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Travel SpotsExpo Visitors Hit New Single-Day High; Friday Sees over 220,000 Attendees
The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on Friday received 221,576 visitors, the highest single-day figure sin...
September 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Election Candidates Speak on Security Spending, in Light of U.S. Demanding its Allies Spend More
Candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election pledged to focus on the Japan-...
September 23, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialLDP Presidential Election Starts: Measures against High Prices Are Not Sufficient
If they are truly determined to take the helm of the government, they should present medium- to l...
September 23, 2025
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Incidents at Childcare Facilities: Safety System to Protect Children Must Urgently Be Established
It is obvious that educational and childcare facilities such as nurseries and after-school childr...
September 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Candidates Map Out Strategies for Runoff, with Defunct and Extant Factions Likely to Play Major Role
The candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race are mapping out their strategies, ...
September 23, 2025
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General NewsSmoke Detected in JAL Plane at Kagoshima Airport before Departing for Tokyo, Nobody Injured
Smoke was detected inside Japan Airlines plane bound for Haneda Airport just before its departure...
September 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Hopes Successor Will Carry on His Policies; Avoids Naming Specific Candidate He Supports
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that he hopes a candidate who will carry on his polici...
September 23, 2025
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Travel SpotsFall Colors Decorate Mt. Kurodake; Japan’s 1st Autumn Foliage Appears on Hokkaido Mountain
The leaves of Japanese whitebeam and other trees are turning color on Mt. Kurodake (1,984 meters)...
September 23, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (September 23)
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September 23, 2025
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General NewsJMA Forecast Predicts Short Autumn This Year; Temperatures to Drop Sharply in Late November
The Japan Meteorological Agency released Monday its three-month forecast for the period from Octo...
September 23, 2025
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Washington PostFrance Defies Trump, Recognizes Palestinian Statehood despite U.S. Pressure
NEW YORK - France recognized a Palestinian state on Monday, overcoming a months-long push by the ...
September 23, 2025
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Associated PressNvidia to Invest $100 Billion in OpenAI to Help Expand the ChatGPT Maker’s Computing Power
Chipmaker Nvidia will invest $100 billion in OpenAI as part of a partnership announced Monday tha...
September 23, 2025
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ReutersTop Diplomats from US, South Korea, Japan Voice Concern on Taiwan Strait
SEOUL, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and the United States expr...
September 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentPalestinian Envoy Urges Japan for Early State Recognition
Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)—Waleed Siam, the representative of the Permanent General Mission of ...
September 23, 2025
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Washington PostAs Trump Ties Tylenol to Autism, Doctors Raise Alarms
The Trump administration on Monday ventured into uncertain scientific territory, calling to limit...
September 23, 2025