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Japan In FocusKiriko Festival Featuring Lantern Floats Among the Largest in Japan Held in Suzu
SUZU, Ishikawa — Four giant kiriko lantern floats were recently paraded in the Jike district of S...
October 1, 2025
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General NewsOsaka City Aims to Suspend Accepting Applications for Minpaku Private Lodging Business Operations Following Residents’ Complaints
OSAKA — The Osaka city government decided on a plan on Tuesday to suspend accepting applications ...
October 1, 2025
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CompaniesJapanese Airline ANA Plans to Raise Mandatory Retirement Age to 65 in FY27, in Effort to Address Labor Shortages
All Nippon Airways Co. plans to raise the mandatory retirement age for its employees from 60 to 6...
October 1, 2025
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Washington PostTrump, Hegseth Lecture Military Leaders in Rare, Politically Charged Summit
Hundreds of the U.S. military’s top leaders listened in silence to highly partisan addresses from...
October 1, 2025
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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 Editorial
Social 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