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General NewsTokyo’s Shibuya, Shinjuku Wards Take Measures to Prevent Disruptive Behavior and Brace for Foreign Tourist Surge on Halloween
Tokyo’s Shibuya and Shinjuku wards were on alert on Thursday for an expected surge of tourists on...
October 30, 2025
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VideoKohfukuji Treasures Made by Master Sculptor Set Serene Atmosphere at Tokyo National Museum
Stand under the watchful gaze of the future Buddha Miroku, two bodhisattvas and the Four Deva Kin...
October 30, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi Meets Lee in S. Korea, to Attend APEC Meeting (Update 1)
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi departed for South Korea on Thursday afternoon to attend the Asia-P...
October 30, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialShooting of Ex-Prime Minister Abe: What Lessons for Society Should be Drawn from Trial?
The shooting of a former prime minister during an election campaign speech left a deep wound on s...
October 30, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Agriculture Minister Suzuki and Rice: It’s Appalling to Suddenly Revise Production Increase Policy
It is unusual that Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki expressed his int...
October 30, 2025
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Japan In FocusLucky Foxes on the March: Akita Festivals Gathers About 100 Participants in Masks and Makeup
AKITA — An event in which people disguised themselves as foxes using masks or makeup and marched ...
October 30, 2025
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BaseballYamakawa Continues Power Display, Homers in 3rd Straight Game to Give Hawks 3-1 Lead in Japan Series
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo — Burly Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks slugger Hotaka Yamakawa continues to throw his ...
October 30, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Cuts Tariffs on China after Meeting Xi in South Korea
Aboard AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader...
October 30, 2025
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CompaniesJapan’s Maglev Shinkansen Line’s Construction Costs Swell to ¥11 Trillion
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) announced on Wednesday that the total construction cost fo...
October 30, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSanae Takaichi, Xi Jinping Plan to Meet Friday in South Korea
The governments of Japan and China are planning a first meeting between Prime Minister Sanae Taka...
October 30, 2025
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CompaniesToyota to ‘Reverse Import’ U.S.-made Cars to Japan, in Investment Plan Stated by U.S. Government
Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday revealed a plan to “reverse import” its cars manufactured in the ...
October 30, 2025
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Japan In FocusJapan’s Miyagi: Steam Fog Creates Fantastic Scene, Bay Bathed in Golden Sunlight
KESENNUMA, Miyagi — Steam fog was seen early Thursday morning at a bay in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefe...
October 30, 2025
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Crime & CourtsAbe Shooting Witness Expresses Anger, Sorrow; Sato Recounts Seeing Murder at Second Hearing for Suspect Yamagami
NARA — House of Councillors lawmaker Kei Sato expressed his deep anger and sorrow over the 2022 f...
October 30, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (October 30)
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October 30, 2025
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Associated PressThe US Draws down Troops on NATO’s Eastern Flank as Europe Frets about a Security Vacuum
BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S. confirmed on Wednesday that it will reduce its troop presence on NATO’s ...
October 30, 2025