining from...
October 8, 2025
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General NewsBear Enters Supermarket in Gunma Pref., Attacks 2 Customers
A bear entered a supermarket in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, where it proceeded to attack two male c...
October 8, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Snaps 4-Session Winning Run as Record Valuations Prompt Profit-Taking (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average snapped a four-session winning streak on We...
October 8, 2025
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General NewsBoats Collide in Canal in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward; 1 Crew Member Confirmed Dead
One man died in a collision between boats in a canal at the Tsukishima district, Chuo Ward, Tokyo...
October 8, 2025
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Associated PressBuilding Collapse in Central Madrid Kills 2 Workers, 2 More Missing in the Debris
MADRID (AP) — A building under renovation collapsed in central Madrid on Tuesday, killing two con...
October 8, 2025
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Associated PressPro-Palestinian Protests on the 2-Year Anniversary of Hamas’ Attack on Israel
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Protesters gathered in several countries Tuesday to condemn the war in Gaza...
October 8, 2025
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Associated PressJews Are Celebrating Sukkot, a 7-Day Holiday Intended as a Time of Joy
Sukkot, a weeklong Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, started a...
October 8, 2025
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EconomyJapan Aug. Real Wages Down for 8th Month
Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index fell 1.4 pct year-on-year i...
October 8, 2025
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BaseballHawks’ Hurlers Tie for PL Titles on Final Day of Regular Season
Right-hander Kohei Arihara notched his 14th win and closer Kazuki Sugiyama earned his 31st save, ...
October 8, 2025
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General NewsPowerful Typhoon Halong on Pacific Ocean near Japan on Wednesday, Approaching South of Tokyo on Thursday (Update 2)
Powerful Typhoon Halong was located northwest of Japan’s far southern Ogasawara Islands and was m...
October 8, 2025
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CompaniesJapanese Carmaker Honda Suspends Orders of New Prelude at Some Dealerships as Car Proves to Be Too Popular
Honda Motor Co. has temporarily stopped taking orders for its new Prelude coupe at some dealershi...
October 8, 2025
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Science‘Man of Belief’: Japanese Nobel Prize Winner Sakaguchi Pursues Research Despite Skepticism from Peers
“A man of belief.”
This is how many of his fellow researchers describe Shimon Sakaguchi, ...
October 8, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Exhibition Features Paintings, Documents from Wars in Asia Pacific Region, Including Pacific War and Vietnam War
Paintings, documents and other images related to the wars in the Asia Pacific region, such as the...
October 7, 2025
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Reuters(UPDATE) Clarke, Devoret and Martinis win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel...
October 7, 2025