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CompaniesShinkansen Car Shown for Train That Could Travel at 500 kph in Japan
The press got a first look at a train car to be used for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line w...
November 1, 2025
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Crime & Courts1999 Nagoya Murder Suspect Initially Refused DNA Test
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — The suspect in the 1999 murder of a housewife in Nagoya had initially refus...
November 1, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Hosts White House Halloween Bash with Superheroes and Presidential Lookalikes Amid Shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted hundreds of costumed guests — from superheroes to...
November 1, 2025
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CompaniesForeign Automakers Claim Half of Japan’s EV Market, but Stiffer Competition Is on the Way
Foreign companies are increasing their presence in Japan’s electric vehicle market.
...November 1, 2025
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Defense & SecurityKoizumi Attends ASEAN Defense Meeting in Malaysia; U.S. and China Also Represented
KUALA LUMPUR — Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nati...
November 1, 2025
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Japan In FocusKumamoto: Whisky Being Produced at School-Turned-Distillery, with Distillation Equipment in Former Gymnasium
HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto — A single malt whisky is being produced at a distillery built by a shochu ma...
November 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s New Ruling Coalition Reach 1st Accord by Agreeing on Free High School Tuition
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party on Friday agreed on the details of a ...
November 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi Tells Xi of Concerns Over Senkaku Intrusions, Detentions of Japanese, Human Rights Issues
GYEONGJU, South Korea — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their...
November 1, 2025
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Associated PressFrench Minister Vows Louvre Anti-Intrusion Devices after Post-Heist Report Finds Security Lapses
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre will install streetside anti-ramming and anti-intrusion devices in the ne...
November 1, 2025
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Travel SpotsFall Leaves, National Treasure Hall Illuminated at Night Event in Bizen, Okayama Pref.
BIZEN, Okayama — An illumination event will be held at the former Shizutani School, a Special His...
November 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan-China Dialogue Necessary Due to ‘Pending Issues,’ Takaichi Said During Meeting with Xi
GYEONGJU, South Korea — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their...
November 1, 2025
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Associated PressFDA Says Drugmakers Have Recalled a Blood Pressure Medicine Tainted with a Cancer-Causing Chemical
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says drugmakers have recalled more than a half-million bott...
November 1, 2025
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Japan In FocusHiroshima: Fireworks Show Returns to Miyajima with 2,500 Pyrotechnic Wonders Set Off on Water
HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima — A pyrotechnic show on water featuring 2,500 fireworks was held off Miyaj...
November 1, 2025
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ReutersSouth Korea to Woo China’s Xi with State Summit as APEC Wraps Up
GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will wrap up his three-day visit t...
November 1, 2025
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BaseballDodgers Manager Dave Roberts Says Shohei Ohtani a Possibility to Start Game 7 of World Series
TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani might start Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday. Tyler Glasnow mi...
November 1, 2025