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General NewsFY 2024 Japan Food Self-Sufficiency Rate Remains at 38%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate stood at 38% for fiscal 202...
October 10, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialTrouble with Post Office Roll Calls: Violations of Laws and Regulations Run Rampant, an Intolerable Situation
It is astonishing that violations involving neglect of the fundamentals of safe operations had be...
October 10, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Giving up Developing-country Status at WTO: China Should Correct Inconsistency between Words and Actions First
China is embarking on a new strategy in an attempt to replace the United States as the lead playe...
October 10, 2025
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Other SportsKipchoge Hoping to Complete Marathon Legacy with New York City Marathon Run
NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Eliud Kipchoge is hoping to leave a lasting legacy in sport when he c...
October 10, 2025
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Associated PressMyanmar’s Military Acknowledges Attacking Festival, Accuses Resistance Forces of Using Human Shields
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Thursday acknowledged attacking a religious festi...
October 10, 2025
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Associated PressEU Chief Von Der Leyen Easily Survives Two More No Confidence Votes
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official comfortably survived on Thursday two more votes...
October 10, 2025
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General NewsMan in His 70s Found Dead in Suspected Bear Attack in Iwate Pref.
A man in his 70s was found lying in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, and later confirmed dead on Fr...
October 10, 2025
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General NewsUniversity of Tokyo Climbs to 26th Place in Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings
LONDON — The University of Tokyo rose to its highest ever position on the World University Rankin...
October 10, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (October 10)
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October 10, 2025
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General NewsTyphoon Halong Brings Heavy Rain, Damages Infrastructure on Tokyo’s Hachijojima Island
Typhoon Halong, also known as Typhoon No. 22, brought record heavy rainfall and violent winds to ...
October 10, 2025
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General NewsJapanese Atomic Bomb Survivor Group Calls for More Testimony, Urges Govt to Join Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty
The Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations), which won the ...
October 10, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends Lower on Profit-Booking; Komeito Exit Stirs Political Woes (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei fell on Friday on profit-booking ahead of a long weekend...
October 10, 2025
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General NewsMatsutake Mushroom Shipments Hit Peak in Aomori, Bringing Taste of Autumn to Japan
MUTSU, Aomori — Shipments of matsutake mushrooms are at their peak in the Shimokita region of Aom...
October 10, 2025
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ScienceAustralian Scientists Grapple with ‘Despicable’ Butterfly Heist
SYDNEY (AFP-Jiji) — Almost eight decades after Colin Wyatt stole and then vandalized thousands of...
October 10, 2025
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General NewsTohoku Shinkansen Services Resumes After Suspension Due to Object on Overhead Wires (Update 1)
Tohoku Shinkansen services were suspended between Omiya and Sendai stations on Friday after an ob...
October 10, 2025