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Crime & CourtsChiba Police to Arrest Japanese National in Midair; Man Accused of Vandalizing Shrine, Temple Being Brought to Japan from U.S.
CHIBA — The Chiba prefectural police plan to arrest a Japanese national while he is en route to J...
March 3, 2026
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EconomyStrait of Hormuz Closure Shakes Markets; Prolonged Closure Could Deal Heavy Blow to Japanese Economy
AFP-JijiA cargo ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 25. The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] ...
March 3, 2026
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Crime & CourtsTokyo High Court Set to Rule on Unification Church Dissolution Request
The Tokyo High Court is expected to hand down a ruling Wednesday on whether to dissolve the Famil...
March 3, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Starts Talks to Revise Japan’s 3 Security Documents; Seeks to Adapt to Changing International Order
The Liberal Democratic Party convened its Research Commission on Security on Monday to discuss r...
March 3, 2026
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CompaniesJapanese Firms Ban Business Trips, Cancel Vacation Tours Amid Mideast Crisis
Japanese companies are scrambling to respond to the intensifying tension in the Middle East follo...
March 3, 2026
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Washington PostTrump Pursues Iranian Decapitation without a Plan for What Comes Next
It took only hours into military strikes on Iran for the United States to find itself in a famili...
March 3, 2026
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Washington PostU.S. Won’t Rule out Sending Ground Troops into Iran
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday would not rule out the possibility of sending American g...
March 3, 2026
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ReutersJoichi Ito’s Japan Government Role Uncertain Amid Fresh Epstein Scrutiny
TOKYO — Japan has yet to decide on reappointing businessman Joichi Ito to an entrepreneurship pro...
March 3, 2026
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Plummet as Middle East Conflict Widens (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, March 3 (Reuters) - Japanese shares fell at the sharpest pace in months on Tuesday, as inv...
March 3, 2026
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Associated PressTrump Pushes Back on Mounting Criticism about His Iran War Battle Plan as Conflict Spreads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back against mounting criticism that he...
March 3, 2026
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Training to Defend, Recapture Remote Island; ‘Iron Fist’ Kicks off on Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Marine Corps began a joint drill on Tanegashima Island i...
March 3, 2026
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Associated PressPakistan’s President Defends Ongoing Strikes in Afghanistan and Urges Kabul to Dismantle Militants
Pakistan’s president on Monday defended his country’s ongoing military strikes in neighboring Afg...
March 3, 2026
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ReutersUkraine’s Military Makes Gains in Southeast Region of Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv Says
KYIV, March 2 (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops have retaken nine settlements in the Zaporizhzhia regi...
March 3, 2026
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ReutersUSTR to Seek More Foreign Tariff Cuts, USMCA Improvements, China Balance in 2026
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Monday it will see...
March 3, 2026
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Associated PressBill Clinton Tries to Distance Himself From Epstein In Videos Released from His Testimony Last Week
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton distanced himself from convicted sex offender Jef...
March 3, 2026