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Associated PressProtests Erupt after Police Raid in Brazil Leaves 119 Dead and Draws Accusations of Excessive Force
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods o...
October 30, 2025
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Associated PressParis Prosecutor Says 2 Suspects in the Louvre Jewel Heist Acknowledge Their Involvement
PARIS (AP) — Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist on Wednesday were handed preliminary charges ...
October 30, 2025
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Associated PressFederal Reserve Cuts Key Rate Yet Powell Says Future Reductions Are Not Locked in
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this ...
October 30, 2025
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General NewsTanzanian Students Visit Yokohama Schools to Learn Baseballership, Visit Baseball Clubs in the City
YOKOHAMA — A Tanzanian student baseball team recently visited Yokohama to train and interact with...
October 30, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentCellular Stations in Sky Could Fix Japan’s Dead Zones, as Carriers Rush to Launch HAPS to Stratosphere
High-altitude platform stations (HAPS), large unmanned aircraft that function as base stations fo...
October 30, 2025
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Defense & SecurityDefense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi Tells Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary of Intention to Increase Japan’s Defense Budget during Meeting in Tokyo
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi held talks with visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at...
October 29, 2025
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ReutersBTS Rapper Calls for ‘No Borders, No Limitations’ at Asia-Pacific Trade Forum
GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The leader of South Korean boyband BTS, RM, said divers...
October 29, 2025
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Travel SpotsGlowing Umbrellas Bring Cheer to Autumn Nights at Event Fukushima Pref.
About 200 colorful wagasa Japanese umbrellas are illuminated at a cultural center in Sukagawa, Fu...
October 29, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentTrump Wraps Up Three-day Japan Visit, Departs for South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump departed for South Korea from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday mor...
October 29, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese, Chinese Foreign Ministers Hold 1st Phone Talks Since Japan PM Takaichi’s Cabinet Launched
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held phone talks on Wednes...
October 29, 2025
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ScienceMosquitoes Discovered in Iceland for 1st Time
REYKJAVIK (AFP-Jiji) — Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island natio...
October 29, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi, Trump Make Good Diplomatic Start, Sharing Memories of Abe and Tough Line on Defense
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi swiftly closed the distance with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tue...
October 29, 2025
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SumoSumo Scene / Former Sekiwake Takarafuji Steps Down From Ring; Wrestler Considered ‘Iron Man’ of Sumo with Tamawashi, Kaiketsu
When the subject of who is the “iron man” of present-day sumo comes up, the name Tamawashi inevit...
October 29, 2025
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CompaniesJapan Mobility Show will Open to Public from Friday through Nov. 9 in Tokyo, with New Vehicles, Tech Unveiled
The Japan Mobility Show, Japan’s largest auto show, was opened to the press on Wednesday. About 5...
October 29, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan-U.S. Summit: Alliance in a New Era Expands Scope of Cooperation / Work Together to Contribute to World Peace
As the United States strengthens its inward-looking stance, anxiety and instability are spreading...
October 29, 2025