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Washington PostGovernment Set to Shut down Overnight after Senate Blocks Funding Extension
The federal government was set to shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, after Senate Democrats rejec...
October 1, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialSocial Security Reform: Discuss Concrete Plans Including Increasing Financial Burdens
The birth rate decline shows no sign of stopping, and the number of people supporting the social ...
October 1, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Niinami and Keizai Doyukai: Business Leader’s Resignation As Chairman Came Too Late
Given his high profile as a key voice in the business community, his departure from a prominent g...
October 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, S. Korea Agree to Advance Reciprocal Visits by Leaders; Nations Seek to Develop Stable Bilateral Relations
BUSAN, South Korea — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday agreed with South Korean President ...
October 1, 2025
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SumoSumo Scene / Naked Ambassadors’ to Return to London for 1st Time in 34 Years; Sumo Tour to Feature 2 Yokozuna in 5-Day Run
The Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament came to a thrilling conclusion Sunday after days of non-stop act...
October 1, 2025
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General NewsSki Lifts Used to Dry Rice in Niigata Prefecture, ‘Sky Rice’ to be Available to Buy Online
Sheaves of rice hang from ski lifts to dry in the sun in Minami-Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture.
...October 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSpecial Diet Session to Come Unusually Late after LDP Race, as Party Deals with Coalition Talks
In an unprecedented move, an extraordinary Diet session is expected to be convened in mid-October...
October 1, 2025
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EconomyJapan Big Makers’ Sentiment Improves Further: BOJ Tankan
Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)—Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for two...
October 1, 2025
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CompaniesMizuho Securities to Focus on Wealthy Clients, Firms
Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)—Mizuho Securities Co. plans to reorganize and expand its workforce t...
October 1, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (October 1)
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October 1, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Hits 2 Homers for Dodgers in Playoff Opener against Reds
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer in the first inning and added a two-run driv...
October 1, 2025
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General NewsAshiya Mayor in Japan,’s Hyogo Prefecture Makes Time’s List of 100 Influential Emerging People
New York, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)—Ryosuke Takashima, mayor of Ashiya, a city in Hyogo Prefecture, w...
October 1, 2025
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BaseballSeiya Suzuki and Kelly Hit Back-to-Back Homers as the Cubs Top the Padres 3-1 in Playoff Opener
CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers, helping the Chicago Cubs be...
October 1, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends at Three-Week Low on Profit-Taking as Second Half of Fiscal Year Begins (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended at a three-week low on Wednesday in a...
October 1, 2025
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BaseballMasahiro Tanaka Becomes 4th Pitcher to Hit 200 Wins in Japan, U.S. Career
Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)—Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has hit combined 200 career wins in t...
October 1, 2025