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Politics & GovernmentGovt., LDP Give up on Convening Diet Session on Oct. 15; Decision Will Prolong Period When Prime Minister, LDP President Are Different People
The government and the Liberal Democratic Party abandoned a plan on Wednesday to set Oct. 15 as t...
October 9, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialU.S.-produced LNG: Use Industrial Cooperation to Strengthen Japan’s Energy Security
The collaborative projects agreed upon during Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations are beginning to tak...
October 9, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Potential of New Materials Wins High Recognition
More good news has arrived for Japan. Susumu Kitagawa, a distinguished professor at Kyoto Univers...
October 9, 2025
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ScienceMOFs Starting to See Real-World Use, Years after Paper by Nobel Prize Winner
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are starting to see real-world use both in Japan and aboard, than...
October 9, 2025
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Travel SpotsJapan Tourism / Ishikawa Pref.’s Variety on Display with New Park, Ancient Temple
Bansyouen Aiueo no Mori, a new park in the historic Yamashiro Onsen hot spring resort town in Kag...
October 9, 2025
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ScienceInnovative Ideas ‘Get Bashed,’ Says Kitagawa; Nobel Laureate Once Faced Intense Criticism for Work That Eventually Earned Him the Prize
A watershed moment in Susumu Kitagawa’s research, which recently culminated in the Kyoto Universi...
October 9, 2025
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General NewsTyphoon Nakri to Approach Japan Over the Weekend; Will Near Okinawa, Daito Islands from Friday-Saturday
A new typhoon, called Nakri, has formed over the sea to the south of Japan and is approaching the...
October 9, 2025
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Washington Post
Remaining Trekkers Rescued from Mount Everest after Snowstorm
The final group of 15 hikers stranded on the Chinese side of Mount Everest have been rescued from...
October 9, 2025
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Washington Post
Bipartisan Measure to Restrict Trump’s War Powers Fails in Senate
A bipartisan measure to block the Trump administration’s lethal strikes against alleged Venezuela...
October 9, 2025
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TechnologyNASA Taps Startup to Save Aging Space Observatory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — NASA has tapped startup Katalyst to save a $500 million orbiting observato...
October 9, 2025
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ScienceKitagawa Was ‘Impertinent’ as a University Student; Former Colleagues Recount Experiences with the New Nobel Prize Winner
Newly chosen Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, 74, a distinguished professor at ...
October 9, 2025
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ReutersGermany to Allow Police to Shoot down Drones
BERLIN, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Germany will grant police the power to shoot down rogue drones like tho...
October 9, 2025
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ReutersPope Leo Tells US Bishops to Address Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
VATICAN CITY, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesd...
October 9, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (October 9)
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October 9, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rallies to Record High as SoftBank Surges Amid AI Fever (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rallied to a fresh high on Thursday, with i...
October 9, 2025