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Politics & GovernmentPolitical Maneuvering Heats Up over Next Prime Minister; Ruling, Opposition Party Leaders Hold Spate of Meetings
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi met separately with each of the leaders of the ...
October 15, 2025
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Crime & Courts2 Female Residents at Nursing Home in Japan Confirmed Dead; Former Male Employee Arrested on Murder Charge (Update 1)
Two female residents at a nursing home in Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, were found unconsciou...
October 15, 2025
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Climate ChangeFrance Trims Wine Output Estimate after Summer Heat Wave
PARIS (Reuters) — France’s farm ministry lowered its projection for this year’s wine output on Oc...
October 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsAutumn Foliage Reaches Peak in Japan’s Shiga Kogen Highlands
The autumn foliage has reached its peak in the Shiga Highlands in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture.<...
October 15, 2025
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SumoSumo Wrestlers Onosato, Hoshoryu Enjoy London Stroll Ahead of Tournament
LONDON — Sumo wrestlers participating in the Grand Sumo Tournament in London toured the city cent...
October 15, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialNewspaper Week: The Weight of Mission to Record History
In this anniversary year, we wish to once again take to heart the mission that newspapers bear to...
October 15, 2025
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General NewsDouble Typhoon Causes Severe Damage to Hachijojima Island; Water and Power Outages Persist
HACHIJO, Tokyo — Two powerful typhoons, Halong and Nakri, or Typhoons No. 22 and 23, struck Hachi...
October 15, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Economic Policy Management: Market Shows Warnings against Expansionary Fiscal Policy
The economic policies proclaimed by Sanae Takaichi, the new president of the ruling Liberal Democ...
October 15, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentElection Planner for Koizumi’s LDP Leader Campaign Apologizes for Role in Creation of Tailored Online Comments
An election planner issued a statement Tuesday about his company’s role in the creation of commen...
October 15, 2025
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General NewsCosmos Sway in Autumn Breeze; Colorful Flowers Brighten Empty Field in Chiba Prefecture
Cosmos flowers, which herald the arrival of autumn, are now at their peak in a field near the Edo...
October 15, 2025
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General NewsStaff Begin Clearing Up Expo Pavilions for Dismantlement; Site to Be Returned to Osaka City by End of February 2028
OSAKA — Staff began removing various furnishings and fixtures from pavilions at the Osaka-Kansai ...
October 15, 2025
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EnvironmentFilm on King Charles’ View of Nature to Be Released
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain’s King Charles III has said he was considered “rather dotty” for voici...
October 15, 2025
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General NewsANA Plane May Have Missed Runway’s Centerline at Haneda
The All Nippon Airways plane that hit runway lights at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Monday may have ...
October 15, 2025
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Crime & Courts
2 Female Residents at Nursing Home in Japan Confirmed Dead, Found with Injuries to Head, Other Parts of Body
Two female residents at a nursing home in Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, were found unconsciou...
October 15, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Takaichi Apologizes to LDP Lawmakers over Komeito’s Exit from Coalition, Calls for Flexible Stance on Policies
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi apologized at an informal general meeting of LD...
October 15, 2025